Most people seeing this picture of the Old Cathedral in Kaliningrad, Russia, assume they’re looking at the 19th-century because of the red-brick construction. But they’re wrong! The cathedral was begun in 1333 and nearly finished by 1380,…
Bagan is not a single place but a string of settlements on a bend of the Irrawaddy River with a plain stretching eastward for many miles. It’s on the western edge of the tourist track, an oval-shaped circuit of the country with Yangon…
I’ve had some gut-wrenching plane landings (and take-offs) in my days, but few compare with Lukla airport in Nepal.
One of the many things I’ve grown to appreciate over the years, at home and on my travels, is a beautiful classic well-maintained car. They are works of art! I love them and know a few of them, but lack the knowledge to identify most or…
In the United States, a country with dozens of great national parks, it makes sense that there would be some “orphan” parks that are only rarely visited. Such is the case with Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Great…
Dusk on the Tagus River, looking toward April 25th Bridge Every city’s history is reflected in its neighborhoods and its architecture, but in Lisbon’s case two important factors add to the picture. One is the incredible wealth that came to…
Remember those great, big, American cars of the 50s and 60s, and maybe even 70s? You don’t get much chance to see them unless you’re near a movie shoot…so imagine my surprise, on my first day in Stockholm, when I turned the…
There are two sides to every story, and to every river—including the broad Tagus River that flows past Lisbon and out to the Atlantic. Almost half the population of the metropolitan area lives south of the river, connected to the city by a…
My good friends took me to the Mercedes-Benz Museum this past June and I was quite impressed. Not only are the cars great and in superb condition, but the design of the building is pretty cool. It overlooks their factory and test track which was in…
After our introduction to the Falls in Zambia, we wanted to venture to Zimbabwe to see how the Victoria Falls experience in that country compared. We were visiting during the dry season and It was the perfect time!
Most people seeing this picture of the Old Cathedral in Kaliningrad, Russia, assume they’re looking at the 19th-century because of the red-brick construction. But they’re wrong! The cathedral was begun in 1333 and nearly finished by 1380,…
Bagan is not a single place but a string of settlements on a bend of the Irrawaddy River with a plain stretching eastward for many miles. It’s on the western edge of the tourist track, an oval-shaped circuit of the country with Yangon…
I’ve had some gut-wrenching plane landings (and take-offs) in my days, but few compare with Lukla airport in Nepal.
One of the many things I’ve grown to appreciate over the years, at home and on my travels, is a beautiful classic well-maintained car. They are works of art! I love them and know a few of them, but lack the knowledge to identify most or…
In the United States, a country with dozens of great national parks, it makes sense that there would be some “orphan” parks that are only rarely visited. Such is the case with Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Great…
Dusk on the Tagus River, looking toward April 25th Bridge Every city’s history is reflected in its neighborhoods and its architecture, but in Lisbon’s case two important factors add to the picture. One is the incredible wealth that came to…
Remember those great, big, American cars of the 50s and 60s, and maybe even 70s? You don’t get much chance to see them unless you’re near a movie shoot…so imagine my surprise, on my first day in Stockholm, when I turned the…
There are two sides to every story, and to every river—including the broad Tagus River that flows past Lisbon and out to the Atlantic. Almost half the population of the metropolitan area lives south of the river, connected to the city by a…
My good friends took me to the Mercedes-Benz Museum this past June and I was quite impressed. Not only are the cars great and in superb condition, but the design of the building is pretty cool. It overlooks their factory and test track which was in…
After our introduction to the Falls in Zambia, we wanted to venture to Zimbabwe to see how the Victoria Falls experience in that country compared. We were visiting during the dry season and It was the perfect time!
