Atatürk’s Pajamas
Reading Time: 7 minutesBoth history and mythology come alive as we explore the paradox of Turkiye, discovering that Atatürk was not just the father of his country, but its mother, too. … Read story…Atatürk’s Pajamas
Tag: Europe
La Flaneur: Not All Who Wander Are Lost
Reading Time: 6 minutesSpringtime in Paris: La flaneur A single French word sums up my travel ambitions: flaneur. It means someone who wanders
Ukraine: What Would Eleanor Do?
Reading Time: 5 minutesShe’ll know what to do. About life, about death. About suffering and happiness. Eleanor will know what to do about Ukraine … Read story…Ukraine: What Would Eleanor Do?
The Baltics: A Study of Light & Color
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From Cloudberries to Chanterelles
Reading Time: 7 minutesReflections on Baltic Tourism and the Helsinki Herring Festival Click here to view the Scholarworks Article feature. The Helsinki Herring
Under the Influence: Inara Verzemnieks
Reading Time: 3 minutesHe drives because I can’t put down my book, Among the Living and the Dead: A Tale of Exile and Homecoming by Inara Verzemnieks. I realize the ancestral farm she is writing about is not far away… … Read story…Under the Influence: Inara Verzemnieks
Procida: Fantasy Island
Reading Time: 4 minutesProcida at last! Isn’t this what I have come for? Meeting my fantasy friends from the film Il Postino? It
Memoir in Progress
Reading Time: 4 minutes“Tell me the landscape in which you live and I will tell you who you are.” Ortega y Gasset On
Why We Travel: The Fall of Rome & Other Empires
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhile I was climbing Mount Etna, I got a horrible cold. It was so bad, in fact, that I lost
While I was climbing Mt. Aetna…
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile I was climbing Mt. Etna… This is a phrase that bears repeating, and so I try to use it