Anita, Iowa, USA

The Pillsbury doughboy seems to have been nailed to a telephone pole, but he still seems so happy. At 54 years old, he is probably happy about how well he has defied aging. Now an historic figure, he seems to belong along a historic highway. [2019]

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland's skyline builds, step by step, from the warehouse and old ferry terminal on the waterfront to the eye-catcher known as the Sky Tower. Now that we've seen it through the eyes of a sail-boat skipper, let's go up and see if through the eyes of a "sky jumper." [2006]

Jakarta, Indonesia

Let's bring back the colonial era! Can't you imagine these bikes on the streets of Amsterdam? In case you are not 'in the know,' Batavia (now Jakarta) was the capital of the Dutch East Indies, now called Indonesia. Kota Tua is the place in Jakarta where the colonial era lives on. [2016]

City Centre, Gibraltar

Here is what Main Street in Gibraltar looks like. The only puzzle is its name. In this British colony, why wouldn't the main street be called High Street? Theory: Gibraltar's business district did not evolve along a highway. Highways lead somewhere; Gibraltar is a dead end. [2015]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Compare Christianity's Roman Catholic cathedrals to Hinduism's Tamil temples. Just as Christian architecture may have reached the pinnacle of magnificence with the Gothic cathedral, Hindu architecture may have reached the same point with the temples of southern India and Sri Lanka, after which the Sri Kandaswamy Kovil was modeled. [2011]

Punda, Willemstad, Curaçao

Curaçao's floating market doesn't really float, but the boats that dock along the wharf do. Much of the fish and and bushels of fruits and vegetables used to come from Venezuela, which is only 60 miles away. That may not still be happening. [2017]

Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

What would George Ferris think if he came back today and saw what had become of his invention, the Ferris Wheel? It has become universally loved and seems to always be in fashion. The first Ferris Wheel appeared at the World Columbian Expositon in Chicago in 1893. [2009]