Travel - History - Archaeology
Berlin 2019, Day 1 Part 2: The House by the Lake
After finishing up at the DDR museum, I started making my way by train and bus to a small local museum called Alexanderhaus. This small home was the subject of a book published several years ago, called “The House by the Lake.” The author of
Berlin 2019, Day 1 Part 1: Philadelphia and the DDR Museum
Over the course of my first day on the trip I saw quite a few sites, and took more photos than on any other day of the tour. For that reason, I have decided to break the day into two parts to make it more
Berlin 2019: About this trip
Like my Pompeii tour in 2017 and my Sicily tour in 2018, this trip was an archaeological tour arranged through Andante Travels, a company based in the UK with which I have now traveled 4 times. This trip was different from the others, however, in
Arizona 2019: Nat Geo Photography Workshop
This trip was a photography seminar and workshop held in Scottsdale, AZ with National Geographic Traveler. During the trip we were accompanied by 2 National Geographic photographers, Susan and Dan, who taught us many things about photography, from the basics of exposure and composition to
Sicily 2018, Day 5: Syracuse
Our exploration of Syracuse (known to the Greeks as Siracusa) actually began during the evening of Day 4. After settling into the hotel, which had a beautiful seaside overlook, Denise took some of us on a brief tour of the nearby archaeological attractions. This evening
Sicily 2018, Day 4: Piazza Armerina
Day 4 started early with breakfast in the hotel dining room. Today we would be driving Eastward across the island to Syracuse (known to the Greeks as Siracusa). Along the way we would stop and visit the ruins of Piazza Armerina, a large and very
Sicily 2018, Day 3: Agrigento
On Day 3 we got to sleep in a little later than we had the day before. Our hotel was already located near the site we were planning to visit, so we did not have to be on the bus until 9:30. Today we would
Sicily 2018, Day 2: Segesta and Selinus
Day 2 started early with breakfast in the hotel dining room at 7. We needed to have our luggage packed and ready to leave by 8. Today we would be making our way by bus across the island to Agrigento, stopping along the way to
Sicily 2018, Day 1: Palermo and Monreale
Our first day in Sicily began in the city of Palermo, where we had arrived the night before. Originally founded in the 700s BC by the Phoenicians (who also gave us one of the world’s earliest alphabets) the city was originally known as Ziz. It
Sicily 2018: About this trip
Like my Pompeii tour in 2017, this tour was done through Andante Travels. They are a company based in the UK that specializes in archaeological tours. Over the course of the tour we visited a variety of sites throughout the island of Sicily, including: Palermo