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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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Why One Museum?

December 02, 2024
Tags: cairo, museum, size, sign, Wonder of the World

Instagram Ramses

November 29, 2024
Tags: cairo, museum, size, statue, instagram, architecture, monunent, photography

Inarticulate Size

September 12, 2024
Tags: Egypt, church, size, sacred space

The Hanging Church

September 11, 2024
Tags: Egypt, cairo, Coptic, church, interior scene, architecture, size, Byzantine

Not a Megachurch!

September 03, 2024
Tags: Egypt, church, Coptic, megachurch, size

Towering Retail

January 07, 2022
Tags: dubai, business, design, size, fascism, mall, architecture

Losing Delight

January 06, 2022
Tags: dubai, size, ferris wheel, experience, design, amusement park
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The Size of a Monument

December 27, 2018
Tags: Senegal, statue, size, monunent

Human Scale and Mosques

July 19, 2017
Tags: mosque, Morocco, airport, space, worship, size

The Retractable Ceiling

July 18, 2017
Tags: Morocco, mosque, ceiling, stadium, size, istanbul

The Sheer Size

July 18, 2017
Tags: Morocco, mosque, tourism, nation, money, size