On a recent flight, we used the Turkish Airlines Stopover in Istanbul program to spend three days in Istanbul. It is an excellent program that I highly recommend. Even though Istanbul was still cold in February, we visited Gülhane Park every day. My son played in the playground area while I got a few minutesContinue reading “Trip Report 2/3-2/5/25: Gülhane Park, Istanbul”
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Trip Report 1/10/25: Cuc Phon National Park, Vietnam
One January afternoon drinking beers and overlooking Trúc Bạch Lake in Hanoi (where John McCain was shot down), while I was checking out some herons in the lake, my friend I was visiting asked if I wanted to go birdwatching at Cúc Phương National Park. He found a one-day birdwatching tour for us; he andContinue reading “Trip Report 1/10/25: Cuc Phon National Park, Vietnam”
Initial Impressions: Celestron Outland X 8×25 binoculars
Santa brought me a pair of Outland X 8×25 binoculars because I was such a good boy this year. I will be traveling in January and wanted a small pair of binoculars so I can go birdwatching even though nature is not the primary goal of my trips. I have gotten them out twice inContinue reading “Initial Impressions: Celestron Outland X 8×25 binoculars”
Babies and Birdwatching
Preschoolers and older actually. I just like alliterative titles. Children should spend more time outside. There are many benefits such as higher levels of creativity and less depression. One of the major barriers to children enjoying the great outdoors (in my opinion) is lack of knowledge. We never ask children to do math problems withoutContinue reading “Babies and Birdwatching”
The Keasy Depot 