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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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damascus

Suq vs. Mall

October 17, 2022
Tags: damascus, syria, markets, mall, corporations, business, people, mosque

No Getting Lost

October 14, 2022
Tags: syria, damascus, mosque, design, people, park, personal

Paradise is Green and Gold

October 14, 2022
Tags: syria, damascus, mosque, mosaic, nature, islam, architecture, identity

Vacating the Interior

July 18, 2017
Tags: Morocco, mosque, damascus, tourism, public space