Witnessing the World, One Journey at a Time

For more than two decades I’ve travelled the globe seeking to experience humanity’s richness and diversity through adventure, history, and cultural immersion.  Come along as I share my experiences, past and present, from around the world. Start Exploring

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Japan’s Remote Koyasan Holds Spiritual Wonders of Buddhism

Traveling by train thrills me; I feel like I’m on an amusement park ride. On this track to Mount Koya, nature’s beauty and humanity’s creations stream by. I’m mesmerized by the unfamiliar sights, and my mind makes up stories about them. There’s a small village nestled among hills draped in an evergreen mantle. “Why is it there?” I wonder. Our train travels through another rural town, slowing down as it …
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Short Stories and Other Musings

Three Winning Perennials Attract Attention in My Spring Garden

The verdant shades of new growth in spring always promise a bountiful growing season in my Mid-Atlantic American garden (Zone 7b). Spring inspires the “visions of sugar plums” kind of fantasy; gardeners imagine vibrant colors, beautiful arrangements, succulent fruits and vegetables, and tasty herbs that we will enjoy and share

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The World through my lens

The only thing that excites me more than dreaming about the next adventure is getting my passport stamped at the destination’s immigration counter.

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