Month: February 2025

Though I would never attempt to dissuade fairy tale imaginations, my real-life travel encounters to castles around the world have solidified thoughts about the times and places in which they were built. Those days were rough! How else could a place that was an equivalent to Fort Knox/seat of government/standing armed fortress survive without a […]

When I travel to a new place, I like to hunt for the old. Not literally, but of a sort, I “dig” for human development and achievement in a country’s museums of archaeology, painting, photography, and history. “Main Street” museums in small towns also give us glimpses of past lives in these places. Of course, […]