palmyra, syria, part three: its wonderful people [and a hookah party]
Staying in Tadmur, the modern town next to the ancient ruins of Palmyra, was quite an experience. I was there in January so the...
palmyra, syria, part two: a magnificent unesco site
As part of a tour of Syria I embarked on in 2008 that included Aleppo, Damascus, and the Krak des Chevaliers Crusader castle, the...
palmyra, syria, part one: an ancient site under threat
This blog has been in existence for more than four years and during that time I have been able to chronicle my exploration of...
the mysterious mausoleum of mauretania
Among the more interesting and mysterious archeological sites in Algeria is a structure that, while archaeologists claim they know the origins, they really can’t...
the ruins of tipasa: algeria’s ancient punic trading post
With the blue Mediterranean in the background, the impressive ruins of Tipasa, an ancient Punic trading-post conquered by Rome and turned into a strategic...
vlog from the roman site at djemila, algeria
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kotor: montenegro’s old town gem on the adriatic
On Montenegro's Adriatic coast, tucked deep in a bay, is a second century C.E. gem that should be visited now before all of the...
the beauty of montenegro’s durmitor national park
The Durmitor region in the northwest of Montenegro was declared a national park in 1952. The park includes the massif of Durmitor and the...
a place in saint louis, senegal tailor made for flyingnorth
During my travels in Senegal, as usual I was on the lookout for places that would inspire me to write a blog post. Those...
kyoto’s kinkaku, or golden pavillion
Kyoto was quite a surprise. I didn't know much about the city except that it was the location for the the UN climate change...
