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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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europe

Egypt for Outsiders

July 21, 2024
Tags: Egypt, nation, cairo, colonialism, europe

The Travel Ideal

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

Tour, Interrupted

August 19, 2022
Tags: Egypt, monastery, tourism, guide, europe, vacation, language

The View from Up Here

February 08, 2022
Tags: dubai, view, design, nation, globalization, mountains, europe
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The Use of the Earth

July 27, 2021
Tags: wisconsin, stone, architecture, globalization, design, art, europe
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Looking to Another Place

March 21, 2021
Tags: wisconsin, colleges, architecture, building, europe
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Remain

December 21, 2020
Tags: London, politics, sign, identity, europe, immigration, business
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A Claim for Centrality

December 10, 2019
Tags: colonialism, London, memorial, globalization, europe, england, nation, sculpture