I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
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Syrian craftsmen created a room with walnut paneled walls that frame a series of elaborate painted doorways, cupboards and shuttered windows. The decoration is typical of the Ottoman decorative style, featuring flowering vases and pedestal bowls full of fruits, highlighted against a gilt pattern of stylized leaves and blossoms. These…
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It was a very hot day at the Chicago Air and Water Show. At around 3 PM, I saw many people started to leave North Avenue beach and headed to the bus station, which was about half-a-mile walk. I thought I should do the same and go to an air-conditioned…
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How did the reservation lands of the American Indians shrink? What exactly happened in the past? The United States government and the American Indians have always had a difficult relationship. After many years of armed conflict, the government negotiated a treaty with the Lakotas, Dakotas, and Nakotas in 1868. Look…
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There aren’t so many coffee shop options near Fairborn and Yellow Springs Ohio. It is quite disappointing for me who loves to have my coffee closer to home. There are stores that sell coffee such as gas stations and cafes, but they do not come for me as a real…
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It was a wonderful afternoon at the Beavercreek Community Park walking around and checking out various art displays for the ArtFest in Beavercreek annual event. The park is only a 20-minute drive from my place so I thought spending an hour or two at the event is worthwhile, especially that…
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I love the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. But damn, Cincinnati is hot and humid during summer that visiting the zoo could become unbearable. I was there in the afternoon in mid-July and, I admit, I was pretty excited to walk around the 30 hectares of open space and huge…
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The Shedd Aquarium in Chicago is one of the most organized and beautiful aquariums I’ve seen. Being the second largest aquarium in the U.S., there are so much to see in here. What surprised me is a whole section of the aquarium devoted to the beauty of the Philippine reefs,…
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Near the Purple People Bridge on the side of Cincinnati, Ohio is the Serpentine Wall. The huge wall consists of steps that form the boundary to the Ohio River at Yeatman’s Cove. Although the wall is used to protect the city from the rising water levels in the river, it…
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