Ruins!
McConnels Mill is a popular State Park in Western Pennsylvanis. Its dominant landmarks are the grist mill and red covered bridge that crosses Slippery Rock Creek. My Mom passed on…
It was my last few days in Provence, in France, and in Europe. Arles is one of my favorite towns and I spent a couple of days revisiting it and…
Visiting churches, cathedrals, and basilicas when I travel is more about architectural history and archaeology rather than in my being a religious person. The two churches I visited in Aix-en-Provence…
Ventabren is a small village about 9-miles northwest of Aix-en-Provence. Going there was a twenty-minute day-trip that I took by local bus from Aix. The town is home to the…
I've never spent much time in Great Britain and when I have gone there, it is usually to London. Great Britain has always been a bit out of my budget…
Coba was one of the archaeological sites that I visited that was *in* the jungle. Trees, trees, everywhere. This site covers a large area in the jungle between Tulum and…
Ek Balam was one of those off the beaten track archaeological sites - it didn't have many visitors. But it did have me one day ... The place was really…
Tulum has two wonderful qualities about it - it is both a beach destination and an archaeological site. It sits right on a cliff overlooking the clearest, bluest, sea water…
The site of Uxmal is completely different than that of Chichen-Itza. The landscape made me feel like I could easily be wandering around in my home state. As I was…
Chichen Itza is one of the most famous of the Maya archaeological sites that dot The Yucatan. This was the first archaeological site that I visited when I first landed…
Yesterday in my post about my spur of the moment trip to Bodie, I mentioned being mesmerized by Mono Lake. The time I spent in Mono Lake was heart opening.…
Going to Bodie was a spur of the moment decision. Early that morning I was standing on the beach at the South Tufa of Mono Lake. For some reason I…