The Ruined Temple of Karnak
Photographs of the Temple of Karnak and its ruins. Luxor (ancient Thebes), Egypt. October 22, 2022.
Travel
My Travels
Sunset on the Nile upriver from Cairo
Where you could hear multiple muezzins’ calls to prayer echoing across the great river.
The Fashion Shoot
The Fashion Shoot.
So, You Ask, How Was Cairo?
So, you ask, how was Cairo? This is how.
With Friends Sailing a Felluca on the Nile
With friends sailing a felluca on the Nile.
Squall at Mont-Saint-Michel
Thanks to Adobe Photoshop’s new ‘neural filters’, I’ve been reprinting some of my previous years’ photos to increase their dynamic range.
Fast Landing in the Canaries
to Gran Canaria’s Gondo Airport (LPA).
When Molten Lava Enters Swimming Pools
A two-minute video clip from the Canary Islands volcanic eruption.
Volcano Erupts in My Wife’s Native Islands
In the south of La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma, a volcano has erupted between two village in Cumbre Vieja national park. Elsewhere in the Canary Islands is the sites of Spain’s highest point, the dormant volcano Teide (3,715-meter or12,188-foot), which is also the highest point along the Atlantic Ocean. Off El Hierro island, an undersea volcano has been erupting during recent years. And the island of Lanzarote is the site of more than 30 extinct or dormant volcanoes (as well as a restaurant that use a volcanic vent to grills meat).
Flying into Lisbon (4K video)
FOR MY FRIENDS WHO ARE ‘ARMCHAIR’ TRAVELERS and need a scenic, seven-minute breaks. Although the weather in this video is so perfect that it looks more like a Microsoft Flight Simulator artificial view than reality, it is the actual view outside the window of seat 1A while TAP Air Portugal’s Flight #1117 makes its final descent into Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado international airport. It starts with a view of the Atlantic Ocean and the ‘Portuguese Riveria’ where the resort towns of Cascais and Estoril are located, with the Sintra Mountains in the background. Then the mouth of the Tagus River (Portuguese: Rio Tejo) appears as the aircraft steadily descends. At the 1:45 mark, the 16th Century Belém Tower (Portuguese: Torre de Belém) monuments rises above the northern bank of the river, with the Jerónimos Monastery (Portuguese: Mosteiro dos Jerónimos) two blocks behind it. The flight path then passes over the heavily-forested Monsanto Forest Park (Portuguese: Parque Florestal de Monsanto) at the center of the city. I regret that this descent doesn’t the old parts of this ancient city, only the new parts of the Portuguese metropolis. The airliner lands at the four-minute mark, then taxis to the airport terminal. If you ever have the chance, visit Lisbon. It is a lovely, charming city, full of friendly people, history, and excellent cuisine. I’ve loved it ever since my first visit in 1970.