It was a long Saturday with books and carts. I'd been away the previous two weekends. I can't remember... Read More

I awoke Friday morning and saw that the sunrise was in about 40 minutes. I pulled on some clothes... Read More

When I think of Italy, I think of "style." In clothing, restaurants, shops, bathrooms... great attention... Read More

I awoke very early, as is the norm now. My shoulders still twinge if they bend or I reach the wrong way... Read More

I was sure I wasn't getting home. A whim arose: if I was trapped in Egypt, could I visit the pyramids... Read More

I just boarded EgyptAir to Cairo. Dulles. I'm very buzzed. The flight is "dry"—as is Egypt. I'm never... Read More