Every first timer to Japan should see Tokyo and Kyoto, and for good reason. Kyoto is Japan’s most historically significant city, home to the imperial court for more than 1,000 years. Tokyo is its modern […]
I’ve been to New York City six times since 2019, which has given me ample time to explore, visit new places, and circle back to my favorites (High Line, I’m looking at you). Because these […]
Exploring Japan’s Famous Castles–A Journey through History and Time If I could time travel, I probably wouldn’t choose Japan during the late 15th- to early 17th-centuries. Those were times of great upheaval and constant civil […]
Choosing which of the eight states along Route 66 is the best seems uncharitable, kind of like choosing a favorite child. But heck, I might as well admit it. Arizona is my favorite. Part of […]
Cruising U.S. Route 66 in California If you’ve been driving the 2,448 miles from Chicago west to Santa Monica on the best long road trip in America, Route 66 in California will seem like the […]
If Japanese Buddhist Temple Bells Could Talk If you’ve visited Buddhist temples in Japan, chances are you passed through their entry gates and continued straight to their venerable main halls. Perhaps you admired the architecture, […]
OSTIA–ANCIENT ROME’S PORT CITY I didn’t appreciate what I was seeing as I walked the stone streets of Ostia, ancient Rome’s port city, gazing at what used to be taverns, inns, baths, bakeries, temples, markets, […]
WHAT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY & ELLIS ISLAND TELL US ABOUT IMMIGRATION I’m a descendant of immigrants. Most likely you are, too. When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, 2.5 million colonists and […]
OSTIA–ANCIENT ROME’S PORT CITY I didn’t appreciate what I was seeing as I walked the stone streets of Ostia, ancient Rome’s port city, gazing at what used to be taverns, inns, baths, bakeries, temples, markets, […]