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Travel Note: Bondsteel to Mitovica to Thessaloniki

Posted in travel note, travel plans, tagged , , , , , on 24-November-2009 | 6 Comments »

I’ve just spent the last two days with elements of the North Dakota National Guard 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, which assumed command of the Multi-national Task Force – East (MNTF-E) about three weeks ago. MNTF-E is part of the operational command of +10 year long NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR) mission.
I have been staying at [...]

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Travel Note: Day Trip to Pejë

Posted in Uncategorized on 22-November-2009 | 2 Comments »

Me and a couple of the fellas from the guesthouse I am staying at in Prishtina took a day trip to Pejë (also known as Peć) on Saturday.  Pejë is in the Western part of Kosovo and takes about 1:30 minutes to get to by bus.  While there, we visited the Dečani Monastery and Rugova [...]

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Busy Morning

Posted in demotix, photography, travel note, tagged , , , , , on 19-November-2009 | 2 Comments »

Just a quick update as things are moving quickly and I still have lots to do. I arrived in Prishtinë, Kosovo on Tuesday morning at 4am after 13hrs on the bus from Dubrovnik.  It was a long trip, but glad I did it.
 
I’ve just published a small story on Demotix about the Bill Clinton [...]

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Random Balkans

Posted in photography, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 16-November-2009 | Leave a Comment »

I am playing catch-up with my photos. Here is a short gallery, 26 pics in all from the last couple of weeks. Enjoy.

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A Word from Our Sponsors

Posted in travel note, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 15-November-2009 | Leave a Comment »

Well, not really.
But, I do want to write a short post about several businesses and accommodations that I have use/frequented while traveling these last few weeks that have made a difference in my travels.
First, and most importantly, I want to mention the CouchSurfing network. It is a great way to travel, see locations and [...]

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Travel Note: The Croatian Coast

Posted in travel note, tagged , , , on 15-November-2009 | Leave a Comment »

[Ed's note: this was written and meant to be posted on the 14th, but connection problems precluded me from posting. Therefore, the comment at the end of the post is no longer valid.]
OK, I’ll admit that I have been a little stingy with my posts and updates of late. I’ll fain that I [...]

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Remembered But Not Forgotten

Posted in Reportage, tagged , , , , , , , on 8-November-2009 | Leave a Comment »

When Slovenia proclaimed independence from Yugoslavia, there were 200,000 non-Slovenians living in the new country, including many citizens from other former Yugoslav republics. An estimated 25,000 were cast into a bureaucratic black hole, leaving them with no identities. Ljubljana, Slovenia, 02/11/2009.

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Random Rijeka Photos

Posted in photography, tagged , , , , on 8-November-2009 | Leave a Comment »

A few pics from Rijeka, Croatia.  Based on a suggestion from a friend of mine, I will be using my 50mm prime f1.8 lens for the foreseeable future for all my ‘tourist’ photos.  I’m working on being more deliberate with my photography and working on some of my fundamentals.
Enjoy.

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Travel Note: Ljunljana to Rovinj

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 6-November-2009 | Leave a Comment »

Just a quick note as I sit in a cafe waiting in rainy Rijeka to catch my bus to Rovinj.
Had a minor delay in Ljubljana … Forgot my phone at my friends house in Ljubljana so had to go back and ended up spending the night.
Lucky for me since my photographer friend Jaka, who [...]

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Photoshoot w/ Tabu

Posted in Uncategorized on 2-November-2009 | Leave a Comment »

I was invited by a friend of a friend to tag along on a photo shoot yeasterday with the local band Tabu.  We went out into the Slovenian countryside near Postojna. The weather could not have been more perfect, except it was really, really cold!  I have to say that band members did a great [...]

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