Tag Archives: travel

Afghanistan Adventures #36 Will we ever get to Lal? ~ Mary Smith

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from MarySmith’sPlace: Autumn 1989 In the morning, our breath escaped in great clouds of steam. The mountains to the north were topped by white snow caps, glistening in the early sunshine. With no sounds from other travellers to disturb … Continue reading →

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Afghan adventures#35 Goodbye Bamiyan, Hello Yakolang~ Mary Smith

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from MarySmith’sPlace: Autumn 1989 Khudadad was full of apologies for the fact the truck was very old, and indeed I had reservations about its ability to take us very far. It resembled something made out of a rusty meccano … Continue reading →

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The Buddha of Bamiyan Afghanistan Adventures#33 ~ Mary Smith

Posted on May 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Mary Smith’s Place: Bamiyan, Autumn 1989 The view from my window A murmur of male voices penetrated my subconscious in the morning. A row of men wearing expressions of ill-concealed curiosity gazed in the direction of my sleeping … Continue reading →

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Barb Taub ~ How NOT to quarantine. #humor #Lockdown #coronavirus

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Barb Taub: Hello fellow Lockdowners: Today I broke the Hub, starting with his eyebrows. He wasn’t able to get his hair cut before the lockdown. This isn’t really a big issue because…how to put this delicately? Having too … Continue reading →

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I’m a few mangos short of a chutney ~ Barb Taub #travel #India #humor

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Barb Taub: I’m Losing My Mangos. Microwave Mango Chutney: There are a few recipes out there that qualify as miracles, and this must be near the top of the list. If you can find your mangos, you can … Continue reading →

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Afghan Adventures#31 Women’s health, women’s work, women’s place in the scheme of things ~ Mary Smith

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Mary Smith’s Place: Next day, I spent the morning in the women’s clinic with Zohra. I was embarrassed at finding it difficult to understand the women who fired questions at me, making me feel my command of the … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Afghanistan, health, Photography, travel, Women's Health | 2 Comments

Almost ~ Na’ama Yehuda #writephoto

Posted on April 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“I wonder how many had spent a night in this place through the centuries.” Dennis looked up from his walking boots. The laces had knotted and he was adamant about untangling them without cutting, even though he had a spare. … Continue reading →

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AfghanistanAdventures#30 ~ Mary Smith

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from MarySmith’sPlace : I puffed my way into the compound where the clinic In-charge, Hassan and his wife, Zohra met me. Hassan whisked the menfolk off to the guest room and I joined Zohra and her three children for … Continue reading →

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Afghanistan Adventures#29 Last stretch ~ Mary Smith

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from MarySmith’sPlace: Khudadad confirmed we were now travelling through a Harakat controlled area so Sayed was on his own turf and became more relaxed and good humoured. From surly driver he now became a tourist guide, stopping to show … Continue reading →

Posted in reblog | Tagged Afghan Landscape, Hazaristan, Photography, travel | 2 Comments

More high places

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

From the archives: The second day of our flying visit to Dorset in 2013… I would not want you to think we had been having a good time. No. Would we? Manfully (or, perhaps, hobbitfully in my case), we have … Continue reading →