Vandrelysten – Aching for the Distance
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Basque Church
Where: Zumaia, Spain When: November 2010 Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T1i ——————————————- I took this photo on a stormy November day, when a Basque friend had offered to show me some of the small villages that dot her region. Despite the weather, and although her car broke down the day before we’d planned to leave, … Continue reading
The 5 Weirdest Objects in the British Museum
London, England – August 2nd, 2010 Look to the British Museum’s “History of the World in 100 Objects” if you want an official list of its most relevant artifacts. If, instead, you’d like a very unofficial list of its most irrelevant artifacts, read on! Here are the five things that really made me laugh: 1.) … Continue reading
Does the British Museum Transcend Liberal Ethics?
London, England – August 2nd, 2010 When I first entered the British Museum, I was ready to be filled with a sense of righteous liberal indignation. On a visit to the Acropolis a few years earlier, the Greeks had been only too happy to tell me where all the missing statues were – the friezes, … Continue reading
Cumbres Borrascosas
Where: Irati Forest, Spain When: October 2010 Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T1i ——————————————- I took this picture while hiking and picking mushrooms in the Irati forest. The fog was so thick that day that for a long time all we could see was the path at our feet and the occasional feral pony. The cold, … Continue reading
Moffat Toffee and the Devil’s Beef Tub
Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland – August 21st, 2010 Not nearly as well known as historic Edinburgh or the Highlands in which so many romances are set, south-western Dumfries and Galloway is one of the least visited parts of Scotland. That’s too bad, because during the few days I spent there, I felt rewarded again … Continue reading
The Witch Caves of Navarre
Zugarramurdi, Navarra, Spain – December 7th, 2010 In the extreme north of Navarre (a state in Northern Spain) is a little town called Zugarramurdi, home to 218 people and, four hundred years ago, one of the biggest and bloodiest witch hunts of the Spanish Inquisition. Ultimately, forty suspected witches were found guilty and sent south … Continue reading
The Castle of Olite
Where: Olite, Spain When: November 2010 Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T1i ——————————————- One morning at dawn, I climbed all the way up to the highest tower of the Castle of Olite for this view of the palace, the sleepy village below, and the wide agricultural fields that are just becoming visible on the horizon. According … Continue reading
El Mercado de Heredia
Heredia, Costa Rica – June 6th, 2008 Heredia was much like San Jose. Exteriors were dirty concrete and rusted metal, with the junctures between the two often neglected. To say there was no insulation would be an understatement – a Missouri rainstorm would whip in through every crack. We were assigned a scavenger hunt in … Continue reading
