Spain: Alcalá de Henares
June 2018 On my week of daytrips from Madrid, Alcalá de Henares was high on the list to visit. An old Roman city halfway between...
Jordan: Paris Square, Amman
June 2018 Writing I Textbook as Travel Guide (Part II) On my second trip to Jordan I requested NH to take me to Jebel Al Webdeh because...
Arab Street
January 2014 This is what Singaporeans and the Singapore government say about Arab Street: Arab Street is a hippy neighborhood which...
Araden: Sultana Mahdokht Church
July 2020 very old Sultana Mahdokht (died January 12, 319) was the daughter of Pholar, the Prince of Dorsas. Together with her brothers Adorfrowa and Mehrnarsa, Mahdokht is a canonized saint in all branches of the Church of the East due to her and her brothers' execution on January 12, 319 A.D. for leaving the Zoroastrian faith at a time when apostasy was punished by death under Shapur II. All branches of the Church of the East commemorate their feast day on January 12. They
USA: Arches National Park, Utah
July 1988 Arches National Park was my first real "Western National Park" and holds a special place in my heart. I had been in Denver to...
China: Hangzhou
April 1998. 上有天堂，下有苏杭 [Literally: up there is Heaven, down here there are Suzhou and Hangzhou] dreams On my famous first trip to Shanghai...
Jakarta: Cafe Batavia
Taman Fatahillah main dining room Sate down to the lobby. September 2014 Cafe Batavia was a total sensation in Jakarta in the mid to...
Morocco: Fez Souk
December 2019 Fez was high on my list of places to visit in Morocco, but I will admit to some trepidation before going. Fez was also...
India: Jewtown, Kochi
Synagogue, Jewtown, Kochi. February 2010 ... it was believed that the earliest Jews in India were sailors from King Solomon's time. It...
UAE: Hard Rock Cafe, Dubai
Festival City, Dubai. May 2016 bar reviews As I have mentioned in the past, I came to know about Hard Rock Cafe in Kuala Lumpur [see:...
New Zealand: Milford Sound
January 1993 After our exhilarating (and scary) flight to little Milford Sound Airstrip [see: flight to Milford Sound], we were...
customer service
Orchard Road. July 2016 [from FB post: December 11, 2011] Just had a late lunch at TGI Fridays on Orchard Road. It was NOT busy and...
Saudi Arabia: kabsa
Kabsa Food coma, Mee'ad, Tihama, Asir/ February 2014 a despised dish "Kabsa". Anyone who stayed in Saudi Arabia for even a short time...
Roosevelt Island
our apartment view 17-J River esplanade. October 1993 Well we're movin' on up To the east side To a deluxe apartment in the sky Movin'...
Zimbabwe: baobob tree
Victoria Falls area. July 1998 The first baobab grew next to a small lake. Taller and taller it grew until it started noticing the other...
Malaysia: Han Jiang Ancestral Temple, Penang
Lebuh Chulia, Georgetown, Penang. December 2005 Who are the Teochew? You cannot miss the building. Nestled among rows of old Indian...
Laos: cruising on the Mekong
Pak Ou Caves Pak Ou Caves Village Traditional house Hotel 1 - best thing was the view Hotel 2 The ferry across to Thailand Arrival in...
UAE: four days in Dubai
Ibn Battuta Mall - Chinese court Ibn Battuta Mall - Egyptian Entrance Ibn Battuta Mall - Persian Lobby. October 2019 [from FB posts:...
Vietnam: Cham Museum, Danang
December 2007 the Cham The Champa Kingdom occupied most of central and southern Vietnam. They were an international powerhouse at their peak and controlled most of the trade between China and India and the West for centuries. With the Viets to their north, the Khmers to their West, and the Javanese to the south, they relentlessly fought wars of attrition until they were finally absorbed into modern day Vietnam. They left behind temples and sculptures scattered all over mo
Qatar: Calligraphy on the Corniche
Doha. March 2015 The Corniche is the best place to stroll in Doha on a lovely day. I walked it up and down a few times during my short...
