The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: tourists

  • My Not-So-Sociological Study of Italy

    My Not-So-Sociological Study of Italy

    I have no idea how Italian women manage to shave their legs.

  • Time Travel Exists

    We go places.

  • Scarecrow Village, Japan

    In a world where overpopulation becomes a greater concern with each passing day, Japan seems to be having the opposite problem. As their average age rapidly increases and their birthrate falls, it is estimated that by the year 2060 there will be 40 million fewer people in Japan than there are today. This is most…

  • Would You Travel to Cuba?

    With the negotiations for the normalization of US/Cuban relations, there’s been this huge spike in Google searches for Cuban vacations. It’s controversial, of course. Just because the borders may open up to us does not mean that human rights violations won’t still be in full force. Just look at China. So yeah, I did that…

  • My Favorite Place in Florida

    I shouldn’t write this blog entry, because right now only Floridians seem to know about this beautiful place, and I’d kind of like to keep it that way. Tourists don’t flood it. It’s not surrounded by restaurants and food vendors and tourist attractions and hotels. Much of the year, in fact, it’s deserted. I think…

  • Travel Sounds

    Have you ever noticed that a sound or a smell can instantly transport you back to an experience in your past? A certain song always reminds you of your first kiss. The smell of baking bread takes you back to your mother’s kitchen when you were a child. I love it when this happens. Unfortunately,…

  • Traveling in my Mind

    Since travel is my reason for being, and since I can no longer afford to do so, I’m forced to content myself by reliving trips I have taken in the past, and imagining where I would go if my fate were different and my choices hadn’t been so ill advised. So, without further ado, here’s…

  • The Transitory Nature of Civilization

    Still sick as a dog, and not in the mood to blog. (Hey! That rhymes!) So I shall leave you with a half formed thought before going back to bed. Here’s a photo I took many years ago on a trip to Ephesus, Turkey. If you’ve heard of Ephesus at all, it’s probably from the…