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About that time I contracted cholera on the Pan-Am highway.

posted in In Transit, Nicaragua, Vignettes on July 6, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

A look back on the occasion of my 34th cholera-versary. Quite likely your most enjoyable five-minute read of the day.

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Beachcombing in the San Blas Islands

posted in Climate Change, Panama on June 26, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

Shells, trees and trash.

That’s primarily what you’ll find if you spend any time beachcombing on any of the 370 small islands that make up the San Blas Islands, or Guna Yala, the archipelago off of Panama’s Caribbean coast. Lots of the former and too much of the latter.

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25 Photos From the Saturday Market in Otavalo, Ecuador

posted in Ecuador, Photography, Pic du Jour on June 11, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

Capturing the never-ending dialogue between the present and the past in South America largest indigenous market.

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In Transit: Milano Centrale

posted in In Transit, Pic du Jour on April 15, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 4 Comments

About 320,000 passengers pass through the Milano Centrale station each day. Even with that kind of traffic, it’s not impossible to find your own quiet spot.

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Sunrise, western Slovakia

posted in In Transit, Pic du Jour, Slovakia on January 9, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

I search for images of transit in periods when I’m stationary. This was near the border with Austria just after sunrise, looking north from the EC 106. ~~ Today’s Pic du Jour, the site’s 5th (!) straight, was snapped on 5 September 2020.

Punched in the Crotch by a 4 1/2 Foot Tall Woman in Potosi

posted in Bolivia, Featured, Photography, Pic du Jour, Vignettes on January 7, 2026 by Bob Ramsak 0 Comments

The one about the smack down at the hand of a great-grandmother wrapped in brightly colored clothes.

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Predil Lake Notebook (and a Frozen Alpine Lake Ice Composition)

posted in Italy on December 23, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 3 Comments

Don’t miss the 30-second singing lake ice video!

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In Transit: Marano Lagoon

posted in Italy on December 21, 2025 by Bob Ramsak 1 Comment

The second largest lagooon in the Adriatic.

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Moving in. Watch your head. And look out for the birds.

This is BobRamsak.com, a public notebook by Bob Ramsak.

I’m a long-time journalist, photographer and researcher driven by passions for environmental, social and refugee justice. I’ve visited 62 countries and write something and make pictures (almost) every day. This site is a notebook and photolog where I track and (sometimes) comment on those interests, journal my travels and log my current obsessions. At the moment the most dominant one is my renewed passion for birding and bird photography.

This site primarily serves as a garden for my memories and experiences, which I hope visitors will find useful or of interest. If you find something helpful here, or have a thought or insight to add, please leave a comment or drop me a line to let me know. I’ll be delighted to make your acquaintance.

Based in Nice, France.

You’ll be surprised by what you’ll find.

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