A Fresh Start
Happy 2021! If you’re planning a project this year, it doesn’t matter how you start. The important thing is to get started.
Happy 2021! If you’re planning a project this year, it doesn’t matter how you start. The important thing is to get started.
Built during the era of Claudius, when the Turkish subregion of Lycia was part of the Roman Empire, the ancient gate in Patara is one of the architectural highlights in a region known for its ruins.
When we were deep into the lockdown with no end in sight, one of the few things that kept me amused was the Getty Museum Challenge. Launched as a social media call-to-action, the #GettyMuseumChallenge asked participants from around the world to recreate their favorite artworks using only the objects in their homes. The response was…
Every so often, I like to contribute to the Twitter discussion #FriFotos. This week’s topic is “bridge,” and I can think of only a few bridges I like as well as the Bosphorus Bridge. A feat of engineering more than a thing of beauty, Istanbul‘s Bosphorus Bridge connects Europe with Asia. When driving over the…
Five years ago this weekend, I was browsing these gorgeous fava beans and artichokes at a produce market in Ankara. Cool to look back through my Flickr archives and rediscover what I was doing on the same date years ago./p
Being in Washington, DC, I live so close to national museums for everything. Lately, I have been trying to make an effort to visit more of these museums, which is why I found myself at the U.S. National Arboretum on a warm afternoon last week. I was particularly interested in checking out the National Bonsai…