Starry skies – see the Milky Way
Since I live in Chicago and have always lived in a large metro area, one of the things I love...
Grenada – Grenade-ah :-) The Spice Island
Again a pronunciation: Grenade-ahI was pronouncing it incorrectly because I used to live in a building called the Grenada Center,...
Chat with a tree in Australia?
Leave it to the Aussies to do this. Melbourne (Mel-bun) Australia has mapped the location, species, and age of thousands...
Walking among the dead in catacombs and crypts
There are many places around the world have catacombs you can tour. Many more countries have crypts that you can...
Terezin – the WWII Nazi lie of “Work Frees”
Terezin was a Jewish ghetto in a former resort town just a bit north of Prague. It was a converted...
Sagrada Familia – How-to-guide
For more about the site itself – see my article on Sagrada Familia’s beauty. For more about Gaudi’s work in...
Stay in a Japanese temple with Buddhist monks
If you are in Japan, one thing you can try as an unusual experience is staying in a shukubo. These...
Lidice’s crying children (Czechia)
Just a bit outside Prague is Lidice, another town that is a tragic tale from WWII. The Town Lidice was...
Cost for 8 full days in Beijing and Xi'an (including airfare from Chicago, hotel, attractions) < $1500. How?
I travel a lot. Well, as much as I can afford with the time and money I have available. There...
Tirta Empul – a fresh-water spring water temple in Bali
Pura Turta Empul is a water temple in Bali with beautiful grounds. It is surrounding a fresh water spring. Tirta...
