Tag: video
African safariLIVE Broadcasts – Recommended!
I wanted to give a shout out to and recommend the great content over at safariLIVE which broadcasts regularly from East Africa, specifically The Masai Mara and The Sabi Sands. Here is the Link to their YouTube channel. Here is the Link to their web site. I love animals and I’ve been on many safari’s in…
Grey Whale Encounter, Monterey Bay
A few years ago from the archives. I’d forgotten about this until I came across the original video while reviewing my catalog. All I had with me was a small point and shoot. The best camera is the one you have with you! Out on a sail boat with some friends in Monterey Bay. A…
Beautiful Music of Morocco
We here at Curious Lizard had an amazing time traveling through Morocco. Our gracious guides wrote this song about us and we are ever so grateful to them for their hospitality.
Emperors and Concubines
While we know it today for it’s magnificent blue and white porcelain, the Ming Dynasty is credited with closing off China from the rest of the world, putting an end to over a thousand years of cultural and economic exchange along the Silk Road. It was the Ming Emperor Zhu Di who moved the capital to…
China’s Earliest Buddhist Temple
In the ruins of the ancient city of Kashgar, we visited the Mor Pagoda. It was the first Buddhist Temple established in China and dates from the 2nd century AD. Ancient Kashgar was an important city along the Silk Road but was abandoned in the 10th century after internal strife and a war of succession…
Bukhara Caravanserai
We once again have access to youtube. This video from Bukhara shows a typical Silk Road Caravanserai. Thank you to Archaeologist Bekhruz Kurbanov for sharing his expertise.
Samarkand Paper Mill
We visited the historic Samarkand Paper mill as part of our Silk Road expedition. It lies on the outskirts of modern Samarkand, beyond the opulent Registan Square of Timur. It can be found among the long stretches of old mounded earth, all that remains of the storied mud brick Samarkand leveled by Ghengis Khan. The…
Puppet Theater in Central Asia
While traveling through Central Asia on our Silk Road expedition, I noticed there were many shops and buildings dedicated to Puppet Theater. Archaeologist, Bekhruz Kurbanov explains.
Roadside Turkmenistan
A short video of a few of my favorite scenes from Turkmenistan. The bread was absolutely wonderful and so were the people we met.