In the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, in that open space between the Aya Sofia and the Blue Mosque, I have many memories. My first time backpacking -- a three-week trip through Turkey and Greece in 1997 -- ended here. So did a 14-month … [Read more]
My Parents Met On An Airplane
Milenka, age 35: My parents met on an airplane. They are both from Chile. My mother was a flight attendent and my father was traveling for work. The flight had a problem and they had to stop overnight in Brazil to fix the plane. Anyway, they … [Read more]
Photographer Mathew Brady’s Grave In Washington D.C.
On February 27, 1860, while on a visit to New York City, Abraham Lincoln walked into the Broadway studio of photographer Mathew Brady and posed for a picture. For many Americans, this photograph, taken the same day as Lincoln's important Cooper Union … [Read more]
The Emptiness Aboard Lufthansa #586 to Cairo
Lufthansa was flying a larger than normal aircraft on the Munich to Cairo route this morning, February 1, 2011. Still, there weren't many people -- maybe 30? -- sitting at the gate for flight 586 when it came time to board. The small group consisted … [Read more]
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