Switzerland: ye ancestral village
Glattfelden,,Switzerland. March 1993 I'm comin' home Casper! On my great Spring trip to Germany visiting MAP in 1993 (my first real trip...
Saudi Arabia: perspectives
Bilahmar Escarpment, Asir. January 2016 [from FB post: April 2, 2018] The Flip Side One thing that has mystified me here in Saudi Arabia...
Wrightsville: Battlefield
York Daily Record, September 15, 2012 (photo from 1930s) Wrightsville. December 2020 (The first photo) shows Wrightsville only 65 years...
UAE: Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai
Dubai, UAE. January 2018 Dubai's Miracle Mile Sheikh Zayed Road is an iconic piece of Dubai - part Manhattan, part LA - the long strip...
Museum of Asian Art
Sackler Gallery, Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Insitution. December 2021 Bringing outside inside Under the Enid Haupt Garden behind...
Khaybar: Black and White Volcanoes
Black and White Volcanoes ("White Head") , Khaybar, Medina Province. [from FB post: December 8, 2017] A place like no other on the planet....
Duhok: Dilshad Palace coffee
Lobby, Dilshad Palace Hotel, Dohuk. January 2019 Another coffee venue Like the Rixos Hotel [see: Friday morning coffee], the Dilshad...
Lower Windsor Township: Tome's Lane
Tome's Lane, York County. Summer 1978 Next to the house where I grew up on Mt Pisgah Road, York County, PA was a long, sloping gravel...
India: religious tolerance
Tamil Nadu. January 2015 [from FB post: March 15, 2017] A prism is neither good nor bad. It is transparent. Whatever light you shine...
Najran: Al Ukhdud
Al Ukhdud Archeological Site, Najran. December 2016 The People of the Ditch The highlight and main purpose of the trip to Najran [see:...
Sultan Mosque
Sultan Mosque. December 2014 I still remember the Sultan Mosque from my first visit to Singapore. Even though it was in the Kampong...
Oman: caustic language
Google Translate: noise [from FB post: March 14, 2016] Wow....you know I had a moment that I dreamed about in my mind. I was in a nice...
Chinatown
Chinatown. January 2016 I have never really been a huge fan of Chinatown in Singapore. Too many people, too much traffic, too...
India: thali
Thali, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu. January 2015 Thali One of the many things I am happy that Brian convinced me to do in life was travel to...
Italy: Caserta
Palace Entry Gate Grand Staircase Fountain, rear gardens, Caserta Palace. January 2018 Caserta. The only reason I knew about it by name...
Abha: Java Beans
Java Beans Cafe, Al Mansak, Abha. January 2017. [from FB post: March 11.2017] Everyone Loves Norm: my coffee shop experience "Norm!" ...
Oman: Al Baleed, Salalah
Old Cemetery near Al Baleed Archeological site, Salalah. March 2016 View from Al Baleed Archeological site, Salalah. March 2016 Al...
Lancaster County: Kurtz Mill Bridge
Kurtz Mill Bridge, Lancaster Central Park January 2020 View from Kurtz Mill Bridge, Lancaster Central Park January 2020 The effect of...
Iraq: dolma
Duhok February 2019 The hegemony of the national dish Having lived a large portion of my life overseas, food traditions played a big...
USA: Sparrowbush, New York
Hawk's Nest, New York October 2005 After moving to Milford, PA from Hoboken, NJ we slowly got to know some of the local attractions. ...