Bozeman, MONTANA – Snow-capped mountains stand in the distance to green, green pastures. Antelope graze nearby, while irrigation tubes render water onto these fields. The quiet cuts through the clean air. These blue skies, complementary to the green, are the most obvious signature of the region. Meanwhile, locals speak of the influx of out-of-staters, and …
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Postcard from Hilo
Hilo, HAWAII – Though the Hawaiian islands are grouped together, the Big Island is a separate entity from the other islands altogether. Even Kona, the Western section of the island, and Hilo, the Eastern section, separated by the vast landscape of the volcanoes, feel worlds apart. From atop these dormant volcanoes, one can see the …
Postcard from Singapore
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – Winter is apparently not too late for monsoon season. The clouds in Singapore seemed omnipresent. Light intruded incandescently, throughout the malls that seemed to dot the isle. When one goes to the Tropics in the winter, be warned of monsoon-like conditions. Even in the face of modernity, storms are undeterred. The furies …
Postcard from Giverny
GIVERNY, France – The watercolors blend together like a taut line flush with the world. The fiery light of day bounces off of the river Epte. Nobody tells you of the bamboos that line the path, but I am telling you now. The people crowd towards the insides, the yellow house, the beating heart. The …
Postcard from Brent
BRENT, England – The neighborhood as dusk sets is quiet. In the daytime, young people sprawl across the region, hanging about. There is a sense of newness in this particular neighborhood that has ceased to exist elsewhere in London. The neighborhood of Brent is a microcosm of northwest London. Few out-of-towners really visit this part …
Postcard from Antwerp
ANTWERP – The summer heat was beginning to infiltrate the city. In the evening, the dusk stayed for a long time, hanging just at the horizon. Even in the city, where several floors of houses surrounded every way you looked, you could tell that night was not ready to come. The soccer match was on …
Postcard from Bonn
Listen to Beethoven as you stroll through Bonn BONN – Walking through the tree-lined lane behind University of Bonn, one feel as if one is in a relatively vibrant city, despite its storied history. The capital of West German after World War II, the lawn in front of University of Bonn has the feel of …
Postcard from Haarlem
HAARLEM – Beauty comes in the unexpected. Haarlem was just a stop along many that day, but a worthwhile venture. The seaport town would never have been thought of as a stop back in the 1600s. Then, it had been at the height of its crowning glory. Wares entered the Netherlands through Haarlem. The brick …
Postcard from Stockholm
(Update) Postcards are available for purchase, to vicariously experience Stockholm.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – April in the Nordic territory is filled with premonition of warmer memories. Frost-laden breaths are associated with longitudinal regions above 17°. While wolves are a memory in these regions, Swedish heritage is still strongly displayed on these cobbled streets. In the morning, when the streets are still quiet, daffodil stands are placed on the corner market, an oxymoron if there ever was one. These flowers seem to shout pleasantly to the blistering cold: Go, leave us be.
Postcard from Baden-Baden
BADEN-BADEN – What words can describe such a magical place? Part of its charm lies in the realism that one is confronted with when visiting Baden-Baden for the first time. The town feels lived in, but also has a quality of vacationer’s realm. The Black Forest borders Baden-Baden. Windmills populate most of Southwestern Germany, but …
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