Ofelia Restaurant and Cafe, Duhok, Iraq. April 2019 [from FB post: April 6, 2019] On the topic of "don't judge too quickly" I was having...

Danaudurchbruch bei Weltenburg, Bavaria, Germany. 1996 On another of Matt's Great German Adventures (the first spawned two more visits),...

Amarah Fort, Najran. December 2016 Najran has two old palace/fort complexes, Amarah and Saadane. Saadane was closed to visitors when...

WMF's Balcony. June 2020 How did I make it through the worst of the COVID lockdowns? Luckily, in Duhok, Iraq there were very few...

Mia-gao Church, Panay Island, Philippines. January 2016 Santo Tomás de Villanueva Parish Church was actually the inspiration for my...

Daigo-ji, Kyoto. January 2012 On our last ever vacation we were in Kansai, Japan and had the rich bounty of Japanese history to choose...

Al Masqawi Village, Asir. December 2015 Al Masqawi Village, Asir. December 2015 Interior Painting. Aal Al Jimal Village, Asir. ...

Cordoba Gate San Pedro Church, Carmona, Spain. January 2017 Anyone based in Seville looking for good day trips will come across Carmona....

Millenium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angles, CA. April 1990 The start of something big Back in the early '90s, law school students from the Ivy...

Harbour Bridge, Sydney, NSW, Australia. January 1993 "Time, time, time - look what's become of me" - Hazy Shade of Winter (Simon &...

Mosque, Farasan Island, Jizan. December 2013 [from FB post: December 20, 2013] ... this is the FIRST mosque I have been in in KSA -- it...

Biplane ride over Key West. Winter 1990. Aerial Joy Ride I don't know if I can count my first trip to Key West as a true travel memory...

Sunset, River Esplanade, Iloilo. January 2016 After Roxas City [see: Roxas City], JRC and I were based in Iloilo for a few days exploring...

Orchids, Orchard Road. January 14, 2014 [from FB post: April 5, 2018] An Ode to Missing Friends I can't bear to be without you I think...

Souq Al Janabi (Dagger Market), Najran. December 2016 Souq al Janabi in Najran is unique in the Kingdom as being one of the last...

Coffee by the sea, Asilah. December 2019 Street art, Asilah. December 2019 One of the recommended day-trips from Tangier was the little...

Penang Hill View. December 2005 On my first visit to Penang back in 1986 with Masaaki, one of the highlights was Penang Hill. I have...

Vietri Sul Mare, Amalfi Coast. January 2019 Cold decisions As per my transportation bad luck on that holiday to Naples, Trenitalia and I...

Old Khaybar, Medina Province. December 2017 Khaybar is old. The modern city along Saudi National Route 15 is totally unremarkable. ...

Al Alam Palace, Muscat, Oman. March 2015 Qaboos bin Said Al Said The people's Sultan was an absolute monarch and Sultan Qaboos was...