Croatia. When Yugoslavia imploded, the City of Vukovar was under frequent attack. In 1991, the hospital was bombed so that the basement was all that was left. That basement, without beds and without most everything else, served as the “hospital” during the…

“Even castles made from sand fall to the ocean” – Jimi Hendrix We are nearing summer at home and to a fair weather fan like me, the seashore feels all new and yet familiar. That made me think of other…

As part of a walking tour, I went to the former Nazi rallying grounds in Nuremberg. They were big and gray, and without any colorful banners or loud crowds. It was a quiet place. The guide told how people were required…

Sabah is the northern most municipality on the Island of Borneo. There lies a tall mountain, Mount Kinabalu. Its summit is 13,432 feet high. Traditionally, it was called “Aki Nabalu” or Home of the Spirits of the Dead. (Sabah is a Malaysian state…

What did I see in Cambodia? Where to begin? I went to Cambodia to see Ankor Wat; that was a big complex with amazing statuary and reliefs. At the front entrance was a wide road with a line of demons…