Sarajevo: from Winter Olympics to the Middle Ages
In 1984 this historic city hosted the Winter Olympics to world-wide acclaim. In part, that success flowed from the proximity of great mountains for skiing and bobsled. Little did anyone know eight years later those mountains would host an invading force that would...
Podgorica, Montenegro
A lonely dog rolls On the carpet of a sidewalk cafe. Basking in the joy Of spring sunshine. The waiter makes an half-hearted effort To schwoosh the dog away. Instead the dog gets A scrap of something And happily makes his way. Moments of kindness Ring louder Than...
Walls and Diplomacy: Dubrovnik, Croatia
This stunning fortress town perched on the clear blue Adriatic Sea is clearly a world heritage view. But what is most unique about Dubrovnik is its people's history of surviving. Yet surviving while striving for and achieving justice, peace and fairness. This once...
More People and Places in Ethiopia
This story is a collaboration between me and my brother. All these photos were shot by my brother Tim (pelling.com) while we travelled together in December into January 2013. He sent me this batch and those under the title "Some People in Ethiopia".The next images are...
Some People in Ethiopia
These first five images are from the raucous and fun livestock market in Lalibela. Now we're in the capital Addis Ababa, which is a place of hustle and bustle. And all kinds of different people. When you're in a country of 88 million or so people, you're...
The Warriors of Malta
I was surprised, well maybe I wasn't. No, no I was surprised to hear how mighty this little nation has been.Back in 1565 the tyrannical Ottomans lay siege for several months, but they finally gave up. But the story goes back a bit further than that. This was the...
The Gonder Castle
We'll have to leave the wonderful folks of Gonder for just a bit to have a quick tour of the castle and it's several outbuildings. Or, as the self-appointed archeologists call it "the royal enclosure." This castle was built as the home of King Fasiladas (which...
Streets of Gonder, Ethiopia
Gonder is in the northwestern part of Ethiopia and best know for it's medieval-like castle. But I found the people in the streets most fascinating. Okay, we'll start with a couple of images of the famous castle (built in the 1600s, but looking very much like...
Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
There is a large conservation area surrounding the famous crater located just next door to the Serengeti. The area is not quite a nature park, because the famous Maasai tribes are allowed to live in the region and graze their cattle there. Thus, the area provides some...