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Morocco: Christmas in Tetouan

Feddan Park, Tetouan, Morocco. December 2019 Fish Tagine, El Reducto Restaurant, Tetouan, Morocco. December 25, 2019 Christmas in the...

Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar

.. Somewhere between Spain and Morocco, Strait of Gibraltar. December 2019 Passing between worlds without seasickness and a little help...

Zawita: Fresh Carp

Fish restaurant, Zawita, Duhok, Iraq. September 2018 Only 20 minutes from Duhok by highway lies Zawita. Similar to Duhok, the original...

Spain: Tarifa

Calle Segismundo Moret, Tarifa, Spain. December 2019 Misiana Hotel and Restaurant, Tarifa, Spain. December 2019 The end of Europe The...

Fort Tryon Park

Spring flowers, Fort Tryon Park. 1990 Favorite Manhattan places (part 2) I have waxed lyrical about the Winter Garden {see: Winter...

Spain: Algeciras

Rock of Gibraltar behind me, Algeciras, Spain. December 2019 The slow train to Green Island The plane landed late enough in Madrid that...

Asir National Park: Al Habala

Al Habala, Asir, Saudi Arabia. December 2013 The nanny-state ruins my view [From FB: December 5, 2013] Finally made it out to this huge...

Iraq: bar snacks

Efes Beer Cafe, Nohadra, Duhok. December 2018 Culturally appropriate bar snacks and bootleg whisky Efes Beer Cafe in Nohadra - a lot of...

UAE: The Frame, Dubai

Dubai Frame from Zabeel Park. December 2018 Build it and they will come On visits to Dubai over the years, MWK and I took the metro to...

Colonel Robert Magaw Place

Colonel Robert Magaw Place. Winter 1988 How we found an apartment in New York City in 1988 in one day Colonel Robert Magaw was a staunch...

National Gallery of Art - West Wing

Ginevra de' Benci, Leonardo da Vinci, National Gallery of Art. December 2021 Winter wandering memories - tales of two paintings From...

Jeddah: Bafarat Cafe

Bafarat Cafe, Jeddah. November 2017 Coffee paradise found and lost and found AM, one of my few Saudi friends from outside Abha {see:...

Lancaster County: Chiques Creek

Chiques Creek, Lancaster Junction Rail Trail, Lancaster County. December 2020 The name Chiques (also Chickies), as pointed out by my...

Najran: A Journey to Najran

Old Houses, Najran. December 2016 [from FB post: December 10, 2016] "Into the war zone" I think you noticed a week back perhaps I posted...

UAE: Dubai Canal

Helix Bridge, Dubai Canal. December 2018 Never say never - more questions than answers I imagine if I had been in Dubai 20 years ago...

Jeddah: Corniche Sculpture Park

Open Museum, Al Hamra Corniche, Jeddah. November 2017 Isle of Misfit Art At one end of the Al Hamra Corniche lies an oval green space...

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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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