I stepped into the cab at the intersection of Carrera 10 and Calle 4, one of Bogota’s many blurred frontiers between civility and third world…
Author: Bob Ramsak
Leaving Cali
There are three toilet stalls in the men’s room of Cali’s Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport’s international departures terminal, none of which have toilet seats. But…
The Irresistible Creepiness Of Urs Fischer’s Lamp Bear
The first thing you’ll notice after clearing immigration in the recently-opened Hamad International Airport in Doha is Lamp Bear, a 23-foot (7m) high canary yellow…
Memorial and protest for Tamir Rice, 12-year-old slain by police officer in Cleveland
Below are a dozen shots from a growing memorial for Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old boy who was holding a toy airsoft gun when he was…
Report: Shark Fin Demand Down in China; Fin Harvesting in Ecuador Revisited
When I was in Ecuador last year, I posted a brief summary of how a loophole in Ecuadoran law allowed fishermen to legally sell sharks…
A Moroccan Pharmacy
That’s how my host Amine described the small herb and spice shop we stopped by earlier this evening, located a short three minute walk from…
The World’s Only Ronnie James Dio Memorial – a Seven Photo Gallery
Heavy metal music icon Ronnie James Dio would have been 72 today. I don’t think he could have imagined that a 250 kilogram likeness would…
The World’s Most Beautiful Cemeteries – Punta Arenas, Chile: a Tour in 19 Photos
About a year and a half ago, CNN correspondent Bruce Holmes came up with a list of 10 of the world’s most beautiful cemeteries. Purely by…
Today’s Catch in Manta, Ecuador: Banned Sharks Netted ‘Legally’
Manta, Ecuador – Shark fishing is illegal in Ecuador but a loophole allows fisherman to legally sell sharks that end up in their nets. The…