In depth recounting of my global wandering
With the opening of the XXI Olympiad in 2016, Rio de Janeiro became the first South American city to host the Olympic Games and as befits Rio and the Olympic movement, it was a combination of dizzying celebration, moments of …
Today we land in Rio de Janeiro the most recent and final stop on the tour of Olympic host cities I’ve visited (through July 2022) and I’m writing the initial draft of this post almost three years to the day …
On any day in the second half of the 19th century if one were to travel south from Paris 60 kilometers or so to the small town of Barbizon and the nearby Forêt de Fontainebleau, there is some likelihood that …
Normally, this is the post where I focus on the geology, geomorphology, or physiography of the city or region of the Olympic host city. However, since we’ve already taken an in depth look at much of Europe and since we’re …
Richard Norris Williams II, who was generally known simply as Norris, was born on January 29, 1891 in Geneva, Switzerland. Although born in Switzerland, Williams was American by birth because both his father and mother were Americans. In fact, his …