Detroit lies slumbering in the State of Michigan as the once steel giant city of industry. I was there in 1998. Walking down the main street to the city’s gorgeous art museum (Detroit Industry of Arts) and the worthwhile Charles H. Wright African…
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San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, sticks in my mind mostly because of the bar at the Menger Hotel. Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders used to gather there. I got my vodka gimlet and tried to imagine the scene back in the day. But…
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Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital of Croatia, that country shaped like a boomerang. It is pronounced zah’-grrib. The second syllable is short and the r is a bit rolled. I had a waiter work on it with me until I got…
Posted in World Glimpses
Gelada on picnic
In the Simien Mountains, the Gelada Baboons roam amidst gorgeous scenery. It was like looking out over a section of the Grand Canyon. Closer up, the thick-billed ravens perched amongst abysinth roses; much like a white beach rose but growing on…
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Nebraska
On a November road trip around Nebraska last year, I was surprised at how much there was to see and do. Alas, it was spread out over lots of flat open space, but there were many road sections with 70-75…
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