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Morning at Ahmed Beach Bali
Indonesia, 2013 Ahmed Beach
It is early morning at Amed beach, the fishermen who left before sunrise return in their small boats and the catch...
Invandrare
June 2020 Stillingsön/Uppsala Sweden
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Newspapers in Tallinn
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Lepe moje crne ochi pogledajte na me
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Phoenix and coffee to come back for
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March 2018 Taroudant/Marrakech Morocco
In the Sidi Ayoub area of the Medina (the town inside the city walls) of Marrakesch Abderrazzak El Maana unexpectedly...
Saul in Krakow
Auschwitz
January 2016
My head is still full of my visit to Birkenau. What most impressed me was the vastness of the camp and what meager...
Påsk in Saltsjöbaden
March 2009 Saltsjöbaden near Stockholm Sweden My mother made this she says "min mamma gjorde det här":painted eggs in a basket as a Easter present....
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Påsk in Saltsjöbaden
March 2009 Saltsjöbaden near Stockholm Sweden My mother made this she says "min mamma gjorde det här":painted eggs in a basket as a Easter present....
Sarajevo marriage
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Along the river it is cooler under the trees in this hot and bustling city where a wolrd war started....
Kovbasa krovjanka and farsherovanii perets in Drohobich
Ukrainian hospitality
Drohobich, Ukraine, August 2016
The Ukrainian language is not easy to master but I have decided to learn its basics, at least. In western...
Beachclub Samotrakhi Greece
Tourism and the EU
June 2011
More than 30 years ago my wife and I had a wonderfull time camping on this relatively unknown Greek island....
A glass of water for Vasile, ...
Moldova, Cobani October 2018 Aid Part 2: The final destination
Buckwheat and red beetroot
The elderly couple lives in just one room. The rectangular structure of concrete...
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Saint Nicolas song
Sad Flower Saint Nicholas celebration December 15th 2017 Drohobich Ukraine See for the full story Saint Nicholas
Sarajevo marriage
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Along the river it is cooler under the trees in this hot and bustling city where a wolrd war started....
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