Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – Exploring the Future (and fear of the new) I think it’s probably obvious to those who read this blog, even occasionally, that I’m delving deep into NFTs. One of the more interesting aspects of the whole experience has been the negativity towards them from some people. It reminds me a lot of […]
Category: Religion
Exploring Tibidabo
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – Exploring Tibidabo It’s not often that people pair churches with amusement parks. Maybe that is the way forward for religion though given numbers are dropping all over the place. Lure in the kids… Speaking of Tibidabo it reminds me of Friends, which reminds me of my Russian friend Olya who learned a […]
Brihadishvara Temple
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – Brihadishvara Temple When we toured India a few years ago as part of a wider journey, one of the goals was to visit a range of religious locations. They are always interesting from an architecture point of view but broadening the kid’s knowledge was also beneficial. Here (i think!) is a section […]
Guanyin of Nanshan, China
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – Guanyin of Nanshan, China The Guanyin of Nanshan is a huge statue of the bodhisattva Guanyin, located on the island of Hainan, just off the coast of China. You can perhaps see how huge it is by examining the size of the average Chinese tourist at its base. This island is a […]
Guanyin of Nanshan, China
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – Guanyin of Nanshan, China The Guanyin of Nanshan is a huge statue of the bodhisattva Guanyin, located on the island of Hainan, just off the coast of China. You can perhaps see how huge it is by examining the size of the average Chinese tourist at its base. This island is a […]
Prambanan, Indonesia
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – Prambanan, Indonesia A huge storm was washing over Java just as I arrived here at Prambanan just outside of Yogyakarta in Indonesia. One thing I’ve come to know about big storms in the late afternoon: if you’re patient, you may end up with a crazy sunset. It rarely happens, but if the […]
Hagia Sophia, Turkey
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – Hagia Sophia, Turkey The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is like no other religious structure in the world. It was originally the patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople and has gone through many changes over time. For a while, it was the city’s Catholic cathedral and then after the fall of the Ottoman Empire, it […]
The Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, Spain
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – The Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, Spain Gaudi’s masterpiece here in Barcelona is probably the most stunning religious structure I’ve ever been inside. I was lucky and I was given special access to a few areas only the Pope gets to visit. He has like is own “Papal Balcony” where he can […]
The Real Reason You Can’t Take Photos In The Sistine Chapel
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
A while back we wrote about the iconic tourist destination that you’re not allowed to take pictures of. Well, at least, not at certain times. There’s another classic place where…
Update (& Plot Twist!): Jewish Singer Refused Service At German Westin
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
Antisemitism is allegedly alive and well in Leipzig. In a video posted on Instagram early last week, German musician Gil Ofarim said he tried to check in to the Hotel…
Peace in the Mosque
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – Peace in the Mosque A few years ago I took the family on an around-the-world trip to study world religions. One of the three Muslim countries we visited was here in Egypt. The others were Oman and Qatar. Anyway, we visited a lot of mosques, and it was really cool for the […]
Plane Struck By Lightning Exorcized After Landing
Written by SharonKurheg @ Your Mileage May Vary
People who practice various religions around the world have their own ways of dealing with modern flight. Many large airports have chapels that are sometimes used by the devout before…
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Read MoreExploring Mosques in Kuala Lumpur
Written by Stu Davidson @ Stuck in Customs
Daily Photo – Exploring Mosques in Kuala Lumpur While in KL, we visited a few different mosques. One of the ladies from the Ritz-Carlton was with me and all women need to wear these cloak things. It’s one of those strange religious things that never make sense to me. I know Islam is a fairly […]