Czech Republic: Velká synagoga, Plzeň
July 2019 I decided to explore Pilsen after my delicious beer and lunch on the town square [see: Plzeň]. The old city center was not...
Slovakia: Komárno
City Hall Bridge over the Danube to Komárom, Hungary Nádvorie Európy. July 2019 vestiges of an empire Komárno was an easy day trip by...
West Bank: Dead Sea
June 2018 [from FB post: June 22, 2016] Hope At the beach on the Dead Sea. Everyone is wearing what they want, doing what they like, and...
Oman: Muscat
Darsait Viewpoint Qurm Beach Qurm Natural Park Qurm Natural Park Qurm Natural Park. March 2016 [from FB post: March 11, 2016] Muscat...
England: Lisboa Patisserie, London
April 2012 Pastéis de nata Pastéis de nata were created before the 18th century by Catholic monks at the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos in the...
Australia: Darwin
November 2004 My final visit to Australia was to the rarely visited "top end". We were exploring Kakadu National Park and other famous...
Khamis Mushait: Camel Market
December 2013 I had only been at King Khalid University for a semester. I barely traveled outside of my neighborhood by that point. ...
Malaysia: Rafflesia, Kinabalu Park, Sabah
jungle trek Rafflesia. February 1997 We were actually staying at the swank 5-star Tanjung Aru Resort when we visited Kota Kinabalu. The...
Duhok: Buon Gusto
December 2019 May 2020 Upon arriving in Duhok I was happy to find that my new digs were close to the Rixos Hotel which had decent coffee...
New Zealand: Southern Alps
January 1993 When the world finally "discovered" New Zealand via the movies, I was not surprised. On my visit the country very much...
Kagoshima: Sakurajima
March 1985 On my Spring Break trip to Kyushu seeking warmth and sunshine from a still cold Sendai, I ended up in Kagoshima on the...
Dauphin County: Boyd Big Tree Preserve
September 2017 On a visit home to my "address of record", my sister/cousin EHJ indulged me to go for a walk nearby, "someplace new". I...
Puerto Rico: a lot of firsts
March 1981 Sophomore year at Georgetown held a lot of new adventures for me. I was a member of the "French House" on campus, which was...
Vietnam: My Son
December 2007 On our second visit to Vietnam, the drive to Ho Chi Minh City was punctuated with visiting Cham Archeological sites. The...
Morocco: Fez Station sunset
December 2019 the end approacheth I had spent a very full day in Fez and mostly enjoyed it. It had exceeded my expectations in some...
India: Kathakali Dance
Kochi, February 2010 Kathakali is a major form of classical Indian dance. It is a "story play" genre of art, but one distinguished by...
Jakarta: gorengan
September 2014 One of my all time favorite street foods from the Indonesia years was "gorengan" (literally, "fried stuff"). I always...
Vienna: Globe Museum
April 2019 On my rain-plagued visit to Vienna while working in Iraq, I discovered a branch of the National Library [see: Austrian State...
India: Tamil Nadu (first trip)
January-February 2012 The best laid plans.... My dear friend from Tamil Nadu whom I came to know in Singapore, MP, was desperate for me...
Dhaka: "gossip park"
March 2012 It was may last day in Dhaka and AH and I were visiting a nice park in the upscale Gulshan neighborhood of Dhaka. Dhaka has...
