I was just south of Aquaba in Jordan where the roadside was dotted with “beach resorts.” You pay your fee to use their changing rooms and beach. This was a modern-looking facility with a juice bar and gift shop. Here…
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Tanooki
“I had been told that a local fairy creature in Japan was the Tanooki so I should look for him. That was a good thing because the tourist places didn’t mention him. This is what I was told: Tanooki is…
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Keçagi in Konya
From a distance, it looked like an Alice in Wonderland playing card was looking in my direction. Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland was a bit unnerving, but I liked playing cards. Before first grade, my Aunt Ann had taught me how to…
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Nighttime Neighbors
As I’ve mentioned, Acadia National Park (a.k.a. Bar Harbor or Mount Desert Island) is one of my favorite summertime destinations. One time… I was exhausted but sleep would not come. Perhaps I was getting too old for a tent. I kept…
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Kangaroo Rambling
Red Kangaroos are the largest. Gray Kangaroos are the most social. They are all vegetarians. I like to watch these athletes hop. “A male kangaroo can leap to lengths of close to 30 feet and at a height of…
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