Monday, February 25, 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY: in Oakland, CA--Bankers, Chocolate Kings and Ordinary People

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View of Mountain View Cemetery from the Fish Nichols plot On a recent sunny afternoon, I visited Mountain View Cemetery in the Piedmont ...
Sunday, February 24, 2013

25,000 Views of The Intrepid Tourist

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As of today, the counter has ticked over to 25,000 views of The Intrepid Tourist since I launched the blog in April 2011! When I started,...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Eagles in Iowa and Other Birds of Prey, Guest Post by Barbara Siebenschuh

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Bald Eagles, along the Iowa River near Iowa City, Iowa My friend Barbara Siebenschuh, classmate (Grinnell College) and roommate (Univ...
Monday, February 11, 2013

MARY ANNING's Amazing Fossils at the Natural History Museum, London

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"Mary Anning" at the Museum of Natural History, London In 1811, Mary Anning and her older brother Joseph discovered a strange...
Monday, February 4, 2013

MOROCCO: Marrakech, Fes and Rabat, Guest Post by Kathryn Mohrman

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Marrakech has a number of spice shops in the medina (the old quarter). These blue canisters were more elaborate than the enticements of mo...
Monday, January 28, 2013

GETTY MUSEUM, Los Angeles: An Outdoor View

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Recently, on a stormy fall day, we decided to take our visiting relatives to the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, figuring that on a rainy d...
Monday, January 21, 2013

BULLFIGHTING IN SOUTHERN FRANCE: The Course Comarge, Guest Post by Gwen Dandridge

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Bull Fighting in Marsillargues, France My friend Gwen Dandridge sent me this post about the amazing bull fights typical of the souther...
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