Gateway to recycling center
The heart of the Eritrea
The highland capital of Asmara is both the center of the country and its largest city - as well as a UNESCO World Heritage site due to how well preserved is the Italian colonial heritage…
Rembrandt as an apostle
Dutch Treats: Rembrandt and Jackman
Beyond walking and boating around Amsterdam, we dived into several museums, including the Rijksmuseum and the splendid van Gogh collection. And for something completely different, a stellar performance by Hugh Jackman at the city’s Ziggo…
Sun-lit canal, Amsterdam
By lane, by canal: moving about Amsterdam
Amsterdam by foot, as many of you know, displays a charming cityscape of brick buildings in various hues of red and various harmonious styles dating back to the 17th century. The central city was endlessly…
Jewish Wedding in Morocco
A stop in Paris for arts (Delacroix) and sports (Tour de France)
We flew through Paris on the way to Iceland, partly to enjoy the city again and partly to catch a rare retrospective of the 19th century artist Eugene Delacroix. So we spent several pleasurable hours…
Pia Glacier panorama
Patagonia Road Trip 6: By ship through Tierra del Fuego
We traveled the last leg of our trip by ship out of Punta Arenas through the Beagle Channel and the Straits of Magellan (the original passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans). Our days on…
Beaux Art hotel, Punta Arenas
Patagonia Road Trip 5: Punta Arenas
Punta Arenas is the very end of the line for driving through Patagonian Chile, though one can drive across adjacent land into Tierra del Fuego, the land of fire. It's long been a commercial port…
Layered Cuernos del Paine, the horns
Patagonia Road Trip 4: The Argentinean mountains & Torres del Paine
The fourth leg of our trip took us the snow-capped mountains and glaciers of Argentina before we returned to Chile for vast Torres del Paine. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert…
Hands of Cuevas de las Manos
Patagonia Road Trip 3: On to Argentina & Cuevas de las manos
The third leg of our trip took us across the border to Argentina. Our first stop in this desert landscape transported us thousands of years back in time to the Caves of Hands, Cuevas de…
Marble caves, Rio Tranquilo
Patagonia Road Trip 2: The Chilean midst
This post reviews the second part of our trip, one of colorful canyons, alpine ridgelines, marbled caves, tough roads and endlessly sublime scenery. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert pampas began…
Hanging glacier from above, Queulat
Patagonia Road Trip 1: The North
This post reviews the first part of our Patagonian trip, with its islands, ferries, volcanoes, glaciers and more. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert pampas began at Puerto Montt, Chile, and…