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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...

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...

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...

Milford: Harry Potter Room

Harry Potter Room, Warner Bros. Studio (not my photo) [from FB post: July 6, 2010] The bedroom was 95F last night and cooled down to 85F this morning! Yikes! So I slept in the Harry Potter room in the basement.... delicious and cool, but the bed was awful! hahaha I haven't slept on a twin in YEARS! I kept thinking I was gonna roll off [from FB post: July 7, 2010] After a long whine about the heat to my friend Mohsin in Lahore, Pakistan, he was quite unsympathetic. They

Philippines: ferries

Ormoc - Cebu Ferry. June 2016. [from FB post: June 26, 2015] Getting ready for my next ferry ride.... Dumaguete to Tagbilaran. The...

New Zealand: Lake Hawea

South Island, Lake Hawea. January 1993 Kiwi Experience When Brian and I went to New Zealand our time was divided into two distinct...

Israel: Ben Gurion Airport

Old City walls, Jerusalem. June 2018 [from FB post: June 24, 2018} Ben Gurion Airport security. Scary strict. Stupid questions... I mean...

Lancaster County: "munafik"

Amish draft horses, Lancaster Junction Trail. June 2021 [from FB post: June 19, 2012] Place: Hershey Medical Center, Starbucks Time:...

Dhaka: Chandrima Udyan

Bangladesh Parliament Building This guy was hilarious Chandrima Udyan, Dhaka. March 2012 Moon Park On my first visit to Dhaka, AH was...

Italy: Albenga

Albenga. February 2019 After my kind of letdown with Alassio [see: Alassio], I had higher hopes for Albenga. Travel-related writing on...

Philippines: bus to Dumaguete

Cebu City Bus Terminal, June 2016 Liloan, Cebu with Negros in the backdrop, ferry terminal. June 2016 [from FB post: June 22, 2015]...

Qatar: Hamad International Airport

Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar. March 2019 Airport Review: Occasionally, a traveler gets to pass through a just-opened airport...

Jerusalem: maghrib

Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives. June 2018 [from FB post: June 17, 2018} I climbed many steps to the Mount of Olives and watched...

UAE: Dubai Festival City

Marina, Dubai Festival City. April 2011 Of Belgian Beer, the Hard Rock Cafe, and an Opera House On a visit to Kuala Lumpur years ago to...

Philippines: cock fighting

Fighting cock, Biliran. June 2016 [from FB post: June 21, 2015] (Bacolod) There is a morning rooster market near my hotel where guys...

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"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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