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Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War

Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War

A pilot’s remarkable tale of survival after B-52s collide at 30,000 feet over a category 5 super typhoon during the outset of the Vietnam War.

2020

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Charles T. Kamps, Craig K. Collins

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Teatime History

I Looked into the Mouth of Hell in Pozzuoli

As “Europe’s Most Dangerous Volcano” awakens, Italians shrug

Sep 4

I Looked into the Mouth of Hell in Pozzuoli

Sep 4

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Beyond the Scoreboard

Why Maradona is the Patron Saint of Naples

How his ongoing veneration still matters in Southern Italy

Sep 7

A mural of soccer great Diego Maradona on an alleyway wall near Piazzetta Nilo in the Old Town section of Naples.

Sep 7

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Globetrotters

The Buddhist in Me

I hear the ancient Bristlecone Pines whisper: “All Things Must Pass”

Jul 12

The Sentinels in the Schulman Grove atop the White Mountains of California spindle skyward, appearing to intertwine with the Milky Way. These bristlecone pines were saplings together some 3,500 years ago. The tree on the right died about 500 years ago; the one on the left is still living. (Photo: ©Craig K. Collins)

Jul 12

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Globetrotters

The Bread Men of Uzbekistan

Give us this day our daily bread … (and coffee, too)

Jun 5

A white van is stuffed with hundreds of loaves of fresh-baked bread.

Jun 5

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I visited Santorini. It was Totally Awesome. And it Completely Sucked.

How Social Media Has Transformed This Stunning Greek Isle

Sep 17, 2022

I visited Santorini. It was Totally Awesome. And it Completely Sucked.

Sep 17, 2022

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In Living Color

Turkey Time in Southern California

The iridescent majesty of America’s bird in the mountains east of San Diego

2d ago

Turkey Time in Southern California

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Globetrotters

A Return of Speed and Beauty in Baja

The Comeback of Mexico’s Peninsular Pronghorn

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A Return of Speed and Beauty in Baja

5d ago

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In Living Color

An Orange is an Orange is an Orange

By any other name it would taste as sweet

Nov 11

An Orange is an Orange is an Orange

Nov 11

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Teatime History

I Found God on Mount Nemrut

Along with a menagerie of kings, queens, and mythical beasts

Nov 9

I Found God on Mount Nemrut

Nov 9

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Globetrotters

Floating Like a Butterfly, Stinging Like a Bee in the Markets of Samarkand

Haggling prices is practically a bloodsport in Central Asia

Nov 7

Floating Like a Butterfly, Stinging Like a Bee in the Markets of Samarkand

Nov 7

Craig K. Collins

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Author, Photographer, Former Tech Executive. Purveyor of thoughtful, hand-crafted prose. Midair: http://amzn.to/3lGFROD Thunder: http://amzn.to/3oA5wt3

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