Author: Richard Huang
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Day Seven: A Whirlwind Tour of Athens
From Piraeus we hurried into Athens, glimpsing ancient monuments through the coach windows before climbing high for views across the city and the Aegean. Brief as the visit was, fragments of history, street life, and the everyday came together to form the journey’s final page.
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Day Five: Rhodes, City of the Knights
Entering Rhodes Old Town, a living city still enclosed by its walls, I came to understand the “City of the Knights” through its palace, fortifications, and bastions—and to appreciate the island’s unhurried rhythm in its quiet, orderly streets.
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Day Six: Christmas—Taking Gains and Losses as They Come
Unable to call at Crete on Christmas Day, we unexpectedly gained a full day of rest at sea—time to explore the ship’s facilities, art spaces, and staff celebration, and to find gratitude in a change of plans.
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Day Four: Ephesus, After the Sea Receded
From the port of Kuşadası, we journey into Ephesus, moving between the ruins of ancient Greece and Rome and life on today’s waterfront, until the weight of history gives way to music, the day’s catch, and the rhythms of the everyday.
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Day Two: Living Like an Istanbulite
Leaving the sightseeing checklist behind, we wandered slowly past the ancient walls, the Spice Bazaar, and pavement cafés, trying for a day to fall into the rhythms of everyday Istanbul.
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Day Three: At Troy, Imagining the Wooden Horse and the Fall of a City
From Çanakkale and the Dardanelles to the ruins of Troy, I reflect on the wooden-horse legend, the realities of war, and the life that rises anew among the ruins—on how humanity remembers conflict and carries on.
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Day One: Arrival in Istanbul
Leaving wintry Toronto behind, I travel via Paris to Istanbul and board a Viking ship, where the Galata Tower at night sets the stage for a cultural voyage linking the ancient cities of Türkiye and Greece.
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The Wind I’ve Photographed Over the Years
Through ten “Look · See · Wind” videos, I followed the changing clouds, water, leaves, and grass, letting the invisible wind reveal itself through the world—and learning, through sustained observation, what it means to truly see the everyday.
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Shadows I’ve Photographed Over the Years
Looking back at twenty years of tree shadows, man-made geometries, and human silhouettes, I trace the movement of light through time and reflect on order, freedom, and the daily practice of seeing.
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The Camino Through Wind and Rain 6: What the Road Gave Us
After trudging through mud to the final town before Santiago, I reflect on what nature, fellow pilgrims, solitude, and faith have given me. This journey made on foot has also been a practice in returning to nature and cherishing the present.