Lisbon’s National Tile Museum

March 13th, 2021 Today we’re back in Lisbon after our week-long virtual tour around Portugal. We’re exploring ceramic tile, a form of art found throughout the country. What follows below is a slightly abbreviated version of my original post from 2017. If you haven’t read it, enjoy! If you read it again, thank you! If you’re not interested, hope to

Azulejo and Zellige

Azulejo and zellige. I know, readers! These are tough words to get your mind and mouth around. But they’re relevant terms if you’re traveling through Portugal, Spain and Morocco which is what I did last April and May. Before I share a bunch of new posts with you about this region of the world, it’s important to understand the meaning

Woon Chi Rides the Western U.S., Final Thoughts & Sketches

“Take your protein pills and put your helmet on…” It seems appropriate that Woon Chi would end his road trip around the western U.S. by singing David Bowie’s Space Oddity, as you’ll read in his journal below. Growing up in one of the world’s smallest countries and traveling by motorcycle throughout one of the world’s largest must feel like exploring

Woon Chi Rides the Western U.S., Part 7

Woon Chi Rides the Western U.S., Part 7 Dear readers! Yesterday I experienced some technical difficulties when publishing this post. I think most everyone missed the post as the published date showed incorrectly as three days ago, thereby burying it in readers and tags (unless you follow by email). I’ve asked for help on the WordPress support forum. In the

Woon Chi Rides the Western U.S., Part 7

Entering his fourth week on the road, Woon Chi motored north from Grand Teton National Park toward Yellowstone National Park. Or as Woon Chi called it … Yhellastone. Bumper sticker, anyone? Yhellastone is America’s first national park, established in 1872. Perhaps the only thing that could rival his excitement at being there was Old Faithful, known as “one of the

Woon Chi Rides the Western U.S., Part 6

At last check, the rain came pouring down and Woon Chi stopped for the night in Wendover — one town with two identities, straddling the border between Nevada and Utah. Same same, but very different. (I’m beginning to see a theme here.) Woon Chi booked in on the Utah side, but ventured to the Nevada side for some evening entertainment.