Yellow
{August Break 8/10: Yellow} So there I was thinking, "What am I going to do for today? I am not really a yellow kind of gal." And then I looked [...]
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Aug, 2016
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Jun, 2016
Xi’an Muslim Quarter
Perhaps because, unlike sites like the Terracotta Warriors (which had been my number one China bucket list item--photos soon!), I had no preconceptions, no one else's images in my head [...]
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Mar, 2016
The Power of Keeping a Promise to Yourself
St. George's Monastery, Wadi Qelt Always, always, I have wanted to see the Greek Orthodox monasteries of Marsaba and St. George, built into the cliffs of the Judean Hills. But [...]
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Mar, 2016
When a Friend Dies
Today I found out by happenstance, via Facebook, that a friend of mine passed away. We weren't close friends or I would have known that her battle with cancer had [...]
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Dec, 2015
The Best of Jerusalem 2015
To summarize my stay in Jerusalem this summer in one blog post? It's a tall order, but here goes. We spent an inordinate amount of time on an exceedingly hot [...]
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Dec, 2015
The Best of London 2015
We took a weekend "side" trip to London from Scotland to visit relatives and tour a little. Here are my best shots from that sojourn. We did the touristy thing [...]
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Dec, 2015
The Best of Scotland 2015
For the last few days of this year I decided to run a "Best of..." series to pay homage to some of the best times this year, i.e. travels and [...]
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Sep, 2015
The Postcard Tradition
I haven’t been around because I’ve been chilling, and before I was chilling, I was traveling—days crammed with stuffing suitcases, riding taxes and buses, making it to the airport on [...]
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Aug, 2015
Shuk Mahane Yehuda, Jerusalem
Any market is a feast for the eyes, and a shuk (= Middle Eastern market, pronounced "shook") is especially so. It is also a photographer's paradise. All those colors, shapes, [...]
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Feb, 2015
Off the Beaten Path in Israel: Zohar Stronghold
The cold is getting to me (Chicago's high is 17F today), so it's time for memories of warmer days and an entirely different landscape than winter's bleak outside. I haven't [...]
