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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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Floating World Japan

April 25, 2024
Tags: japan, images, tokyo, kyoto, manga, art

Passing City Views

April 14, 2024
Tags: japan, city, tokyo, sign, view

Good Old Showa Era

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

The Permanence of Mt Fuji

February 24, 2024
Tags: Japan, art, tokyo, mountains, identity, history, postcards

English in the Tokyo Dome

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

Left Coast Feeling

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

The Rainbow in Japan

February 15, 2024
Tags: Japan, tokyo, books, bookstore, LGBTQ, identity

Books Hanging On

February 13, 2024
Tags: tokyo, books, bookstore, business

True Travel as Bodily Experience

February 13, 2024
Tags: Japan, tokyo, sign, travel, street scene, google earth

Office Windows

February 11, 2024
Tags: Japan, office, design, tokyo, architecture, work space

Getting to Average

February 05, 2024
Tags: Japan, street scene, design, symbols, city, tokyo

Clean not Manicured

February 05, 2024
Tags: Japan, plants, trash, city, tokyo, sidewalk

Street Bonsai

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

Be Safe!

February 02, 2024
Tags: Japan, sign, safety, public space, children, tokyo

Pile of Rocks

February 01, 2024
Tags: Japan, memorial, preservation, tokyo, history
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