https://www.franklucas.website/blog-1 daily 0.75 2015-10-26 https://www.franklucas.website/blog daily 0.75 2025-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1485063334148-Z34M84SLV4IEKJJV26HP/IMG_7834.JPG Most Recent Blog https://www.franklucas.website/blog/category/taiwan-unknown monthly 0.5 2025-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/9be41c2f-1fda-40cf-8819-6009376e56f4/20250726_120506.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out Francien and I wait at the Formosa Boulevard subway station in Kaohsiung in the south of the island. Note the biggest stained glass ceiling in the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/2167c4ca-1d27-47aa-89af-e3264e44d084/20250731_200538.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out People hand their trash to the musical garbage trucks every day on set times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/b8c13502-8a1b-4f82-a2e8-21c887065fea/20250723_161424.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out Liberty Square in front of the Chiang Kai-shek memorial in the center of Taipei https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/9884db8c-0b10-4300-b7ca-82746b1114af/20250724_144139.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out The water of the hot springs is slightly radioactive due to its Radium content https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/3c743a3c-617b-4e0a-b117-87d0368f4600/Screenshot_20250730_115047_Wireless+emergency+alerts.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out This alert message appears on our smart phones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/4a3d110e-01c3-4b27-9779-f714454a7542/IMG-20250801-WA0011.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out Trying to read the newspaper in Hualien. I am still working on my Mandarin language skills ! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/08e3e4ef-44a0-42d6-9712-a1e5275150f7/Picture1.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/59f98da1-32a5-42c0-9f22-cd4552384374/Gadgets+and+fashion.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out We see many different gadgets, fashion styles and how people go for a walk with their dogs……. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/774fc827-d5b5-4b2d-a39f-3c4b7352fa25/WhatsApp+Image+2025-07-24+at+09.48.07_1ce53309.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out An Air Defence Shelter is never far away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/45915af5-8cae-4730-ac17-8427ae87e20d/IMG-20250729-WA0011.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out Fort Zeelandia in Tainan, build by the VOC in the 17th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/a5d45d84-4b42-4859-b28d-fb3fe8c83db0/20250730_140219.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out ROC Airforce F-16 fighter jets take off from Hualien airforce base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/b60d4c2a-1960-4774-bbaf-28d3e1216ac0/Hotpot.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out We enjoyed the hotpot restaurants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/db7d82c5-d11f-4bcd-9994-a774f3891013/20250729_133706.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out On the east coast we see these rice paddies with the cloud covered mountains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/79554a6d-3a1f-47a1-a2a1-9e1f8848f9fc/20250730_155632.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out Enjoying our bike ride in Hualien https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/f3025732-213d-4b24-8436-534286558245/20250730_124953.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out Rescue service people told us to leave the beach area as a Tsunami of 1.5 meter was expected to hit the coastal areas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/74cc886c-d8cb-4503-adb5-640e379ed6d6/TSMC.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out The head quarters of the worlds biggest microchip manufacturer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/a7bec571-bc18-4604-ad43-61c261c334bf/20250726_201716.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out A couple takes out their dogs for a walk on the night market in Koahsiung https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/b383a780-4466-49a9-a08c-891bde204ce8/WhatsApp+Image+2025-07-24+at+09.52.39_f19f1227.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out The bronze statue of Chiang Kai-shek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/a894e01e-12ef-4a29-b03f-b7bd959dbb29/20250725_120627.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out The high speed train connecting north to south is punctual and comfortable https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/07a37621-b38d-46a7-ba56-4fdebffaefde/20250727_155234.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out We bring offerings to the gods in a Taoist temple in Tainan. Lets wait and see if our wishes will come through…. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/be2189f3-795e-4baa-97ba-36289087f9cc/20250723_153428.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out After enjoying a noodle soup lunch, we walked passed the kitchen: clean and tidy….. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/5ab01b18-220e-432b-bca7-8ba4fee33c36/20250730_161129.jpg Most Recent Blog - Taiwan unknown - Make it stand out Francien enjoys the views from the Martyrs memorial in Hualien https://www.franklucas.website/blog/category/our-stay-in-madrid-turns-dark monthly 0.5 2025-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/5d506379-102e-4b45-a9c8-44a977c6ac1e/Finish+in+front+of+Monument+Cristobal+Colon+.jpg Most Recent Blog - Our stay in Madrid turns dark - Make it stand out The finish of the Madrid Marathon in front of the Monumento Cristóbal Colón https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/3046b6ac-6aa2-4d3b-befc-2c09f7c67725/20250429_125025.jpg Most Recent Blog - Our stay in Madrid turns dark - Make it stand out The Spanish-TV interviewed stranded passengers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/b4db3e07-0816-4901-9a25-3dfe2e05a193/IMG-20250430-WA0061.jpg Most Recent Blog - Our stay in Madrid turns dark - Make it stand out In front of the Prado museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/66587a39-c8f0-43f3-b1a1-3bc5fc98e65d/metro.jpg Most Recent Blog - Our stay in Madrid turns dark - Make it stand out The Metro system in Madrid shut down (picture from El Pais) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/27495f29-3c93-448c-bbef-ca80e0571ddc/20250428_175234.jpg Most Recent Blog - Our stay in Madrid turns dark - Make it stand out Police evacuated all passengers from the Atocha railway station and sealed it off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/cff1346b-21e1-4ac9-8b48-527a6ae0d4f6/20250429_150954.jpg Most Recent Blog - Our stay in Madrid turns dark - Make it stand out Security personnel tried to maintain order in the station. It all felt very claustrophobic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/7862ad2e-f62c-4483-8fc1-5c24a33a5453/20250429_160249.jpg Most Recent Blog - Our stay in Madrid turns dark - Make it stand out Francien is getting a bottle of water from one of the emergency helpers https://www.franklucas.website/blog/category/another-habour monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/26e90d38-cfc6-4d15-a58c-8a60fcff96f2/Singapore.jpg Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out Singapore, view across Marina Sands and ships waiting at anchor to (un-)load their cargo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/154fccdb-e2b0-4ec0-a477-8aa4333cd6b4/Rio+de+Janeiro.jpg Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out Rio de Janeiro on top of the Sugarloaf Mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/15f70585-7a0d-445c-a36c-67ee1fb21413/Sydney.jpg Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out Sydney, Australia with the Harbour Bridge and Opera House in the background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/b54acf3b-1a26-4a7b-bf22-b3970af42f42/Neko+harbour+antarctica.jpg Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out Neko Harbour, Antarctica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/d4d30063-11eb-4e2a-863b-a75148ec5013/Cape+Town+%26+Garden+Route+1982+22.JPG Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out 1982. Sitting on top of Table Mountain enjoying the view across Cape Town and Table Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/b161e461-f835-4a67-81b3-5625a90f2447/New+York.JPG Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out 1993, New York harbour with the World Trade Center Twin Towers dominating the skyline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/74768dae-3857-4658-aa2c-d1f6f21b5998/Istanbul.jpg Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out 2023: On the ferry on the Bosporus, Istanbul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/03ff276c-6b72-4aa9-ba8d-2dc3ab459804/Victoria+harbour+HOng+Kong.JPG Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out Frank and Marcella in 2015, visiting Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/75f6f791-a355-4d9b-bdba-e1396f154696/Sant+Francisco1992+26.JPG Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out 1992, San Francisco with the Golden Gate Bridge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/73a3e35e-c7b8-436d-8677-997d9da2a56b/Stockholm.JPG Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out Stockholm harbour https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/df5c6d06-893f-4be1-9c6c-781c24d9b23c/Geirangerfjord.jpg Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out Geiranger in Norway. Below in the fjord a cruise ship anchored in front of the village https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/3393cadd-2d46-410e-b807-ccd379368414/190.+IMG_5192.JPG Most Recent Blog - Another Harbour - Make it stand out Disembarking the containership in the Port of Beirut https://www.franklucas.website/blog/category/iguazu-to-rio monthly 0.5 2024-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/a734a425-f3b5-453c-94e5-6324bbfd1d79/20231130_144903.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Church and Convent of São Francisco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/053eb821-c323-4fff-b1a1-91698eebfe97/20231127_084227.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Iguazu waterfalls. The spray made is soaking wet, the roaring sound was deafening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/c7e9e4c6-39a7-4009-a834-7e40b278e427/Salvador+22.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Maracanã stadium, a football temple, but rather rundown and in need of some serious maintenance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/9d2c3de7-06cc-46c3-8d61-90adaf060bc4/20231130_134128.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Salvador Old Town Square https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1891404b-f00f-47c2-83a1-d5984604f8a0/20231130_155644.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Sitting on a terrace on Largo do Pelourinho with a Banama woman walking past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/900f6b98-1999-48fb-aebb-6367d21b071d/20231208_152422.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Walking in the narrow alleyways in the Rocinha favela, Rio de Janeiro https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/cb6edc43-f15d-46f0-9d7f-f6fd0e129943/20231202_121311.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Enjoying a refreshing swim https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/6f33821b-9a48-4617-8373-439b0cd6e791/20231207_105221.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out On top of Sugarloaf Mountain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/3021de42-339b-4c0f-90f8-bf5ff35fe724/20231201_132615.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Sorting out bananas on the farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/e7d170f0-4845-47bb-bc28-5f52321719de/20231203_130144.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out A hard back massage from this 12-meter-high waterfall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/eef5fa44-11b4-47d7-9732-74c8275f08ab/20231207_103807.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out The Copacabana on the horizon (picture taken from the Sugarloaf Mountain) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/aa9b061b-9dc4-42d3-9413-b0f372904610/20231130_131214.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Salvador Cathedral https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/42b0f6ff-f93c-475c-a576-09cf17a23c45/20231130_140609.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Street dancer in the Old Town of Salvador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/ee26c066-07ef-4abd-8679-ae9bce97b8b7/20231128_145836.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Itaipu hydropower plant. Note those turbine discharge pipes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/99edb2e2-9b63-4217-a4b9-a9398f2dc102/20231202_171248.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Limestone table mountains in the Chapada Diamantina National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/60fab4bd-c3f0-4ef0-bc4e-3b97c67922b9/20231207_145652.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out On the Copacabana Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1994c4a1-4554-44f0-8a49-9520933e2b10/20231204_175513.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Tasting street food around Farol da Barra in Salvador https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/2f3bb5f5-a09c-4ec6-827b-f42bc8c109c9/20231201_143702.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Purple mango’s on the farm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1e46c95c-02e9-4eec-aa94-8b17f0dcd3e5/Snorkling.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Preparing for our snorkelling into the Gruta Pratinha limestone cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/b7d5dc24-e10d-4b77-ab0a-4ddc0890fabd/20231208_080452.jpg Most Recent Blog - Iguazu to Rio - Make it stand out Francien does her morning run on the Copacabana https://www.franklucas.website/blog/category/antartica-expedition monthly 0.5 2023-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/7ea113bd-6603-44b3-96b9-e459a06f8ed2/20231118_153649.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1e990122-91bb-444d-9f48-fc2eac1a7808/20231122_084750.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/a410f53e-739c-4697-9a34-b368aa317975/20231118_161302.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out This humpback whale dived underneath our zodiac less than 20 meters away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/e116cc4d-5a82-4f78-8ed2-b6d0fdf3dbb1/20231121_082121.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out The team prepared a landing site so we could climb from our zodiac onto the land https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/f8810cf7-cc08-423f-89c0-8d8378fc6752/20231119_100232.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Roped glacier hiking with our guide leading the way https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1e5be15c-a2c5-4bc1-82e6-39a319a5fb63/Leopard+Seal.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Leopard Seal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/a4345478-acd7-46e9-80e3-78d24ae38ba5/20231116_084315.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Getting from the ship onto the zodiacs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/a6645382-8082-494b-b1c4-e10adfc05dcf/20231115_182753.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out The map of our 2800 kilometer journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/207ce7a5-e6b4-441f-8b05-9ab0e6b4d85c/20231117_090600.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out The weather did change very fast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/5b0c6a43-882c-4c0c-bc44-58ec8ef49460/GPS+12.00+Position+64%C2%B026%E2%80%99S++061%C2%B051%E2%80%99W+.JPG Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out On top of the glacier. The silence and views will remain memories forever https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/79bb7e67-d952-487e-86e5-9e5a771c104a/20231118_160522.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/4e66ecef-21e2-421a-9714-00139283307a/20231122_141624.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out This iceberg had just tipped https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/0044d9b7-d281-4ff4-9788-a6b7484e16d0/20231119_163544.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/ec0bcd3b-16fe-4921-ac8e-8509d7733222/20231116_114206.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Leaving the ship for another cruise on our zodiacs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/86208f67-f462-43f4-a782-5b0a59c3b4a4/Albatross.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Albatross with a wingspan of 3 meters gliding alongside our ship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/b51bad45-7dbb-425d-9c9d-adfa0f4761fa/20231116_211401.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Digging a hole in the snow to put our sleeping bags in for the overnight camping. Note the blue ice shining through the snow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/610dabbc-bc7d-4357-94fa-9ddd776c376d/20231118_083157.JPG Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out The water temperature was -1 C. Falling into this water would give you not more than 5 minutes to get out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/83df6e55-5271-43a0-86f6-34206728a153/20231116_083357.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out The team prepared our zodiacs for a landing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/05d47543-148a-408a-9129-26f123852ca6/20231121_093810.JPG Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out This glacier was steep and the snow partly iced, so we climbed in a zig-zag pattern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/c13aff10-a003-42ee-a624-2e48c1457be3/WhatsApp+Image+2023-11-26+at+00.54.00_df75357c.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out GPS 12.00 Position: 64°49’S / 063°31’W Wind: NE3 Sea State: Calm Weather: Sunny Air Temp: +1°C Sea Temp: +0.5°C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/972f960b-4188-407d-bcf4-0bb2ec7acc19/GPS+12.00+Position+65%C2%B006%E2%80%99S++064%C2%B002%E2%80%99W+.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Francien and I spent many interesting hours on the bridge of the Hondius https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/9b9736f2-8ab6-4028-9bc5-85172acf8438/20231116_114633.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Before disembarking we had to disinfect our boots and lower legs to prevent contamination with viruses, bacteria and plant seeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/d49db524-75b0-4d6a-9fac-9371a6615fe1/20231117_042731.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out In the morning our sleeping bags were dusted with fresh snow. The temperature had dropped to -5 C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/67ebf980-841c-41f5-a832-a481cde96327/20231118_153413.jpg Most Recent Blog - Antarctica Expedition - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.franklucas.website/blog/category/-uzbekistan monthly 0.5 2022-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/7516de8b-8af2-4cfb-8605-b206ff586356/20220927_185245.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out On the ‘beach’ of the last remaining waters of the Aral Sea. The water is not suitable anymore for swimming due to contamination with pesticides and other toxins https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/f2ff30ec-affc-4686-b9f2-7226c16a86a9/20221003_113114.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out 17th Century synagogue in Bukhara. There used to be religious tolerance with a thriving Jewish community. Today there are only 400 Jews living in Bukhara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/0ab5ce19-ce1b-4e64-952f-5c69e61a9296/20220928_071626.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our camp in the early morning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/87fd2a9b-3e68-4202-93c6-aeda91c6facf/20220928_082314.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Ready to leave the camp and drive to Khiva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1c44f73c-a445-498a-97a8-9ae0540cb9be/Map+of+Uzbekistan.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/9d0d4046-b69d-4d23-9b9d-91290dbcaa02/20220927_190507.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our yurt to stay overnight https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/bebda8b9-c7c8-486e-b902-c092dfbb82cd/20220927_162615.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Gas exploration: drilling tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/c547a25e-129f-4fed-94f6-d600bd108753/IMG-20221007-WA0002.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Just a picture with friendly local tourists in Samarkand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/bb072075-b7a9-4851-a657-80aab7cb54ec/20220928_070232.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Making coffee to start the day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/e3217133-d035-473e-a019-b7aa4c862329/20221004_095830.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Leaving our hotel in Bukhara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/d9b7fc04-4094-467e-8597-d01bf448228d/IMG-20220928-WA0013.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Berry, Pamela and Francien on the ridge of a canyon at the bottom of the Aral Sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/dd4621aa-d5c0-461f-92b1-64c779750cc2/20220927_151326.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Ship graveyard at the former port town of Moynaq. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/bb50a351-6b34-475a-906b-6b919b9cf94b/20221005_201235.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Dinner in restaurant in Samarkand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/852bddf3-2b73-4031-ba89-b1c13ea22719/20221005_130206.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Musical instrument craftsman demonstrating a whistle instrument https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/0a1666b0-f666-467a-a09c-5c53a9ce0327/20220930_070509.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out The ancient mud city walls of Khiva https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/d46ab75e-09e0-4d0b-a273-908cebd01446/20221004_113154.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out The cotton fields were omnipresent https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/02106845-a643-4141-9977-c9d6778aaa8d/20221002_123834.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Roadside eatery between Khiva and Bukhara https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/d54df5cb-dc24-4fcb-b2ec-e37fa07d51be/20220928_114831.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out An abandoned Russian Orthodox church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/6e37fee9-17bc-4ecb-8f82-e5856aca13e0/20220928_115609.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out An abandoned graveyard marking a former Russian exile village. 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These were universities starting in 15th century https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/3c84c17e-c3e4-4894-aeeb-afe19f75172e/20220930_135607.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Juma mosque with some 1000 year old wooden pillars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/3867c499-b65c-459c-a210-770c9c292847/20220928_093245.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out Our car driving on the bottom of the Aral Sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/c4d3a8b0-19d5-4b04-b7a1-656ae5cfc2c1/20220930_114542.jpg Most Recent Blog - Ўзбектили - Uzbekistan - Make it stand out The Harem of the Khans. They kept up to 16 concubines. On our journey we saw blue ceramic mosaics everywhere. 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The volcanic gases coming from deep inside the earth make the colours of the water change every couple of months https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/7d721cfc-effb-47b1-86a2-6595c276f7d1/20220604_123446.jpg Most Recent Blog - Flores - mystery and sea - Make it stand out Public restroom/toilet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/9ee7cebf-3471-45ca-bce5-e2abf8b290f4/20220606_102216.jpg Most Recent Blog - Flores - mystery and sea - Make it stand out These women were playing Congkak, an ancient Middle Eastern game which spread to Asia through Arab traders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/3fd936dd-a3db-4e84-9951-d7f9173aa417/20220605_072016.jpg Most Recent Blog - Flores - mystery and sea - Make it stand out The priest greets the people as they leave the church after Sunday Mass, Moni https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/860549b5-869d-4562-b8f9-81e60f5502c8/20220607_161519.jpg Most Recent Blog - Flores - mystery and sea - Make it stand out The friendly sister showed us the room we stayed in for the night in the Santa Maria Berduka Cita convent, Ruteng https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/ee621fec-ff68-4f18-a1ff-445f2c014313/20220608_170103.jpg Most Recent Blog - Flores - mystery and sea - Make it stand out Labuan Bajo on the west-side of the island. 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China - cities on the move - Yellow River in Lanzhou https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103319818-V27SL88VQZNKF5HA1933/20190615_171236.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Yellow River in Lanzhou - note ancient water wheel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103335986-3WNT87CHYA8JB24Q2MN8/20190616_100923.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Birds-eye view on Yellow River from our hotel room https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103356923-MT7LPQXG4UVEUZOAUZSS/20190616_104559.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Lanzhou is a biking friendly city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103404277-NUTFG16EBYA2K1IE3JV0/20190617_100851.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Tea shop in Xining https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103415748-IF0U5VVIXPDD8311J982/20190617_101514.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Uyghur nan bread with nigella and sesame in shop in Xining https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103420203-G4RRTS4TZ1TZYYH9ZW2F/20190617_102118.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Hui women walking in Xining https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103443843-NIUH5K2JZPH3B7ZPVVMY/20190617_102241.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Selling grains in Xining - note typical black scarf of Hui woman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103438804-ESSRR0B3QOTZBHE0VDJA/20190617_103012.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Dongguan Grand Mosque in Xining https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103471263-L9RPO8P0QG0AOJEFHBSC/20190617_132052.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Kumbum monastery in Xining https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103461683-6357IUR38C5QIMZ3FE99/20190617_141721.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Tibetan Buddhist Prayer drums https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103479987-TA0FK4VIPWFLV2UYWDR2/20190617_143723.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Kumbum monastery prayer hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568103484130-9VWRLIKOJJCVDPMO93P8/20190617_144906.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Buddhist fire ceremony https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568101136486-GZKLPLMDO6Y2HHN89V4J/20190614_141947.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Starting our travel to China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568102582858-PWNCFYC6N41J6Y0ZZA27/20190616_125634.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Entering the Lanzhou train station. - note the 40-story high housing tower blocks in the distance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568102590391-ZAWN1C4U2GSVGOZ3YE5C/20190616_125848.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - The high speed train station feels like an airport terminal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568102605220-NXQYBSTKMG8FT5T1FH69/20190616_131518.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - The high speed train platforms are underneath the waiting terminal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568102611818-XG2G6IUNYK8FOPT76W8M/20190616_131527.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - 48 Train platforms - futuristic design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568102611495-ORD2F226IN53RPRGCZ6N/20190616_140504.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Boarding the train from Lanzhou to Xining https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568102620720-MBE1EG6LMJ9HHTKF71SI/20190701_145851.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Drawing tickets for the Beijing underground https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568102581606-GY6PA4WLTDW9OJ43PVV4/20190615_175203.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Yellow River in Lanzhou - note the CCTV camera's https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1568102613404-SHZC3BZLRMJM8JA04RV9/Chinese+police+with+camera.jpg Most Recent Blog - China - cities on the move - Omnipresent security presence - picture taken from internet, because I was not allowed to make this snapshot https://www.franklucas.website/blog/category/mongolia-land-with-no-fences monthly 0.5 2019-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565780804441-VMW8FY6F7YUXM1GKHUML/20190704_190527.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Inside our ger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565780821833-WZ9TUMLMNTFXTL9AVDTS/20190705_112320.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Buying supplies in a small shop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565780840086-P0OWRJIS6DMTJ8JPC9C7/20190709_152928.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - He offered me his snuff bottle, welcoming me to the Naadam festival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759673398-X7L76RSOKTMTVQ92IJDM/20190711_064958.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Enjoying hotsprings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759697930-BD017PUMBOZU75Q3BA6B/20190711_123820.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - There was WAY more livestock than people everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759714784-SJ6UFKR6VD019PC00YN5/20190711_183757.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Slaughtering a sheep: note the incision made in the rib cage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759723618-8PAUAR2P45NADWKHSTTH/20190712_110905.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Pamela, Berry, Francien, Sheeze, Tuggy and Frank on the Khorgo Uul volcano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759738907-SH7U2FQI16Y13WM3DATR/20190713_200340.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - I did not impress the children https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759744408-ICRFA8L3FWCNFEYYAATC/20190714_134055.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Burgan town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759763493-GHNMX5737VIKV1ZERJND/20190714_154935.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Crossing flooded river crossings was dangerous https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759770082-DGEGQWQNY0U22ZWT99QC/20190715_134431.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Yak hide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759785994-3HCKA5AIUV0ANKOHSBOA/20190715_171447.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Milking the yaks early evening https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759817791-8MRC888BFSLFW0BNFNX1/20190716_175132.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Horse riding at the Khuvsgul Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759823669-91Z7OWKXOHO5TK3CCMV4/20190719_085134.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - A pit latrine you did NOT want to use... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565760496825-VVGS9TLALL7KQXVT1P27/DJI_1363.JPG Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Our ger with the monastry of Khakhorin on the horizon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565760513223-9UVC8VRPYA2PMCANJCGZ/DJI_1429.JPG Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - I flew my drone inside the crater and snapped this photo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565760525073-7B3Q9NS5Z6SQPA6SLP3K/DJI_1465.JPG Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Khuvsgul Lake 250 km from the Russian border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565760544283-1IE5YQG0FJPPFSGC8DQM/DJI_1469.JPG Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Our ger on the shores of Khuvsgul Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565760557590-YWD8QPMTJSYA2BU28G7C/DJI_1505.JPG Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Hiking on the rim of the Uran Tongoo volcano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565759682910-9B53L3501EP8QFRIZCCS/20190711_111816.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Archery tournament as part of Naadam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565779782055-AD1U7JE1D6QSBNQ1SGEW/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1dd5.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Visiting the Naadam festival on horseback https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565760550733-UFYE8M6W8GWJBFZZY3CN/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1df0.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Wrestling is the main sport in Mongolia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565779826398-SDP7FW8A7PZ9VSVX0BPX/20190709_150557.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565760556775-I5AAKHZHZ4C2Y2S9MOB9/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_1df3.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Big guys ...... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565837858172-TYWYC11JNJ39F7QNEMX6/20190703_142708.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Ulaanbataar: note the gers of the nomadic people moving into the city https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565837845999-7FL5OE6F9INP9V7ELX14/20190705_105436.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - A nomad family transporting their ger to Ulaanbataar. Are they giving up the nomadic life for an urban life? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756381478-JZSRCDCKYBH5KR074GUL/20190702_074617.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Our compartment in the Trans Mongolia Train https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756482365-6X6MP5BN2O1PTBXOT8EF/20190703_132813.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Our train driving through endless steppe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756456278-TXDGFZVB6VIBJII9X77D/20190702_235847.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - 2 AM at the Chinese - Mongolian border crossing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756397326-COLSGZNCHKL5MLD0P5J8/20190702_213156.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Lifting the train carriage to change its wheels at the Chinese - Mongolian border https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756412327-UMGW1LVULWE0VJBI0TK1/20190702_214248.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - We had to stay inside the carriages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756426203-MUMPRAHP8IXXATNHI61S/20190702_214338.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Changing the wheels underneath the train carriages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756384296-76UJ4JZ4YMMC60T7V3U2/20190702_173409.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Mongolian steppe - just look at all that space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756482626-M30F3A3TCFCBQX1WZKJW/20190703_091143.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Coal trains in the Gobi Desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756458137-FLTOTW4ECYKR7NWMOD4A/20190703_085326.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Dining carriage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756495166-DUYWUL44R3PUXC3YHZD6/20190703_140818.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Quick stop at Choyr, a coal mining town https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756518641-VQ1U8NF4ZX3EW0IELG0W/20190703_170345.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Ulaanbataar goverment buildings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756533469-TDQPRUY82BPQF4MF0Z22/20190704_093736.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - In Ulaanbaatar we loaded food in our van before starting our journey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565756536637-M9CUL7CACPVFMPC7L7OK/20190704_172509.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Resting on our way to the Gobi Desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565757343038-KD3Q9EH94GGCQI5QSJ58/20190704_175157.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Do not know these guys... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565757375168-X4JK6FHHSQL5UHLUXAIX/20190705_145854.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Inside the Yolo gorge the snow never melts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565757344144-66K0KFOC3LDG1YSU3NW6/20190705_145105.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - A lonely herder on his horse in the Yolo gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565778707813-579WTMYNVROC6AHPGXUF/DJI_1203.JPG Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Inside the Yolo gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565779278854-V0NM6NMNTZVZMH2DMOA9/20190705_154702.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Hiking in Yolo Gorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565757386455-8TDVHNJHDTHUX0KIJGSU/20190706_171233.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Pamela and Francien riding on Bactrian camels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565757424375-EQOLPVJL3OZXQEGN53QV/20190706_171424.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Bactrian camels drinking in the Gobi Desert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565760273702-M1CFDQICTOOV088RX3NH/DJI_1225.JPG Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Pamela and Francien riding camels (photo taken with my drone). The sense of space was immense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565760276631-LW4HZEQTSY6TWMYHL115/IMG_20190706_174245.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Sand dunes on the horizon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565757396398-37P2EZ2QKM257DULL2FT/20190706_194817.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - On top of the Khongoryn Els sand dunes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565757438689-Q8LV9FCYKR207MJWR13D/20190706_195856.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Walking on the edge... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565757471571-6ZWGGRGLQCEYHZ20V68T/20190706_200131.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Enjoying the view on top of the 250 meter high dune https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565757472650-LYF0I7SSKIR8UVM45BR1/20190706_203914.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Going down the dune is easier than walking up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565757490714-U4XVKP2PNRXID0RBAVUD/20190707_131257.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Taking a break in Mandel Ovoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565779259262-DBE289LSMAH8VNYBYF2C/20190708_112002.jpg Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Playing football with the local boys https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1565778700620-QU4CKESWE4GOO49GE02Y/DJI_1517.JPG Most Recent Blog - Mongolia - land with no fences - Lunch in Ulziik. Our van parked in front of eatery. 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You cannot see the chilly wind on this picture, but it certainly was there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1552546974249-5Q15905VNV3CB5SDW41I/20190305_062126.jpg Most Recent Blog - Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo - Exhausted but proud to be on the summit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1552547009181-XX23TMA522CCN4VM8QBX/20190305_062235.jpg Most Recent Blog - Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo - Stunning views across the surrounding mountains and valley's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1552547032871-MUC0O7SC0U4V06EOIXAH/20190305_131041.jpg Most Recent Blog - Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo - With my guide Reiza descending from the summit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1552546990344-GNEH5RX72ZZ0I84GAOH8/20190305_062141.jpg Most Recent Blog - Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo - Note the white lines in the rock: quartz deposits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1552546991563-WKWD5C0FWO4GEYG897V2/20190305_062157.jpg Most Recent Blog - Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo - A surreal feeling standing on that mountain top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1552547034093-ALL9SCIYR4IA44ELZ4IJ/20190305_063056.jpg Most Recent Blog - Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo - Resting next to the rope which led to the top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1552546829113-SQCG83BNTXQ8YR03EMQU/20190305_140605.jpg Most Recent Blog - Climbing Mount Kinabalu in Borneo Porters carrying supplies to the base camp https://www.franklucas.website/blog/category/history-is-written-by-the-victor monthly 0.5 2019-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549598113294-L9MRI3K03BKHHTU8NEI9/20190126_092147.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors - Sampan next to Tran Quoc Pagoda in West Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549597769427-QWC2WJ3LV5LPUX4DIUU0/20190126_092512.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors - Pomelo tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549597685100-2AR6ZG522UEI5AJW01HY/20190126_110905.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors - Scooter transporting tangerine tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549597690136-4O18RMA786THX1C4MOSD/20190126_122020.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors - Flower decoration used at funerals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549597710564-ORYD7BVOV1AULTQ5PQV4/20190126_123450.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors - Streetfood eatery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549597710010-20C8GZ66K2H4AJGR97JA/20190126_130558.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors - Woman hauling a wild peach tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549597733409-VTQGPCKIQ34BKF4ZI4AM/20190126_134102.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549597728742-5J4F7YYT0E10DLVIYGZJ/20190126_140654.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549597757905-ULOWDJ8JRS91NYUPOPH7/20190129_090452.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549597760699-883V4QC4SIMJGCFCPJDI/20190129_091849.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors - Main railway track to China https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549598610724-TT3V83ZGZGVSTW5RP2ML/20190126_101302.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors - Ho Chi Minh mausoleum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549598636997-RIZPJBNOFNF7IT2C0L29/20190126_115739.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors - Uniformed guards at mausoleum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1549598621762-8MR8769QJNTEZ4F87T4B/20190126_110945.jpg Most Recent Blog - History is written by the victors - In front of Ho Chi Minh mausoleum. 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Kampong Bahru (one of the oldests parts of Kuala Lumpur) cultural tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1484154860311-KGQHVBJW16H7X62NGBXS/Our-bucket-list.jpg Most Recent Blog - Exiting full-time employment – what was it like? The bucket list: - Our wish list of things we still want to do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1484154863631-HNEJ8DFWSRVKZRXZ7AS3/Wine-dinner-in-Kuala-Lumpur.jpg Most Recent Blog - Exiting full-time employment – what was it like? Wine dinner with friends in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5874c07a2994ca0a203978a0/1484154863041-CROEBJC0A81GI10VP012/The-Star-national-newspaper-article-about-our-boat-trip.jpg Most Recent Blog - Exiting full-time employment – what was it like? 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