The Real West: Utah
May, 2018 From our little cabin at Sevier River Ranch my sister and I can look down into the Sevier Valley at Hatch Station, a
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Mozambique is More than Beaches
March, 2017. I am in Mozambique—Maputo, the capital city to be precise—at a fancy hotel on the beach. Beyond this deck the Indian Ocean laps
Expat Experience Part 5: Let’s Go!
No, you’re not ready to go to your new destination yet. First, go to the State Department web page and look up your destination, especially
Expat Experience Part 4: Firm and Fully Packed
You’ve come so far! You made the considered decision to move overseas. You’ve researched and selected a country, and gotten the visas and paperwork so
The Expat Experience 3: May I See Your Papers?
You’re getting serious about moving overseas when you start to consider paperwork. Yeah, you can go just about anywhere on a tourist visa. Lots of
The Expat Experience 2: Try It On
You’ve shopped around and have decided where you’d like to emigrate to. Great! If you are of working age, your next step is going to
The Expat Experience 1: Fly Like an Eagle
Current events have brought out the quadrennial dreams of life elsewhere. Couldn’t we blow this pop stand? Leave the United States? Move to that Paradise
There and Back Again 12: Petra and Jerash
Everyone has seen Indiana Jones, I know. So you will recognize this image. Petra, the rose-red city half as old as time, is now more
There and Back Again: the Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is one weird place. For one thing, the water really is dead. It tastes terrible, reminiscent of Ajax detergent, and you would
There and Back Again 10: Pyramids! The Sphinx!
Nobody tells you how large the Pyramids are. They are mountainous, gargantuan. It would be easy to mistake them for natural objects. Many of the hillocks
There and Back Again 9: Cairo
During the Roman Empire Cairo wasn’t much of a place. It was overshadowed by Alexandria, downstream on the Nile Delta, founded by Alexander, the capital
Fly the Friendly Skies…of the Aerostation Company!
I don’t have a lot to say in this week’s post, because really, there’s not much I can add to this item from the July
There and Back Again 8: Pyramids!
There are sights that are tightly linked to location. You go to London, you visit Trafalgar Square. And yeah, in Cairo, you are going to