We knew it was the Wright house as soon as we saw it. Those long horizontals hugging the earth, that flat roof and overhanging eaves, those clerestory windows high away from prying eyes . . . this was the place. And if we needed any further confirmation, the house was signed. There by the door was a red ceramic tile set into the wall, inscribed with the hand-scratched … [Read more...] about Bob and Joy Spend the Weekend at a Frank Lloyd Wright House
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NORTH TO ALASKA
By Bob Schwabach First published in the Philadelphia Daily News July 11, 1985 A guy I met told me visiting Alaska was the trip of a lifetime. I hadn't thought of it that way. The trip of a lifetime, I thought, should be someplace incredibly exotic --like Timbuktu, or Kashmir. Alaska, after all, is one of the 50 states. But the guy was right: It is the trip … [Read more...] about NORTH TO ALASKA
NO SWANK RESORTS, BUT NOBODY GOES TO EGYPT FOR FUN
By Bob Schwabach EGYPT -- Originally printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, March 16, 1975 Luxor is what the Greeks called Ancient Thebes, to distinguish it from modern Thebes in Greece itself, and everybody who was anybody built a temple here. Across the river, on the western bank of the Nile, is the Valley of the Kings. The dead live on the west bank of … [Read more...] about NO SWANK RESORTS, BUT NOBODY GOES TO EGYPT FOR FUN
THE ROAD TO RONDA LEADS TO A DIFFERENT SPAIN
By Bob Schwabach RONDA, Spain Originally printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, June 23, 1974. The Road to Ronda starts on the Costa del Sol and winds through the Sierra Blanca mountains for 50 kilometers. That's about 30 miles. A fast driver can make the trip in just under two hours. The road should never, under any circumstances, be taken when wet. Under … [Read more...] about THE ROAD TO RONDA LEADS TO A DIFFERENT SPAIN