feats of engineering

A power line runs through it (The Great Wall, Beijing, China);

A power line runs through it (The Great Wall, Beijing, China);

A power line runs through it (The Great Wall, Beijing, China) I was surprised to see this when I visited...

Prague’s Old Town Astronomical Clock

The Astronomical Clock, or Orloj as it’s called there, is a popular attraction in the Old Town of Prague. Every...

A Man, A Plan, A Canal – Panama

That well-known Palindrome is one of the few that make sense. I mean Taco Cat and Yo Banana Boy are...

Panama Canal Museum and PANAMA sign

The Panama Canal Museum is in the old part of Panama City. It costs $10 to enter (at this time)....

Angkor Wat archeological area

Angkor Wat in Siem Reap Cambodia has numerous archaeological wonders and beautiful carved stone artwork.

Sagrada Familia – indescribable beauty (Barcelona, Spain)

It is hard to describe the beauty of Sagrada Familia.  I have heard that some people went to it, saw...

Lake Titicaca floating islands (Peru)

The story goes that the people in this region got tired of being in fights with their neighbors, so they...

The Great Wall of China – Jinshanling to Simatai hike (Beijing)

When I went to China, I had planned on doing a Great Wall hike. At least until I found out...

Sacsayhuaman Incan Fortress (Sax-say-hwaman) – Peru – UNESCO site

Sacsayhuaman is a large megalithic site in Peru that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  It is an old Inca...

Living underground, then and now – Cappadocia and Coober Pedy

There are a few places in the world where people live underground.  Sadly, some are just homeless. For example, those...