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7 Jun

Syria’s Treasures – Aleppo & Beyond

  When Rome was built in 750 BC, Aleppo was already 2500 years old. UNESCO has registered Aleppo as a human heritage site along with other...

31 May

Istanbul by Night

I arrived in Istanbul via Turkish Airways yesterday morning…an immensely pleasant flight whose food matched all the hype I had heard (best...

25 May

Meditations on Travel #10

I love cheetahs and lions, but how can you not travel to the heart of India to see a tiger?

17 May

The Prized Possession

One of the aspects of getting older that I quite like is the fact that, at a steady pace, I am filling my boxes of “favorite things.”...

10 May

Another Election

  Far away from the hung election in Great Britain, another election is taking place. Hand-painted signs, flags and banners fly...

25 Apr

Banksy: Exit Through The Gift Shop

  Banksy is well-known to most everyone at this stage, having entertained, and I would daresay educated, urban citizens around the world...

19 Apr

Hotel Verhaegen

This extraordinary moment we find ourselves in — grounded for days by forces beyond our control — contains a silver lining for some....

13 Apr

Bayonne Market

  Bayonne, the capital of the northern Basque country, sits at the confluence of the Adour and Nive rivers and has been, for centuries,...

11 Apr

Hegia – The Magic of Arnaud Daguin

  The renowned chef, Arnaud Daguin, is an inheritor of a name and a profession which he has made his own.  Born and raised in Gascogny,...

9 Apr

france’s Provence

There is a wonderful warm feeling arriving back in Provence and a jolt that  reminds me how much I miss France’s countryside.  The warmth...

5 Apr

Buda and Pest

The Danube runs through this architecturally stunning city, separating the 7 hills that make up Buda from the flat (formerly agricultural) plain...

29 Mar

Meditations on Travel #8

We must travel to know the beauty and the value of this earth. When we have borne witness to the diversity and sanctity of life, when we have...

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