Places
Traveling as site-seeing is enjoyable. I’ve done that. But my nagging inquisitiveness and my drive to capture the unusual has pushed me to peer down life alleys. And from those experiences has come an adaptability to discomfort, a flexibility for what I don’t understand, and enduring stories that can be told and retold. Here’s some of what I’ve discovered.
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Local Musicians
Barcelona
Florida
Naples
Florence
Boats and Boaters
Belfast ME
Belfast ME
Ogunquit ME
Sardinian Coast
Rockport MA
Ordinary, Everyday Life
Tokyo
Naples
Qingdao China
Qingdao China
Big Places That Made Me Feel Small
Marseille
London
Florence
The Complexity of Train Stations
York England
Maastricht Netherlands
Harrisburg PA
Durham England
York England
Manhattan New York
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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.
Ireland
This is my visual take of over 150 waking hours of experiencing the contradictioins of Ireland, 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.
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.
Saudi Arabia+
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.
Sicily
Sicily is a place for drifting and sifting — and, consequently, of surprises. Recognizable, must-see landmarks are few. So you go there relatively uninformed and open to drifting around the island. Then comes the joy of sifting through the centuries of invaders — Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Normans – while experiencing the surprises of unforgettable food, welcoming locals, and camera-grabbing scenery.