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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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ships

How to Hajj

December 16, 2022
Tags: Egypt, Mecca, mural, wall, house, ships, pilgrimage

Museum Infrastructure

December 15, 2022
Tags: Egypt, fortress, nation, ships, infrastructure, Ottomans

An Infinity of Infinity Pools

October 31, 2022
Tags: dubai, hotel, ships, water, waterfront, luxury

Framing Modern Pleasures

October 29, 2022
Tags: dubai, museum, wealth, luxury, ships, art

The Art of Global Trade

October 27, 2022
Tags: dubai, business, portugal, ships, Japan, painting, museum

Model Ship in the Cathedral

June 07, 2022
Tags: england, patriotism, war, ships, model, spirituality, church

Replica Caravels

February 27, 2022
Tags: expo, chicago, ships, relic, authenticity, Columbus, Spain

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

Jebel Ali Port

January 11, 2022
Tags: dubai, port, business, ships, infrastructure, development
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A Long Occupation with the World

April 10, 2019
Tags: South Africa, travel, books, ships

Building a Ship in Sturgeon Bay

September 12, 2016
Tags: wisconsin, industrialism, ships, education, globalization