Burgos Cathedral: The Royal Treatment
Neither Compostela pilgrims nor tourists would want to miss this World Heritage monument, still soaring in detail yet artfully enhanced since the 13th century. (Click here to read the post.)
Secular Salamanca
The sacred and the secular have always lived side by side in Salamanca. This post wanders along the secular side (university, courtly, and commercial life). Click here to read the post.
Sacred Salamanca
The sacred and the secular have always lived side by side in Salamanca. This post honors the first, the grand churches and monastic centers. Click here to read the post.
Tracing the Thracians
The surprise of discovery often stirs us in our travels. Uncovering remnants of Thracian culture throughout Bulgaria was a perfect example. Click here to read the post.
Ohrid – anything but horrid
The ancient hillside city of Ohrid is an historical and natural splendor, but it still knows how to put on a party, especially a wedding. Click here to read the post.
Skopje – the good, grandiose, and Great
A walk about central Skopje delivers it all in big doses. Click here to read the post.
Natural Macedonia
Though small, Macedonia features plenty of inviting open spaces and reserves such as Mavrovo National Park. Click here to read the post.
A Ukraine to Remember
We were hesitant about visiting Ukraine in the fall of 2015. Wasn’t there a war going on? But the experience of the urban and rural parts of the country were worth the challenge. Click here…
A Wall of His Own: Banksy
As a fine exhibit here In Lisbon showed, Banksy keeps meeting walls he likes, on which he likes to critique what he doesn’t like about our world. Click here to read the post.
A Garden and Delights in Lisbon: Gulbenkian museum
We took a recommendation and went to the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, a private collection by a devoted art collector and a developer of oil fields in Iraq early in the 20th century. Click here to…