A Walk Around Baltimore’s Mount Vernon
May 2024 This Washington Monument has graced Baltimore’s historic Mount Vernon neighborhood since 1829. It was based on a design…
May 2024
Walking the Federal Hill Neighborhood of Baltimore
May 2024 In 1788, Maryland ratified the the U.S. Constitution. On that day, 4,000 Baltimoreans gathered to celebrate, and the…
The Fells Point Neighborhood of Baltimore
May 2021 The Fells Point Neighborhood Fell’s Point is one of Baltimore’s oldest neighborhoods and was once a bustling shipbuilding…
Odds and Ends of Baltimore
May 2024 Prohibition began on January 17, 1920, and for the next 13 years, the bar operated as a speakeasy.…
One very quick day in Annapolis, Maryland
May 2024 I am on a tour, so the trip to Annapolis was brief, which is a shame because driving…
Morocco – The Atlas Mountains and The Sahara Desert
April 2024 Just a few years ago, I spent a very long time in Morocco. However, I had an opportunity…
Bringing Water to the Desert
April 2024 Ancient water systems are fascinating. The Qanat system originated approximately 3,000 years ago in what is now Iran.…
Architecture of Morocco
April 2024 Berber Architecture The Berbers built traditional kasbahs and fortifications. The Berber clans were often fending off invaders, so…
Morocco – Architectural Elements
April 2024 Zellij Tile Morocco isn’t Morocco without the Zellij tile. Zellij is a style of mosaic tilework made from…
Odds and Ends – Morocco
April 2024 Valley of the Roses The M’Goun Valley is known as the Valley of the Roses in Morocco and…