Category Archives: Places

Luck

Bulguksa (Bulguk Temple), Gyeongju Korea. It was supposed to rain all weekend but it actually wasn’t so bad.  This might be the last weekend in southern Korea when the colors are still popping.

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Way More Fun Than It Should Be

visited 36 states (72%)Create your own visited map of The United States A Korean friend asked me for the meaning of “fly-over states.” There you have it! Also, doing a cross-country drive of America added lots of states that I … Continue reading

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Namhae Islands

Daraengi Beach, Namhae Korea. Mijo, Namhae Korea. Yesterday (Monday) was Korean Memorial Day.  Much like in America it’s a three-day weekend for most people, and it’s common to take a trip with friends or family.  Some of my conversation students … Continue reading

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Temps Perdu

Amazing photos from abandoned parts of the Paris Metro.

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Worth the Trip

Graeme Wood on how “Travel Writing Is Dead”: “Where travelers once brought back invaluable stolen glances at places that the rest of us could only guess about, the new breed combines the worst of the traveler and the worst of … Continue reading

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“Just In Case We Died”

Double Dagger, “Vivre Sans Temps Mort” Hard to say why this song and video remind me so much of living in Baltimore.

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Aftermath

Vice goes to Liberia. As compelling as it is disturbing.

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Luang Prabang

First full day here.  Got in early enough to see the night market last night, had lunch by the Mekong River today.  Kind of hard to pin the place down.  On some level quite poor obviously, but lots of cash from … Continue reading

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This Iranian American Life

“This blog is for an experimental documentary that I am working on this year, where I will be shooting video of my experiences in Iran and creating shorts, interactive installations, and/or videoblogs using the footage from my experiences and the … Continue reading

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