First-Time Airports
My recent trip to Morocco and Poland required flights to/from two European airports to which I had never been: Paris Orly (ORY) and Berlin Brandenburg (BER). ORY was totally unknown…
Thirty-Six Hours in Gdańsk, Poland
Another quick stop on my introductory trip to Poland. Gdańsk intrigues me due to its Prussian history - and where World War II began - and its proximity to the…
Book Stores
My wife and I search out new book stores to visit during our travels.: I enjoy history and it's fascinating to read older books that describe an event based on…
Twenty Hours in Poznań, Poland
Poland has an interesting history - the country itself didn't exist from 1795 until 1919, during which it was partitioned by the major powers surrounding it - and then was…
Hassan II Mosque
The Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca - also known as the Grand Mosque in English - was commissioned by then-King Hassan II of Morocco and is the world's fourteenth largest…
Museum of Musical Instruments
The name of the museum in Polish is Muzeum Instrumentów Muzycznych and contains actual and reproduction of musical instruments for many eras and countries. The museum is located in the…
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
My friend Curtis DJ's weddings/parties/events and mentioned recently how unfamiliar he is with the world music requests he gets, mainly Spanish and Latin American artists and songs, i.e. Bad Bunny.…
Vistula Spit
The Vistula Spit is a narrow strip of land - as narrow as hundreds of meters - separating the Vistula Lagoon and the Gdańsk Bay, and has been on my…
Windows IRL #1
As a technologist, I'm always interested in learning about the underlying technologies. Once, I intently watched an airplane's entertainment system go through a Linux reboot. I recently added new use…
Work From Flight
I'd hope to work on my flight from Amsterdam Schipol to Minneapolis/St. Paul International, but seemed doubtful as I was on the aisle with someone to my immediate right. Early…