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I will be traveling overland from the Mediterranean to the Pacific ocean over the course of the next year. I will be passing through the Balkans, the Middle East and Central Asia. Join me on this adventure as I explore and learn about these fascinating landscapes and peoples by sharing my travels through photography and writing.

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David Mark Erickson Exploring the world with courage, compassion and understanding.

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David Mark Erickson · 5M ago

Post Athens

Well, I’m back in cold and wet Seattle now! I flew in from Athens to Portland, Oregon last Friday and went straight for the coast to attend the birthday party of a very dear friend. I have to admit, there is a certain cachet in dropping into a weekend beach party direct from Athens … [...]

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David Mark Erickson · 5M ago

Update from Athens

Today is the big day in Athens and no one is really sure what is going to happen today. In 2009 and 2010 the demonstrations to commemorate the death of Alexis Grigoropoulos turned very violent very quickly. Everyone I have spoken with is unsure what will go down today. There are two main protests pl

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David Mark Erickson · 5M ago

From LA to Athens

So I landed in Athens, Greece last night after a mad dash from LA to Seattle then on to Portland to catch my flight. Crazy, I know, but it’s the life I seem to be living at the moment. =) A quick recap on what I am working on here in Athens … I have [...]

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David Mark Erickson · 5M ago

An Ugly Turn for #OccupyLA

Just the other day I posted about how impressed I was with both the LAPD and #OccupyLA. Well, LA has certainly taken an ugly turn over the last couple of days. On Wednesday night the LAPD overran the Occupy encampment that had taken root in the 1.7 acre park attached to the west side of [...]

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David Mark Erickson · 5M ago

Quick Take on #OccupyLA

So I’ve been in LA for the last couple of weeks and am about to fly back to Seattle and then on to Athens, Greece on Wednesday. The other day, the Mayor of LA issued orders to close City Hall park to the Occupy protest citing “health and safety” concerns. OccupyLA is one of the [...]

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David Mark Erickson · 8M ago

Return to Tanzania

I’ve been dragging my feet on this blog post and this will probably be the last chance I’ll get to get this posted before I head off on safari for the next week. As most of you know, I lived in Tanzania for seven years and left in 2007 to move to Budapest. This is [...]

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David Mark Erickson · 11M ago

Geographically Unstable

Just a quick, and long overdue, update as to where I am, where I have been and what’s ahead. First, a grateful tip of the hat to my good friend A. Estes for the “Geographically Unstable” quote — a very funny descriptor of my experience of life the last couple of years! So, lets start [...]

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David Mark Erickson · 1Y ago

An Update from me …

A long over due update from the itinerant traveler and intermittent blogger … As I write this I am on my way back to Australia for a couple of months. I will be participating with the Mardi Gras PhotoTeam as Sydney puts on one of the largest LGBT events in the word: The Sydney Mardi [...]

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David Mark Erickson · 1Y ago

Athens Update II

So I’m back in Seattle after an amazing amazing 10 day trip to Athens! It’s hard to put in words all that happened and I know I tried to blog post a couple of times while I was there and just utterly failed. Maybe it was because I was feeling so guilty for having so [...]

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David Mark Erickson · 1Y ago

Athens Update I

So I arrived in Athens 7 hours later than originally planned and without my bag! Bad weather in NY caused our flight to be divereted and by the time I got to JFK my flight was long gone. They rerouted me through Paris but my bags never left JFK - hoping that it arrives later this afternoon ... fin

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