The Titanic
It was a strange trip. Two trips, actually. The eight days on the boat, and the three that followed in Switzerland. I had COVID like...
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Oct 9
On The Other Side
Off the boat, down the walkway, and on the other side of the tracks, there is another world, of flowers, tiny things, and holy ones....
Oct 8
Amsterdam
I didn’t plan this trip, so I was pleased to discover upon arrival that we’d have two days in Amsterdam before departure. It’s as close...
Oct 5
Thin Places
We fly to Minneapolis in the morning and then onto Amsterdam for a week long Rhine River cruise on the Emerald Destiny. I’m excited, but...
Apr 28
Looking Back
I used to tell my children - though they would likely deny it - that the world will change for the better only when inter-racial marriage...
Apr 25
Thoughts On Travel
I’ve thought a lot about Travel, learned much, and have much yet to learn. I was in Old Cairo, about to climb the steps to the Church of...
Apr 24
A Time To Talk
I went to Egypt to see the Nile, and those it sustains. But along the way I met Nubians, not just a people found in history books, but...
Apr 21
After years of waiting . . .
Like most of my generation, I was a child when I first learned of the pyramids. A single photo in an elementary school text book. Black...
Apr 18
Another Street
I’d been told about Al-Mu izz Street. That it’s an open-air museum of Islamic monuments and culture. The Valley of the Kings is also...
Apr 17
The Le Caire
The Le Caire is not a hotel as such. Certainly not on the order of a Hilton or Ritz-Carlton. Some might call it a hostel, though not in...
Apr 16
A Table With A View
I’ve had many conversations with Egyptians about the war in Gaza. To a person, they don’t hesitate to call it genocide. Arabs with a...
Apr 15
First Day
The Egyptian Museum. It’s at the top of every list. So I headed out. It’s an easy walk from the Le Caire, stopping first at a book shop,...
Apr 15
Car 3, Seat 16
The kind owner of the New Memnon made the arrangements and sent a driver to retrieve my ticket. The 935 for Cairo would depart the Luxor...
Apr 14
Tayip
I don’t recall when or how I learned of Tayip. On the internet for sure. Most likely the blog post of another. No matter. It was a...
Apr 12
From the Basmatic to Luxor
I’m in Luxor, but that’s getting ahead of the story. The Basmatic, free of the mud, made an easy sail the rest of the way. I don’t know...
Apr 10
The Sail - Part 1
We set sail mid-morning aboard the Basmatic. The same Basmatic as the Nubian Guest House. I’d been told that Basmatic refers to a late...
Apr 9
Down River
I’m leaving soon to travel north. Two days on a feluca. No wifi. I’ll be sad to leave the island but have assured my new friends that...
Apr 8
The Island
There’s a little girl here, Hora. Her mother is the housekeeper. Twice Hora has asked that I sit beside her, so I can listen to her...
Apr 7
The River
Ancient Egyptians called it Aur (black) in reference to the dark sediment carried north from east-central Africa, deposited annually on...
Apr 6
Why Egypt?
“Why Egypt?” I was asked. “Why not?” my reply - shorthand for “I’m not sure why.” Like many, though, l’m fascinated by Egypt’s history -...
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