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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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restaurant

The Cultural Salon

November 13, 2024
Tags: cairo, restaurant, novel, Egypt, Nobel Prize

The Vantage of a Cold Beer

November 13, 2024
Tags: cairo, city, history, restaurant, memory

Cafe Riche

November 13, 2024
Tags: cairo, city, restaurant, alcohol, memory

Good Old Showa Era

February 24, 2024
Tags: Japan, tokyo, view, mountains, restaurant

Left Coast Feeling

February 22, 2024
Tags: Japan, american culture, globalization, California, restaurant, bar, tokyo

The Scale of Tokyo Streets

February 09, 2024
Tags: Japan, street scene, restaurant, design

Street Bonsai

February 02, 2024
Tags: Japan, restaurant, bonsai, tree, nature, street scene, city, tokyo

Restaurant Bus Meditation

January 15, 2024
Tags: Japan, tokyo, business, modernity, film, restaurant, street scene

The Mackerel Sliding By

October 07, 2023
Tags: Japan, restaurant, food

All the Sushi

October 07, 2023
Tags: Japan, restaurant, food, aesthetic

Digital Bodies Bowing

October 07, 2023
Tags: Japan, restaurant, screens, body

Automatic for the People

October 07, 2023
Tags: Japan, restaurant, screens, food, money

Navigating Systems

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

A Seat at the Sushi Bar

October 06, 2023
Tags: Japan, tokyo, food, restaurant, sign

Enjoy the North

May 01, 2023
Tags: Northwoods, story, restaurant, sign
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