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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 Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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Scripted Games

September 09, 2024
Tags: Egypt, church, hebrew, Israel, scripture, writing, language

Stop, Refresh!

August 31, 2024
Tags: Egypt, gas station, food, brands, language, interior scene

English in the Tokyo Dome

February 22, 2024
Tags: Japan, writing, language, sports, stadium, tokyo, sign

The Theme of Unknowability

February 16, 2024
Tags: Japan, language, travel, technology, documentary, comic

Automatic for the People

February 01, 2024
Tags: Japan, language, technology, google, sign

The Popular Theology of Power Spots

December 29, 2023
Tags: Japan, sacred space, TikTok, language, tourism

Touch Screen Info

October 14, 2023
Tags: Japan, tokyo, shrine, screens, war, language, shinto

Navigating Systems

October 07, 2023
Tags: Japan, language, technology, screens, restaurant

Forever 21

September 30, 2022
Tags: dubai, globalization, mall, business, clothing, language

Tour, Interrupted

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

Circle K in Egypt

July 25, 2022
Tags: Egypt, business, globalization, language, fast-food, food, corporations, sign

Hope in English

July 23, 2022
Tags: cairo, Coptic, bible, identity, language, cave, church

Egypt and English

July 19, 2022
Tags: cairo, Coptic, sign, bible, Egypt, language

Arabic as English

January 07, 2022
Tags: dubai, language, arabic, tourism, sign
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Urdu Books

May 16, 2020
Tags: Sierra Leone, books, Ahmadiyya, missionary, language
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