The Making of the DNA Files
As director of communications at the University of Georgia, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Peabody Awards, I was awarded a $480K grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to recognize excellence in health and medical communications “electronic media” (broadcast, webcast or radio / blogs).… read more
Mexico
Yucatán Peninsula: Cancun to Tulum and the Mayan Ruins
This was a birthday trip and I was excited to see the Mayan archaeological site at Tulum National Park which overlooks the sea in theatrical style. Temple of the God of Wind and Castillo appeared to be the most underrated attractions less than three hours from Atlanta. … read more
Italy
Florence, Rome & accidentally Naples
My host, a linguistics professor at Emory, was home for an extended break … read more
Germany
Hesse, Frankfurt; Bavaria, Nuremberg & Munich
It only took about thirty minutes to get from Frankfurt Airport to the central business district, a modern city not visibly remarkable but clean and efficient. From my accommodations the Main River, a tributary of the Rhine, was in sight and void of skyscrapers and angular shiny buildings. … read more
Puerto Rico
Old San Juan and San Juan’s Modern City
I had the best red snapper and papaya dishes in Old San Juan before a walk to Castillo del Morro, is a 16th-century citadel. … read more