Atlas Mountains, Morocco. 2015 The sweat-box of Marrakesh seemed like another world when we had reached a few days into the trek. Suddenly it was cool, refreshing, and at this point I had to put my rainproof jacket on for the first time since entering […]
Magnificent Waterfalls of Palenque, Mexico I arrived in Palenque by bus from San Cristobal de las Casas. The city of Palenque itself is quaint, but it cannot compare in charm to other heritage towns like San Cristobal de las Casas. There are no colorful houses, […]
Travel Essay: The laws and edicts are laid out in the Old Testament in exacting terms specifying the ornaments, utensils and measurements for these objects utilized in the holy temple and for the division of spaces designated as sacred from those places for mortals. The biblically […]
The tram from Geneva winds slowly with the contour of Carouge’s terraced tenements, into a sweeping bend.
Photos: Surf fisherman in chair – Topsail Beach NC. Fishing is hard work! Sunset branch closeup – sunset at Surf City NC. Facing west over the intracoastal. Boat & dock – Ocracoke NC. Shot taken with an old Blackberry. Under the pier – Wrightsville Beach […]
Brewed with boiling water from the silver samovar, the tea was brought at any time of day by the provodnitsa assigned to our carriage. We called her the tea lady and admired her brightly colored Russian scarf. Everyone drank the tea, including my three-year-old sister and […]
