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Palermo: The Flower of Sicily
Posted on July 21, 2011 | No Comments“Is this your first time to Palermo?” The fellow next to me smiled but looked with masked concern at the cappuccino I was drinking at noon, a cardinal sin for... -
Kyoto As You Like It: Private Tours in the Heart of Japan
Posted on July 18, 2011 | 3 CommentsCan you imagine a Rasputin-esque Buddhist monk sleeping with the Empress of Japan whispering political intrigues that would end up in effect ending female rulers in the Empire? Or the... -
A Calatrava Masterpiece: Milwaukee Art Museum
Posted on July 18, 2011 | 1 CommentIt rises up out of the lake, spreading its bright white wings ever so slowly in the sun. Crowds gather every day to see its majestic performance. It is not... -
Long Weekend in Memphis – What to Do?
Posted on July 13, 2011 | 1 CommentBlues and Barbeque The Mississippi flows south along the edge of Memphis, but musicians traveled north out of the Mississippi Delta and the South to arrive here in the twentieth... -
Visiting the Lighthouses of Door County
Posted on July 9, 2011 | No CommentsThe door resembles a bulkhead and I duck and ease myself out. The sudden force of the wind compels me to tuck my baseball cap into my jacket pocket. Over... -
Pils-grimage: Meet Your Wisconsin Brewers
Posted on July 9, 2011 | 1 CommentI roll into Ashland, Wisconsin just around quitting time and head straight to Deep Water Grille just a block off the highway, a stone’s throw from Lake Superior. The restaurant... -
Cruising the Heart of Myanmar: The Road to Mandalay
Posted on June 2, 2011 | 5 CommentsAn hour after coming ashore, I am climbing brick stairs, warped with wear from the elements and the bare feet of the faithful over several hundred years, until I reach... -
A Sultan-sized Souvenir: Buying a Turkish Carpet
Posted on April 21, 2011 | 7 CommentsIt’s the most beautiful thing you will ever walk all over. Much more than a trinket or a shell with a destination name etched in the side, this memento will... -
Birds of a Feather: The International Crane Foundation
Posted on April 3, 2011 | 5 CommentsI’m sitting alone with a very rare creature. His feathers glow glaring white in the mid-day sun and he wades through his own private pool atop spindly legs. His long... -
Chilling in Vietnam: Mui Ne and Binh Thuan
Posted on March 25, 2011 | 2 CommentsI glance to the right side of the road where the sun glitters off the South China Sea (Biển Đông or East Sea in Vietnam) and a line of small... -
Bangkok Rescue: Interview with Marko Cunningham
Posted on March 25, 2011 | 5 CommentsI met Marko back in 2008 and in 2010 did this story about him for an in-flight magazine. Marko returned to Bangkok for the violent protester-government clashes, risking his neck... -
School of Atrocity: Phnom Penh’s Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21)
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsGhostly reflections of the faces behind us lay on the plastic over the faces before us. Faces, endless faces – men, old and young, women, children, even infants in their... -
Visiting Angkor: Khmer Wonder and UNESCO Heritage Site
Posted on March 3, 2011 | 1 CommentIs there such a thing as a bad day to go to Angkor? The sometimes oppressive heat can seem like a rite of passage, the strenuous climbs, a test of... -
Caribbean Carnival: Curacao
Posted on March 3, 2011 | 3 CommentsI know I danced for hours, but I also know how far I danced: Four miles, to be exact and receiving high-fives and drinks all along the way. Carnival in... -
Even the Rivers Are Laid Back: Rafting in Jamaica
Posted on March 2, 2011 | 3 CommentsCall it Huck Finn goes Caribbean. There are perhaps few other activities as soothing as floating down a lazy river, and the lush landscape of Jamaica provides the ideal setting...
