Istanbul, Constantinople, Byzantium. Whatever you call it, it’s one of the most important, interesting, and complicated cities in history. It was the seat of the hold-out Roman… Read more “Book Review: Midnight at the Pera Palace”
Tag: Travel
Book Review: The Lost World of Communism
“Until 1945 Adolf Hitler was the greatest for us as Germans and I was extremely disappointed when I later found out what kind of person he really… Read more “Book Review: The Lost World of Communism”
Honeymoon Stop One: Munich
The first step of our completely bonkers European Honeymoon was Munich, Germany. I was a bit concerned about weather, as we were traveling in early February,… Read more “Honeymoon Stop One: Munich”
Tabletop RPG Review: Cthulhu by Gaslight
The default time to set games of Call of Cthulhu is the 1920s. This makes sense, as it was the decade Lovecraft produced much of his work… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Cthulhu by Gaslight”
Book Review: For All the Tea in China
There are some pretty big gaps in my knowledge of History, and China is definitely one of them. I know a bit, but not a lot. Over… Read more “Book Review: For All the Tea in China”
Honeymoon: An Introduction
In September of 2017, I did something I never would have believed a few years ago. I got married. My wife Rebecca and I have been together… Read more “Honeymoon: An Introduction”
Book Review: Go Spy The Land
George Alexander Hill’s account of his time in Russia and Eastern Europe during the First World War and the rise of the Bolshevik’s is a surprisingly exciting… Read more “Book Review: Go Spy The Land”
A Walk Along the C&O Canal
A couple weeks back I took a walk along the Georgetown part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. They’ve been working on some renovations for the last… Read more “A Walk Along the C&O Canal”
Ah, Venice
After Rome, on the last full day of our 2016 trip to Italy, we took another high-speed train, this time to Venice. Before booking our trip, while… Read more “Ah, Venice”
Book Review: The Breaking of Northwall
So many books are written every year, it’s inevitable that good stuff falls through the cracks. Sometimes, a book will do well when it first comes out,… Read more “Book Review: The Breaking of Northwall”
