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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. ...

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Observations of Life

"A stone with no moss" has been my motto.  My experiences and commentary from travels both near and far.  No hate, unfiltered.

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