These are some of the most interesting, visually cool, or otherwise unique posts from my infrequently-updated travel blog. In keeping with the theme of this site, most describe my exploration of some ancient ruin.
To read a post, click on a marker on the map or one of the pictures below.
2013
I attempt to follow a Roman aqueduct on a rusty child’s bicycle
I battle vermin and bathe in the healing waters of Hierapolis
A sacred peak, a sleeping god, and a whole mess of Byzantine monks…
I climb over piles of sarcophagi and meet a man named Ghengis
A road walked by Alexander the Great, St. Paul, and yours truly
Misadventures in the ancient capital of the Hittite Empire
Two days in the windswept ruins of Ani
A journey into the childhood of Alexander the Great
The ruined capital of a Byzantine successor state
2014
I cope with a train workers’ strike while exploring the Roman ruins of southern France
Checking out Spain’s most spectacular Roman remains
Tunis and Carthage, in the wake of the Arab Spring
The subterranean Roman villas of a remote Tunisian town
2015
A whole bunch of pyramids
A whirlwind tour of the tombs and temples of Thebes
I am nearly trampled by a herd of camels
Petra justifies the hype
I tear my pants on razor wire in the West Bank
The strange Gothic ruins of Famagusta
The castles of the Kyrenia Mountains on a misty day
2017
Getting lost in an otherworldly landscape
The spectacular ruins of a forgotten Roman province
I have an awkward conversation with Kurdish insurgents
