#3: Morocco
Morocco has the distinction of being the only country to which I’ve arrived by sea. It was just a short jaunt out of Algeciras, Spain to Tangier, the ancient Phoenician trading port turned crowded a,nd polluted mess that it is today. I did not see the side of Morocco featured in Casablanca, a place of […]
#2: Spain.
“I have long believed that any man interested in either mystic or romantic aspects of life must sooner or later define his attitude concerning Spain.” James Michener. Iberia. Among all of the countries of the world, Spain stands for me altogether separate. The affections and thoughts stirred in me when I think of Spain are bigger […]
#1: The Dominican Republic.
In search of Cipangu and a western route to Asia for the Spanish crown, Espanola was among the first strange islands where Christopher Columbus made landfall in 1492. Many Europeans believed at the time that Eden itself laid in the far eastern reaches of the Earth, and to get there one could sail west. Columbus was […]
The Bucket List Project
What is “The Bucket List” Project?Over the course of the next several months. I’ll be posting a short story about several countries. They are all places I’ve been, some for just a short time, and longer for others. I’ll be listing them in chronological order of when I went, spanning over the last decade or […]
The Bucket List Generator
Keepers of the Bridge
Ivanka was pleasant enough. She smiled a lot and made sure to explain the aging relics of the Ottoman Empire as the van rolled northwards into Bosnia and Herzegovina. The ride was long, and I could not help as the van sat peacefully at the border crossing to think of the 600,000 Bosnians who for […]
The Road to Growth
It is day four of our trek into Machu Picchu. For the past three days I have been immersed in what can only be described as paradise on Earth: Hummingbirds, orchids, wildlife, and views that truly take your breath away. The Salkantay Trail Trekking through the Peruvian jungle along the Salkantay Trail is described as […]
