This synagogue is located in Karakoy, Istanbul. It's well-hidden, but if you look up between the right buildings, you'll see it....

Watching the events in Istanbul and around Turkey unfold is worrying, anger-inducing, heartbreaking, inspirational, hopeful and exhausti...

Naramata has three peacocks. No one knows where they came from, or who brought them, only that they showed up one day in 2008 and have...

Early Cherry Blossoms I haven't been in the Okanagan during blossom time for a long time. Blink once and it's gone! Apricots ar...

Swiss Chard My mom has a small garden running along the North side of the house. It isn't huge, but it's manageable and...

I actually think this is an instance when the real thing surpasses the architect's rendering. This is Sheikha Salama Bint Betty Mosque,...

All the metro stations look exactly like this. Unless, of course, they're underground.  Recently I found myself on the Dubai Metro. I...