Efes, Turkey. Ephesus was the second largest city in the world (at least in the Greco-Roman World) in the first century B.C. when its population was over two hundred fifty thousand. Now you can wander its ruins and imagine what…
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Caesarea
In looking at potential destinations in Israel, Caesarea was high on my list. King Herod the Great built his grand port there and the victorious Crusaders had erected a fortress there. In its archaeological remains stood glimpses of these heady…
Posted in World Glimpses
Yellowstone
Please enjoy some pictures from Yellowstone National Park. I stayed at a cabin in the park; I recommend a minimum of three days to appreciate its diversity. I wrote about Yellowstone in Chapter 20 of Tattoo. …
Posted in Found in the USA
Abruzzo
My father’s family had come from the Abruzzo region of Italy just a century ago. I don’t know why but I felt beholden to get there. My father came from a family of people who cooked polenta and made red…
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Mesa Verde
Mesa Verde is a National Park at the intersection of four states (Utah, Colorado, Utah and New Mexico). I was on a road trip around Southern Utah and stumbled upon it, high up on a ledge with greenery way, way down…
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