National Gallery of Art - East Wing. December 2021 Of memories and dynasties The National Gallery of Art's East Wing opened June 1,...

View from Kaser Al Amwaj, Abu Dhabi, UAE. December 2010 Two snapshots In the Jakarta years, Brian and I traveled back to the US via...

Via Latina, Rome. November 2016 [From FB Post: December 3, 2016] Once again, FB friends and family, thank you for patiently bearing...

Burj Khalifa, Dubai. December 2010 -est After expectations, superlatives might be the next most dangerous thing in life. Post...

Casina Vanvitellania, Lago Fusaro, Naples. December 2018 The benefits of wandering I finished visiting the Baths of Baiae west of Naples...

Old Penn Station New York and Rome Through Pennsylvania Station one entered the city like a god. Perhaps it was really too much. One...

Dalagan Park, Asir, Saudi Arabia. November 2013 The problem with expectations, the problem with people I must remain true to my...

Ragadan Forest Park, Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia. November 2017 [From FB Post: November 28, 2017] Friday Is Family Day in Ragadan Forest Park...

Dubai Marina, UAE. November 2019 Build it and they will come On my first visit to Dubai, now 11 years ago, Dubai Marina astounded me. ...

Column of Marcus Aurelius, Piazza Colonna, Rome. November 2016 How Marcus helped me survive Ramadan in Saudi Arabia By day three in...

Old City Bazaar, Ahad Refidah, Asir, Saudi Arabia. November 2017 In search of the other Jerash in the land of the Qahtani OQ, one of my...

Ephrata Cloister, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. November 2020 Rachel, Micah, Conrad and the end of the world Long lockdown walks took...

Bapir Restaurant, Sulav Old City gate November 2019 Hadi's Insider Tour of Amedi HB, one of my students, invited me on a crisp November...

Duhok Dam, Duhok, Iraq. November 2019 Duhok is a walkable city. Five years in Abha, Saudi Arabia made me appreciate any city that...

Al Khobar Traditional Village Restaurant, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. November 2014 At Java Beans, my regular cafe in Abha, I met a group...

Pira Delal, Zakho, Iraq. November 2018 Bridges and History A few months after arriving in Duhok, my boss, Khedir Ramazan, drove my...

Tabuk Fort. November 2015 One of the few Saudi friends that I made outside of Abha, AM, and I decided to spend a weekend in Tabuk in...

Martic Forge Trestle, Lancaster County, PA. November 2020. The Great Wall of China can be seen from space - so can the gouge across...

Vatican Museum. November 2016. Of managed expectations - almost Without a doubt, the Vatican Museum is in the "top museums" I have ever...

Rixos Hotel, Duhok, Iraq. November 2018 Coffee on Friday mornings, ex-pat Kurds, dangerous franchising Friday in the Middle East is the...