Federal Triangle
Environmental Protection Agency, Constitution Avenue December 2021 An old love affair gone sour In my childhood seeing the Federal Triangle meant we were just a stone's throw from the Smithsonian Museums. Those massive Greco-Roman columns for me as a kid on a trip to the capital from rural Pennsylvania were awe inspiring. In later years as a college student, I continued to love the severity of those facades. They stood for so much it seemed - democracy and order at the v
the first-timer's view
Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ October 2008 [from FB post: July 12, 2010] Back from a great day in Jersey City with old college chum...
Riyadh: Tahlia Street
Thalia Street, Riyadh. December 2017 [from FB post: April 18, 2014] I just saw the religious police here arrest two men and take them...
France: Colmar
Old City, Colmar, France. March 1993 On the visit to Strasbourg, France on Matt's First Great German Adventure, we drove south a short...
Duhok: "don't judge"
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...
Germany: Danube Gorge
Danaudurchbruch bei Weltenburg, Bavaria, Germany. 1996 On another of Matt's Great German Adventures (the first spawned two more visits),...
Najran: Palace
Amarah Fort, Najran. December 2016 Najran has two old palace/fort complexes, Amarah and Saadane. Saadane was closed to visitors when...
Duhok: a friend's balcony
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...
Philippines: Mia-gao Church
Mia-gao Church, Panay Island, Philippines. January 2016 Santo Tomás de Villanueva Parish Church was actually the inspiration for my...
Kyoto: Daigo-ji
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...
Asir: traditional Asiri houses
Al Masqawi Village, Asir. December 2015 Al Masqawi Village, Asir. December 2015 Interior Painting. Aal Al Jimal Village, Asir. ...
Spain: Carmona
Cordoba Gate San Pedro Church, Carmona, Spain. January 2017 Anyone based in Seville looking for good day trips will come across Carmona....
USA: Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles
Millenium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angles, CA. April 1990 The start of something big Back in the early '90s, law school students from the Ivy...
Australia: Sydney
Harbour Bridge, Sydney, NSW, Australia. January 1993 "Time, time, time - look what's become of me" - Hazy Shade of Winter (Simon &...
Farasan Island: mosque
Mosque, Farasan Island, Jizan. December 2013 [from FB post: December 20, 2013] ... this is the FIRST mosque I have been in in KSA -- it...
USA: Key West, Florida
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...
Philippines: Iloilo Riverwalk
Sunset, River Esplanade, Iloilo. January 2016 After Roxas City [see: Roxas City], JRC and I were based in Iloilo for a few days exploring...
a poem
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...
Najran: Souq Al Janabi
Souq Al Janabi (Dagger Market), Najran. December 2016 Souq al Janabi in Najran is unique in the Kingdom as being one of the last...
Morocco: Asilah
Coffee by the sea, Asilah. December 2019 Street art, Asilah. December 2019 One of the recommended day-trips from Tangier was the little...
