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Ireland

Ireland is an island of contradictions. A landscape strewn with rocks and bogs and yet stunning beauty; a history of internal conflict and surprising reconciliation, and interminable struggles with famine, money, and dependency and yet determined  problem-solving and amazing business acumen. Ireland has survived — no, prevailed, even thrived — because of the resolve and good-heartedness of a hopeful and welcoming people.

This is my visual take over 150 hours of experiencing the colorful contradictions of Ireland.

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Night shot of ornate courtyard in Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

Saudi Arabia & Beyond

Over the years I consulted in Saudi Arabia and explored the Arab Gulf region, I was fascinated by the area’s opulence of magnificent mosques and ambitious commercial developments, by the implosion of multicultural people in the “oasis” cities — Riyadh, Jubail, Dubai — by the graciousness of everyone, especially Saudis, and by the love for the desert.

Woman half-hidden by peppers in Barcelona marketplace

Barcelona

Barcelona is an explosive visual experience of architecture, markets, and street folks, dominated by the billiant imagination of architect Antoni Gaudí whose mystifying church, La Sagrada Familia, has been under construction for over 140 years. Then there is the brilliant colors of the marketplace and the absorbing daily lives of locals.

New York+

Do cities intimidate you? Cities scared me as a kid. It still takes some confidence-building to visit a new place. But after spending time in many of the world’s biggest cities — Tokyo, Bangalore, Riyadh, San Francisco — I now know how to see, really see, and enjoy the urban experience. Here’s what I recommend for one of my favorite metropolises: NEW YORK CITY.