my travels
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Coptic Church of Cairo Egypt
Copic Church of Cairo is a part of Old Cairo, which encompasses the Babylon Fortress, the Coptic Museum, the Hanging Church, the Greek Church of St. George, and other Coptic churches and historical sites.
San Francisco CA
San Francisco is a city with a long and rich history. Founded in 1776 by Spanish settlers, the city was originally named “Yerba Buena” after the native plant that was abundant in the area. In 1846, the city was renamed “San Francisco” after Saint Francis of Assisi.
Alligator Pepper
Alligator pepper (mbongo spice or hepper pepper) is a West African spice made from the seeds and seed pods of Aframomum danielli, A. citratum or A. exscapum, a close relative of grains obtained from the closely related species, Aframomum melegueta or “grains of paradise”.
Mouille Point
Mouille Point, Cape Town, South Africa. Tristan Lodge is located at No. 25, Beach Road, Mouille Point, where my son, Na’il, and I resided for about two years. Mouille (“MOO-lee”) Point is referred to as an affluent suburb of Cape Town, being very small, it is accessible by Main Road directly from Cape Town proper.
Donghuamen Night Market Beijing China
Donghuamen Night Market is located north of Donganmen Street in Beijing’s Dongcheng District. One can find a row of unusual food stalls. An array of Chinese food delicacies are on display with people bustling around to experience some new tastes.
Dining Accra Ghana
Dining Accra, Ghana. I arrived in Accra, Ghana’s capital city, on 26 December 2023 for an eight-day stay, departing 3 January 2024 for my return to Malaysia. In Accra, I will attend the AfroFuture Musical Festival and, while in-country, learn about the people, experience their cuisine, and understand more about their way of life.
Cape Coast Castle Accra Ghana
Cape Coast Castle is one of about forty “slave castles”, or large commercial forts, built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders. It was originally a Portuguese “feitoria” or trading post, established in 1555, which they named Cabo Corso.
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial
Francis Kwame Nkrumah Memorial ParkAccra, Ghana 29 Dec 2023
Accra Ghana New Years Eve 2023
New Years Eve La Palm Royal Beach Hotel Accra, Ghana, 31 Dec 2023 festivities
AfroFuture El Wak Stadium
I was in attendance at AfroFuture’s second night music fest held on 30 Dec 2023 at El War Stadium , Accra, Ghana. AroFuture has become fashionable and significant as a source for African music. It has created a platform that not only entertains but also educates and empowers, and extends far beyond its music and fests’ to serve as a memorial of the rich history of Africa.
Accra Ghana December 2023
Accra is the capital city of Ghana, its largest city, and administrative, communications, and economic center of the country. Beginning in the late thirteenth century, Ghana was inhabited by a number of ancient kingdoms, including an inland kingdom within the Ashanti Confederacy and various Fante states along the coast.
Travel Distant Lands
Travel Distant Lands is a display, among others, on my Dawn’s New Day website. It represents a continuing effort on my part to acquaint those not familiar with my background, travels, experiences, desires, and special interests.
Macau
Terry Randolph Travel to Macau My first trip to Macau was in 1986. After entering Hong Kong, I journeyed over to Macau by ferry (hydrofoil) to visit friends and also to explore the historical sites in Tiapa. I would later returned to Macau on two separate occasions...
Miraflores Locks Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America.
Asmara Eritrea Sep 2000
Asmara is the capital city of Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa. It’s known for its Italian colonial buildings, like the Catholic Cathedral. The city’s eclectic architecture ranges from art deco cinemas to the Futurist, airplane-shaped Fiat Tagliero service station.
Singapore Esplanade
Singapore Esplanade programmes are organised around key areas: the community with access programmes; collaborations with local arts groups; to include leading international productions in the major artistic genres. Programmes include festivals and various series designed to appeal to a broad range of interest.
Passionate About Travel
Passionate About TRAVEL Memorable travel experiences that revealed worlds of exciting discoveries about people, places, food and cultures that opened new vistas for my inner-self to explore. 1983. Attended the 68th World Esperanto Congresso, Budapest. Hanover,...
Destruction of Black African Civilization
Rock Art Background Image. Rock art and the origins of art in Africa is a tradition that goes far back in time and documents African prehistory. The oldest scientifically-dated rock art in Africa dates from around 26,000-28,000 years ago and is found in Namibia....
Donghuamen Night Market
Donghuamen Night Market is a popular destination in Beijing for fried food and Asian fare. You can buy and eat snakes, scorpions, starfish, and other exotic items, as well as rice, chicken, dumplings, and sweets. Be prepared to be fascinated and amused by this unique and fun experience.
Trip To Beijing China 2011
In 2011 I took my son, Na'il, then age 12, on a trip to Beijing, China (26 Nov - 6 Dec). The main reason for the trip was to provide a means for him to practice speaking Mandarin which he started learning when just five-years-old. Beijing is one of the four ancient...
Muay Thai Boxing
Muay Thai (Thai Boxing) is an ancient martial that originated in Thailand. It is a form of full contact kickboxing that utilizes kicks and punches as well as elbow and knee strikes. Because of the eight points of contact (two feet, two fists, two knees, and two...
Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park South Africa
Hluhluwe Imfolozi KwaZulu-Natal South Africa Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in Africa. Wildlife and indigenous species conservation. View Website. Drive South Africa Terry and his son, Nail Our December 2015 tour of Hluhluwe–Imfolozi...
Muizenberg Cape Town 20th International Kite Festival
Cape Town Kite Festival Muizenberg, South Africa RISE UP AND FLY! I previously placed this event on my calendar, and on this beautiful October 2014 morning departed my residence in Sea Point for the thirty-five minute drive to Muizenberg to photographically cover the...
Goy Eritrean Painter
Goy Goy is a local Eritrean artist whom I met in mid-October 2000 through a fellow artist, Phut Asmareno, and both are native to Asmara. Eritrea was my frist stop a self-initiated Africa Development Research Project that would eventually include travels to seven...
Phut Asmareno Eritrean Painter
Phut Asmareno Phut Asmareno is a Eritrean artist whom I met in Asmara in September 2000. Eritrea was the frist stop for my self-initiated Africa Development Research Project that would eventually include travels to seven African countries spanning more than two years...
Cuisine of Africa
Cuisine of Africa My experience with African food consists of several years of travels on the continent from Egypt east and south to South Africa, to include—Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Mauritius, and Lesotho. I’m not an expert on the cuisine of...
Republic of Korea
South Korea was awarded the right to host the XXIV Olympiad Summer Olympics, an international multi-sport event celebrated from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul. When I arrived in Korea during May 1985, massive construction to host the event was well underway. The country had committed a vast amount of resources to ensure that their arrival on the world stage would be unblemished and their Olympics mascot, Hodori, provided assurance. The ‘coming out party’ was highly success and well received internationally. See Wikipedia.
Vietnam From Above
The above photo taken in 2010 during my trip to Hanoi and subsequent visit to Ha Long Bay. The video was sent to me from Japan by Judith Johnson.
Indigenous Women of Eritrea
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African National Congress
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