Lobby, Dilshad Palace Hotel, Dohuk. January 2019 Another coffee venue Like the Rixos Hotel [see: Friday morning coffee], the Dilshad...

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...

Tamil Nadu. January 2015 [from FB post: March 15, 2017] A prism is neither good nor bad. It is transparent. Whatever light you shine...

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. December 2014 I still remember the Sultan Mosque from my first visit to Singapore. Even though it was in the Kampong...

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. January 2016 I have never really been a huge fan of Chinatown in Singapore. Too many people, too much traffic, too...

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...

Palace Entry Gate Grand Staircase Fountain, rear gardens, Caserta Palace. January 2018 Caserta. The only reason I knew about it by name...

Java Beans Cafe, Al Mansak, Abha. January 2017. [from FB post: March 11.2017] Everyone Loves Norm: my coffee shop experience "Norm!" ...

Old Cemetery near Al Baleed Archeological site, Salalah. March 2016 View from Al Baleed Archeological site, Salalah. March 2016 Al...

Kurtz Mill Bridge, Lancaster Central Park January 2020 View from Kurtz Mill Bridge, Lancaster Central Park January 2020 The effect of...

Duhok February 2019 The hegemony of the national dish Having lived a large portion of my life overseas, food traditions played a big...

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. ...

Jebel Al Fil (Elephant Rock), Medina Province. December 2017 Actually before seeing the Lihyanite remains and even before exploring the...

Kapuas River, Pontianak. February 1997 Equator Monument, Pontianak. February 1997 (with Irfan my ex-student) The start of the Big...

Zawita, Duhok, Iraq. September 2018 When I was a kid, Mom would take me over to Kauffman's bakery in East Prospect as a treat. I loved...

National Building Museum. December 2020. National Building Museum Interior. July 2018 The Pension Building Exiting the metro at...

Old Ottoman Bastion, Shaar, Asir. January 2016 [from FB post: March 4, 2017] What is War Anyway? I was just coming back from the barber...

Georgetown, Penang. January 2011 First glimpse of my future The place I am sitting means a lot to me because it was the first place I...