Germany: Dresden
Hausmannsturm Semperoper Fürstenzug Anleger der Elbdampfschiffahrt. July 2019 [from FB post: October 19, 2019] I visited East Germany in...
South Africa: Drakensberg Mountains
The Three Rondavels. July 1998 The Drakensberg Mountains are actually an escarpment that divides part of eastern South Africa into the...
King Khalid University: students
Graduation, King Khalid University. April 2016 [from FB post: September 9, 2013] I had my first classes today. Overall the students are...
China: the Bund, Shanghai
Balcony of the Peace Hotel, the Bund, Shanghai. April 1998 The Bund, Shanghai. April 1998 What to do with inconvenient history I am...
India: my holiday is your holiday
Kovalam Beach sunset. February 2010 [from FB post: September 7, 2013] Since FB chat tells you WHERE someone is chatting from, I finally...
UAE: Caribou Coffee, Dubai
July 2017 June 2019 I never even heard of Caribou Coffee before I went to Dubai. However, in a hotel with bad breakfast, the attached...
Philippines: Cassandra's Beach, Negros
The beach Road to Cassandra's Hotel/Restaurant. June 2016 Lemonade from Lemons? I was in Dumaguete as part of my trip through the...
Vietnam: Dalat
Dalat Cathedral Dalat Station Dalat cable car view. December 2007 My elementary and junior high school memories are filled with...
Sri Lanka: Colombo
Pagoda Tea Room Fort area Galle Face Green. December 2003 I loved Sri Lanka, but Colombo was "meh". We visited the island nation just...
Abha: barber
In good news today, Kartik, my Bangla barber re opened his shop. He had to close due to a licensing issue... and in other VERY good news,...
Lebanon: a first glimpse of the sea
WMF sees the sea for the first time, the Corniche in Beirut. June 2019 I can't even imagine not having seen the sea until my mid-20s,...
Spain: A Coruña
Old Port Plaza Mayor Castelo de Santo Anton City Beach. July 2016 A Coruña is located at the very northwestern tip of the Iberian...
Israel: Akko
Old city walls Al-Jazzar Mosque. June 2018 My time in Israel was too short. I underestimated just how many things there were to see...
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 I saw one, I racked my brain trying to remember if I had been to a grand old library besides the Library of Congress [see: Library of Congress ] in Washington. The answer seemed to be "no". I must give honorable mention to both the New York Public Library and to the St Louis Public Library. They are incredible spaces dedicated to books an
Saudi Arabia: becoming a resident
KKU foreign teacher appreciation party, somewhere down the mountain from Abha. December 2015. [from FB post: August 25, 2013] I had the...
Turkey: escape
In Turkey having lunch before the flight to Istanbul. Cizre Hamaloğlu, 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...
