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Jordan: Al Himma

Yarmouk River with Golan Heights behind (note the border fence) Cave and fresh water pool Cave dining. June 2017 On top of the high...

Brazil: Amazon Theatre, Manaus

Amazon Theatre, Manaus. August 2000. As part of our second trip to Brazil, which was all about the rainforest, we stopped off in Manaus...

Belgium: Antwerp Central Station

August 2018 On my first trip to Belgium, I originally planned to stay in Brussels and just do day trips around the country since every...

Vienna: Austrian State Library

April 2019 Österreichische Nationalbibliothek At one time the internet was awash with photos of grand libraries of the world. Each time...

Turkey: escape

In Turkey having lunch before the flight to Istanbul. Cizre HamaloÄŸlu, Cizre August 2020 [from FB post: August 21, 2020] Headed across...

Italy: Lake Como

Lecco Lecco from Malgrate Lecco Malgrate San Giovanni Train Station platform Como Como August 2016 [from FB post: August 19, 2016] I...

UAE: brands from home

Dubai Mall August 2013 [from FB post: August 19, 2013] OK PA friends.... what do you say about this? When I was in London a couple of...

Netherlands: victims of history

Brabantse Heuvel Fontein and Sint Jozefkirk, Tilburg. Typical house style, Tilburg August 2016 [from FB post: August 17, 2016] When what...

Italy: travel notes from Emilia Romagna

Aperitivo, Bologna. July 2016 [from FB post: July 21, 2016] Some things I have learned... The exterior of the buildings in Venice all...

Italy: Bergamo

Entrance gate to the Citta Alta Old town from the castle hill Piazza Vecchia July 2015 [from FB post: July 29, 2015] Imagine what would...

Spain: Ponferrada

Castillo de los Templarios. August 2016 [from FB post: August 6, 2016] Just back from the thing to see here, the castle. It was a great...

Round the World I: Beijing to Athens

PROLOGUE Back in the days when we all still read newspapers, the Sunday edition was best. At the end of my time in Washington, DC before...

Netherlands: VOC

East India House, German Institute, University of Amsterdam. East India House, German Institute, University of Amsterdam. July 2017...

Italy: sandwiches and coffee

Milan. July 2015 [from FB post: August 6, 2014] Can we explore sandwiches? Seriously... how is it something so simple can be so sublime?...

Czech Republic: Elbe River Valley

Elbe River. July 2019 [from FB post: July 26, 2022] Real life update: on the train between Prague and Dresden in the Elbe Valley. Super...

Spain: Salamanca Cathedral

Cathedral July 2015 [from FB post: July 27, 2015] Oops...time to post something lest the social media zombie world think I've become...

Italy: Milan Musings

Porta Genoa. August 2014 [from FB post: August 6, 2014] Milan is a city of contrasts. You see things that just are amazing and take...

Portugal: Porto

Santo Ildefonso Torre da C.M. Ribeira view from Dom Luis I Bridge [from FB post: July 25, 2016] Report from Porto: this city just does...

Italy: Milan - first impressions

Milan August 2014 [from FB post: August 5, ,2014] I just spent all morning trying to change UK Pounds to Euros. No banks offer money...

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Observations of Life

"A stone with no moss" has been my motto.  My experiences and commentary from travels both near and far.  No hate, unfiltered.

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