Tag Archives: travel

ghosts in the desert

“There never was another place where, in proportion to the population, so many murders were committed without the criminals being brought to trial or even apprehended.” This is what a certain John Riggs wrote some 130 years ago about the time and place in which the Techatticup mine seems to be frozen in nowadays. Underneath […]

philadelphi-yeah!

History, art, culture, nature, food, hiking, biking, rafting, city tripping and so, so much more is part of the DNA of Philly and its countryside. From the snow dusted Pocono Mountains to the foodporn of ‘Mushroom Capital of the World’ to the rolling hills that gave birth to the United States army to the streets […]

fallingwater

The icon of American architecture is hiding in the woods of Pennsylvania. Fallingwater is Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece. A work of art that he envisioned to be an integrated part of its surrounding nature and built over the Bear Run waterfall……click here for full article published in America Magazine issue #2 – summer 2017

america magazine #2 2017

The summer edition of America Magazine – an Elvis special – hit the stores including four articles by journeylism.nl which are now available online in the publication section of journeylism.nl in September. The topics of the four articles are American Songbook – Michael Jackson, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, The Mission District in San Francisco and Las Vegas’ […]

museum without walls

It is here where George Washington stepped down as commander in chief of the brand new US army. Here where the midshipman of the United States Naval Academy roam the grounds of their vast Navy school. Here where the students of the old St. Johns College learn to debate the ancient Greek during the week […]

man of the moon

‘I ride over my beautiful ranch. The air is wine. The grapes on a score of rolling hills are red with autumn flame. Across Sonoma Mountain wisps of sea fog are stealing. The afternoon sun smolders in the drowsy sky. I have everything to make me glad I am alive. I am filled with dreams […]

the empire builder

In May 1804 Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark on a historic journey. Their goal was to reach the Northwestern coast of America and claim it for the young nation before England or another European power would do so. Eighteen months and almost 4000 miles past before the expedition reached the Columbia River delta. Over […]

happy birthday

April 3, 1968. Memphis, Tennessee. A voice carried by the sound of a tormented history enchants a group of activists: ‘…I’ve been to the mountaintop.’ ‘I’ve seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But (…) we, as a people, will get to the promised land.’ The next morning the skies over […]