Time Travel
On October 9, 2015, my fellow passengers and I transited south through the Suez Canal, from Port Said on the Mediterranean to the Gulf of Suez. Just as the ms Ryndam was entering the Red Sea, we turned 90 degrees to port and headed northeast into the Gulf of...
Ponyfish Island and Evan Walker Footbridge
Ponyfish Island and Evan Walker Footbridge Melbourne, Victoria, Australia November 11, 2015 Copyright 2016 Douglas Landback For starters, it’s pronounced “Mel-Bern.” Not “Mel-Born.” Melbourne is the capital and most...
The Hindu Wedding
Together with my Aussie mates, Thor, Jillian, and Ian, we made our way down the gangway, through the gauntlet of cabbies on the dock, then shepherded by a quasi-official taxi wrangler to a van driven by a young man who spoke English better than I speak Sinhalese.
