TobyValle dei Templi (Valley of the Temples), Agrigento, Sicily “The climate’s delicate; the air most sweet. Fertile the isle, the temple much surpassing The common […]
Tag: snapshots
Snapshot: Bar Willy
8:30a.m., Trastevere, Roma — 24 August 2015I begin the day with that most Italian of concoctions… il bar.Bar Willy sits at one corner of a […]
I Might Really Miss This Place
A rainbow came out especially for my “picture-taking day.” As I prepare to leave Zanzibar (Nungwi, more specifically; East Africa, more broadly), the place that […]
Nuns and Princesses
I never knew there were so many ways of wearing a head scarf, but after more than a month in Zanzibar–people watching on dala dalas […]
Zanzibar! (Part II)
View out my bedroom window in Zanzibar. Months ago, I wrote of Zanzibar, land of rare consonants, expecting to be there within the month. Things […]
Sometimes We Don’t Take Pictures: Camping on the Beach and Other Undocumented Adventures
Greetings from Tanzania! In the week since I returned from the U.S., I have not taken a single photograph. In that time, we have spent […]
Lamu, Kiwayu and the Danger of Playing it Safe
For those of you who have been following recent events in Garissa, Kenya, and who were aware of the proximity of Lamu and Kiwayu Island […]
Kilifi in Words
[“Kilifi in Pictures” coming soon!] I have been in Kilifi, Kenya now for over 3 weeks. I think some (word) snapshots are overdue… Kilifi lies […]