In celebration of Earth Day – which is today, in case you weren’t sure – I’d like to share some of my favorite photos from around the globe. Since I’ve been fortunate enough to set foot on all seven continents, I’ll do one for each. In no particular order, here they are – starting with […]

Great Journeys of the World
It’s hard to find much better writing or photography than in a National Geographic magazine. So when I found a book of theirs at a liquidation sale, I made no hesitation in snatching it right up. Great Journeys of the World, the hardcover version, was beautifully bound with great pictures and intriguing story titles, so […]

Sunset at Egypt’s Luxor Temple
Egypt’s Luxor Temple was once home of government during the Roman Era, and is not far from the massive Karnak Temple…

Walking the Grounds of Saqqara
Walking amongst the ruins in the ancient Egyptian necropolis of Saqqara.

Down the Nile
When the Borders stores closed about a year ago, I picked up every last travel book I could find. The sales were too good to ignore. One of the books I grabbed was Rosemary Mahoney’s Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman’s Skiff, which wasn’t quite what I had originally expected. Down the Nile is […]

Shopping in Egypt’s Khan el-Khalili
Shopping in the winding maze of streets in Cairo’s historic Khan el-Khalili Bazaar.