Category: Places & Tourism
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A Joyous Return to Vietnam
After teaching in Vietnam for nearly ten years, I left in 2003 to very mixed emotions, not knowing if and when I would be able to return. This past week, I had the extreme fortune of returning to Hanoi for the first time since 2009. A lot has changed since then, both in the heart…
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Verdi’s NABUCCO – and on Never Giving Up
I had the rare privilege to attend the marvelous opera Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi at the fabulous Tbilisi Opera House. It’s one of those old world European style stunners of a place as you’ll see from some of my photos of the evening. Nabucco is about the story of King Nebuchadnezzar from the book of…
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Come on, NY State. Parks should be free.
In June, as I was heading back to New York for the summer, I was excited about the great outdoors, so I bought myself an Empire Pass, which allows you to access every New York State park as many times as you like for the entire year. It seemed like a good idea. It was…
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Churches in Athens
I spent a fabulous weekend in Athens. Of the many things I enjoyed, I appreciated visiting the many ancient and more modern churches of the city. I thought I would drop some of my favorite photos.
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First Jaunt to Egypt
I had a great time taking a few days to explore Cairo. I wasn’t sure what to expect except spectacular pyramids. They did not disappoint. The Giza pyramids sitting on the edge of the desert were indeed awe-inspiring trying to figure out and imagine what it looked like when they were being built. The desert…
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The Cologne Cathedral & My Latest Novel: An Excerpt
Part 3 of the Forgotten Child Trilogy, releasing March 20th, begins like this: *** She cowered in the shadows of the ambulatory, tucked behind the ribbed lines of a granite pillar. Her boy lay limp in her arms, his eyes closed, his breathing shallow and punctuated by an occasional whimper as her soft pats and…
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