West Bank: Dead Sea
Beach, Dead Sea. June 2018 [from FB post: June 22, 2018] Hope At the beach on the Dead Sea. Everyone is wearing what they want, doing...
Philippines: throwback to younger days
Cross-cultural communication, Loboc River Cruise, Bohol. June 2017 [from FB post: June 22, 2017] Multicultural tour today - 2 French...
Malaysia: Cheong Fat Tze
Cheong Fat Tze Mansion, Georgetown, Penang. December 2005 On Leith Street in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia there was a striking blue...
Morocco: Fez Royal Palace
Main Entry Doors, Royal Palace, Fez. December 2019 Fez is old. I took the train from Meknes to Fez, just about an hour's ride. The Fez...
Philippines: ferries
Ormoc - Cebu Ferry. June 2016. [from FB post: June 26, 2015] Getting ready for my next ferry ride.... Dumaguete to Tagbilaran. The...
New Zealand: Lake Hawea
South Island, Lake Hawea. January 1993 Kiwi Experience When Brian and I went to New Zealand our time was divided into two distinct...
Israel: Ben Gurion Airport
Old City walls, Jerusalem. June 2018 [from FB post: June 24, 2018} Ben Gurion Airport security. Scary strict. Stupid questions... I mean...
Italy: Albenga
Albenga. February 2019 After my kind of letdown with Alassio [see: Alassio], I had higher hopes for Albenga. Travel-related writing on...
Philippines: bus to Dumaguete
Cebu City Bus Terminal, June 2016 Liloan, Cebu with Negros in the backdrop, ferry terminal. June 2016 [from FB post: June 22, 2015]...
Qatar: Hamad International Airport
Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar. March 2019 Airport Review: Occasionally, a traveler gets to pass through a just-opened airport...
Jerusalem: maghrib
Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives. June 2018 [from FB post: June 17, 2018} I climbed many steps to the Mount of Olives and watched...
UAE: Dubai Festival City
Marina, Dubai Festival City. April 2011 Of Belgian Beer, the Hard Rock Cafe, and an Opera House On a visit to Kuala Lumpur years ago to...
Philippines: cock fighting
Fighting cock, Biliran. June 2016 [from FB post: June 21, 2015] (Bacolod) There is a morning rooster market near my hotel where guys...
Spain: menu del dia
Restaurant signboard (not my photo) [from FB post: August 8, 2016] Menu del dia is a cheap two course daily lunch at most restaurants in...
New Zealand: Flight to Milford Sound
Lake Wakatipu, Flight from Queenstown to Milford Sound. January 1993 Brian, MAP, and I found a tour to the famously beautiful Milford...
China: Great Wall
Great Wall. April 1998 I visited the Great Wall of China three times: the first, because I was in Beijing and it was high on my list,...
Germany: Heidelberg
Old city View of the Old Bridge over the Neckar from Heidelberg Castle. March 1993 Heidelberg holds a dear place in my heart. It was...
Philippines: Guimaras Island
Iloilo to Guimaras Ferry Green Mango Juice, Guimeras Island. January 2016 A new drink One of the days we were in Iloilo, JRC and I...
Oman: McDonald's
Breakfast at McDonald's with a latte, Muscat. March 2016 I might seem odd to have a visit to McD's etched in my travel memory, but I do. ...
Philippines: Tacloban, Leyte
Port, Tacloban, Leyte. June 2016 [from FB post: November 12, 2013] Watching BBC every morning before work and wondering how BBC (and...