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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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port

The Merchant's House

December 15, 2022
Tags: Egypt, guide, hotel, travel, port

Hiding Infrastructure

January 16, 2022
Tags: dubai, infrastructure, globalization, port, business, ships, mall

Seattle View

January 13, 2022
Tags: seattle, democracy, public space, port, ships, city

Clip of Unloading

January 13, 2022
Tags: dubai, port, ships, containers, industrialism, globalization, infrastructure, YouTube

Happy Containers

January 13, 2022
Tags: dubai, ships, transportation, port, skyline, city, YouTube, containers

DP World's World

January 12, 2022
Tags: dubai, port, sign, globalization, business, street scene, google earth

At the Curtain

January 12, 2022
Tags: dubai, tourism, industrialism, port, google earth, street scene

Seeing the Port

January 11, 2022
Tags: dubai, port, google earth, infrastructure, tourism

Jebel Ali Port

January 11, 2022
Tags: dubai, port, business, ships, infrastructure, development
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The Port in the Distance

February 12, 2020
Tags: Greece, parthenon, city, photography, travel, personal, port

Port of Seattle Containers

September 01, 2016
Tags: seattle, industrialism, containers, port, globalization