Roxelana and Süleyman: What Happens When You Marry a Power-hungry Woman
Süleyman I “fell in love with one of his concubines, Roxelana, who became known as Hürrem Sultan; and he actually married her. She was a …
Belles-Lettres: Read/See
Art, literature, poetry, essays, by me and others. No doubt, some commentary on banned books, which I hope you read.
Yemen and Qat Litter (not a typo)
In my last blog I wrote a little about our trip to Sana’a. Today, Yemen has worse problems than qat, and if anyone could get …
Review of Voice of a Voyage
Take a look at this link when you can. http://www.storycirclebookreviews.org/reviews/voiceofavoyage.shtml Here’s a brief quote from it (bold for the last sentence is my addition): “The …
Last Post from My Previous Blog, but Something of Interest
I started this blog to make people aware of my book Voice of a Voyage: Rediscovering the World During a Ten-year Circumnavigation, because I wanted …
What I Learned
I learned so much during our circumnavigation. Here’s one of the more esoteric lessons, but with some interesting facts thrown in. The following is an …
Florida: Leaving and Returning
Here’s an excerpt from Voice of a Voyage: Rediscovering the World During a Ten-year Circumnavigation about my last view of Florida in 2001. …
New Review for Voice of a Voyage
Please take a look at this website link for an insightful 5-star review of my book and consider adding this link to a comment on …
Traveling the World: Greece and the Odyssey, Part II
The theme of my posts is travel, but special kinds of travel—read on. In my last blog on November 15, 2014, I looked back to …
Traveling the World: Greece and the Odyssey, Part I
My last blog on November 9 about tearing down walls created some controversy. So tell me what you think about building walls to keep people …