metro fire
[from FB post: July 22, 2013] There was a problem with a train at the Dupont Circle metro that caused it to smoke excessively. We all...
Italy: Malpensa Airport
Alps from Malpensa Airport, Milan. August 2016 [from FB post: July 16, 2014] Milano!!! I flew in low over the Alps on a clear day.......
Spain: University of Salamanca
Casa de las Conchas. July 2015 [from FB post: July 25, 2015] So suppose someone graduated from the University of Salamanca... and met...
Philippines: changing tourist faces
Starbucks, Bacolod. July 2017 [from FB post: July 14, 2017] Gone are the "rich Japanese" here in SE Asia. Now it is all Korean. Here I...
UAE: coda
Dubai International Financial Center. July 2018 [from FB post: July 6, 2018] Reflections I am in hot Dubai ending a journey that also...
Jordan: pilgrimage
[from FB post: July 23, 2017] A Pilgrimage of Sorts: The day started with traffic. I think there was no traffic in the days of...
Spain: Zaragoza
Ponte de Piedra Palacio de la Aljaferia Expo Site July 2015 [from FB post: July 19, 2015] Safely in Zaragoza. The ride here on the high...
USA: Chicago
A Break from Travel in the Windy City [from FB posts: July 18-20] (edited) After my rainy blow through Chicago, I wanted to spend more...
Philippines: Dumaguete
Mountain view over bell tower. June 2015 Town plaza. June 2016 Seafront esplanade. June 2016 [from FB post: June 23, 2015] I think I...
India: granite country
Near Madurai, Tamil Natu. January 2015 Part of any decent kitchen or bath renovation is a good countertop. Our "Interior Architect" on...
Istanbul: Aya Sophia
Aya Sophia, Istanbul. August 2020 Repurposing On my second round the world trip (that time with Brian), the starting point was Istanbul....
Jerusalem: what's in a name?
Friday on Jaffa Road. June 2018 [from FB post: June 19, 2018] Funny Life Moments When I lived in New York people always asked me, "Are...
Philippines: Tagbilaran
Old Bohol Capitol Building Tagbilaran Cathedral Tagbilaran harbor. June 2015 [from FB post: June 27, 2015] Well I got stuck in the rain...
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...
Diamond Jubilee: Matt in the Middle (Part II)
St Louis One of the finest libraries in the USA. It is a Carnegie-funded library completed in 1912. I just stumbled upon it. It is not...
Lackawaxen: The Inn at Lackawaxen
Inn at Lackawaxen. June 2010 [from FB post: June 25, 2010] Just back from the Inn at Lackawaxen. I took my parents there for lunch. The...
Diamond Jubilee: Matt in the Middle (Part I)
Elizabethtown Amtrak Station. June 25,2021 Away I go... — feeling excited. One month before I turned 60, I decided to take a trip to...
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...