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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The grave marker of Adele Brise in Champion near Door County.. composed in Walloon, related to French and still spoken in southern Belgium

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Walking the Public Beach

October 29, 2022
Tags: dubai, beach, hotel, private space, public space, luxury

Walking the Palm

October 01, 2022
Tags: dubai, design, city, road, development, beach

Screens and Limitation

October 01, 2022
Tags: dubai, hotel, wealth, luxury, private space, beach

The Shape of the Palm

October 01, 2022
Tags: dubai, place, house, wealth, luxury, beach

Photographing Wealth

September 25, 2022
Tags: dubai, hotel, wealth, photography, beach, history, class

Influencer Heaven

September 25, 2022
Tags: dubai, hotel, instagram, photography, city, skyline, beach

Two Global Populations

September 25, 2022
Tags: dubai, beach, city, skyscraper, laborers, class, globalization

The Travel Ideal

September 25, 2022
Tags: dubai, travel, hotel, beach, europe, tourism, food
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What We See

September 27, 2020
Tags: silicon valley, environmentalism, nature, water, beach, ocean, tech
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Nature Scuttles Away

September 26, 2020
Tags: silicon valley, nature, beach, mindfulness, Life, animals
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Pioneer Wagon Glimpsed

May 28, 2019
Tags: South Africa, transportation, park, children, playground, google earth, beach, story
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Story of an Ostrich Photo

May 08, 2019
Tags: South Africa, animals, tourism, beach, photography, relic, nature
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Meeting the African Penguin

May 07, 2019
Tags: South Africa, animals, tourism, beach, photography