03Mar 2020
Synchronicity in The Galapagos
There were 15 of us, strangers to each other, headed up to Isla Bartolomé on a powered catamaran with no idea of what to...
11Jul 2019
A Seventy-Fifth Birthday Wish
A return to beautiful St. Lucia as a 75th birthday wish fulfilled
17Apr 2019
Cruising the Turkish Coastline on a Luxury Yacht
I always loved the idea of cruising, but I was never a fan of those large massive cruise ships that stop by busy harbors...
05Apr 2018
It’s About the Culture – Myanmar
Ducking through the door, we enter a small round thatched roof house with a dirt floor – this is Myanmar. It is smoky and...
04Apr 2018
Inner Orissa India Tribal Tour
An Extraordinary Photo and Cultural Tour of Odisha and Chattigarh We found ourselves in eastern India a month ago and I’m not sure why. ...
27Jul 2017
Pisa- Not Just The Tower
If you go to Tuscany, you think of hill towns, medieval villages, Florence, Siena, maybe Lucca. All great places to visit. But what is...
15Dec 2016
Return to A Honeymoon
The sweetness of a romance, the exhilaration of new marriage. Hard to compete with? Quite the challenge. We met the challenge. We were married...
12Dec 2016
Hiking In The Jungfrau – Switzerland
I’ve enjoyed hiking locally for many years, but when introduced to hiking the Alps (French, Italian and Swiss), it was an entirely different experience....
25Oct 2016
Magical Kerala, India
A melodic wind chime sounded in the warm breeze as I sat eating lunch. The panorama took in palm trees, whitewashed buildings, ponds, and...
14Jun 2016
At Home in Italy
Several weeks before leaving for Italy, I read an incredible book –The Passion of Artemesia by Susan Vreeland. Set in Florence and Rome during...
06Jun 2016
Barging in the Scottish Highlands
Imagine your favorite boutique hotel with attentive staff, gourmet cuisine, and luxurious accommodations. Now picture yourself elegantly gliding through the misty Scottish Highlands taking...
02May 2016
Sicily – An Offer You Can’t Refuse!
To paraphrase a line from The Godfather movies filmed here a number of years ago, you should know that today’s Sicily is indeed making...
02May 2016
Costa Rica
It was that day in Tortuguero, Costa Rica — when, from our small flat-bottomed boat we saw spider and white-throated capuchin monkeys, three species...
24Feb 2016
Fiji’s Dive Regions: Paradise Under Water
Jean-Michel Cousteau refers to Fiji as “The Soft Coral Capital of the World” for good reason! When first you dive Fiji, the vibrant colors...
23Feb 2016
Bicycling in Italy’s Po Valley
Twenty-three of us sat outside our country hotel around a large table, some sipping wine, as the September sun reflected off the yellowing rice...
14Dec 2009
World War I in Belgium- Of Memorials and Memoirs
A soldier’s diary makes history real as commemorations mark the 100th anniversary of the armistice ending World War I All history is personal when...