Londonist again. I didn’t know there were color films in 1927. Watch this fantastic short film and the recreation, shot by shot, in modern London. Even the sound track is wonderful. Hit it! I should add, while I watched, I…
On a visit to Windsor Castle in England, I couldn’t resist the opportunities to photograph the Queen’s Guard as they patrolled the neighborhood.
With the approach of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I in mind, Jeff Steiner has posted a series of postcards on his website, Americans in France, with ghosts of that war merged with a current view. As I mentioned the last time I…
Today’s newsletter arrived from Londonist with this excellent list for gallery-goers: http://tinyurl.com/lvwgby4 The site is a good one for finding more off-beat things to do in London, for all you offbeat characters (and wannabes). Also…
We all know Rome is a colorful place. On Christmas Eve, spent walking all around the city, I came along the Via dei Fori Imperiali past Palatine Hill toward the Colosseum and couldn’t help but be particularly struck by…
A friend and I walked across New Bagan in the late afternoon, destination the Green Elephant Restaurant, where the main road crosses the highway and dead-ends at the bluff overlooking the Irrawaddy.
Originally aired in 2011, this Nova episode is being rebroadcast on my local PBS station and, presumably others, on Christmas evening. Of interest to most visitors to Europe, if only as an integral part of the skylines, it’s worth watching…
Congratulations to new member Club2013 for solving #6! Previous puzzle discussion HERE. This historic bridge is a fantastic structure and just one feature of the beautifully preserved central coastal town of Hoi An.
Marching through the hills of Fujian, China, from one tulou to another, I and my all-Chinese tour companions went at a clip through a beautiful riverside village, walking on paths and climbing stairways built of stone.
As we all know by now, Gumbo is a restless soul. This week’s adventure finds our intrepid traveler beside a muddy canal.
Londonist again. I didn’t know there were color films in 1927. Watch this fantastic short film and the recreation, shot by shot, in modern London. Even the sound track is wonderful. Hit it! I should add, while I watched, I…
On a visit to Windsor Castle in England, I couldn’t resist the opportunities to photograph the Queen’s Guard as they patrolled the neighborhood.
With the approach of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I in mind, Jeff Steiner has posted a series of postcards on his website, Americans in France, with ghosts of that war merged with a current view. As I mentioned the last time I…
Today’s newsletter arrived from Londonist with this excellent list for gallery-goers: http://tinyurl.com/lvwgby4 The site is a good one for finding more off-beat things to do in London, for all you offbeat characters (and wannabes). Also…
We all know Rome is a colorful place. On Christmas Eve, spent walking all around the city, I came along the Via dei Fori Imperiali past Palatine Hill toward the Colosseum and couldn’t help but be particularly struck by…
A friend and I walked across New Bagan in the late afternoon, destination the Green Elephant Restaurant, where the main road crosses the highway and dead-ends at the bluff overlooking the Irrawaddy.
Originally aired in 2011, this Nova episode is being rebroadcast on my local PBS station and, presumably others, on Christmas evening. Of interest to most visitors to Europe, if only as an integral part of the skylines, it’s worth watching…
Congratulations to new member Club2013 for solving #6! Previous puzzle discussion HERE. This historic bridge is a fantastic structure and just one feature of the beautifully preserved central coastal town of Hoi An.
Marching through the hills of Fujian, China, from one tulou to another, I and my all-Chinese tour companions went at a clip through a beautiful riverside village, walking on paths and climbing stairways built of stone.
As we all know by now, Gumbo is a restless soul. This week’s adventure finds our intrepid traveler beside a muddy canal.