Morning at the remains of the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Not much left, but they deserve better words than I have to do them justice: Lucian – Dialogues of the Dead, […]

In so many ways, Bodrum is a study in contrasts: it is Halicarnassus, the ancient trading city that gave birth to Herodotus, the father of modern history. And it is […]

[Sigh… okay, where was I before the hotel’s flakey internet connection ate my post? Sorry, but this whole Anne LaMott thing of “s***y first drafts” (yes, it’s a family blog) […]

Hi everyone! My name is Andy. I think that our stay has been fun so far. Today we fly to Bodrum and meet our friends. I can’t wait! My brother […]

The things that really brings history home for me are the little things; not the grand fallen gates of an ancient city, but the accidental artifacts: a broken doll, played […]

“If you want to hear the gods laugh, tell them your plans.” Okay, so perhaps it’s not as grand as Cicero, but we’re pretty sure we hear some giggles from […]

I’ve been in Paris over 24 hours and still haven’t nabbed a pain au raisin yet. As far as I’m concerned, they ought to hand you one as soon as […]

No, I don’t mean that as in “high school crush”, I mean it as in the entire EU-benefits-entitled population of western Europe was following us around attempting to eat at […]

“Westward from the Davis strait, ‘twas there was said to lie,a sea route to the orient for which so many died.” – Stan Rogers And here we are, 39,000 feet, […]