No one fully grasped the damage to lives and property when Category 3 Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans on August 29, 2005. Music is New Orleans’ legacy, its cultural gift to the world. The aftermath of Katrina scattered NO’s…
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Of course, everyone knows “Remember the Alamo!” But, what’s this “Remember Goliad”? Presidio La Bahia played a major role in the early days of the Texas Revolution. In 1836 Colonel James Walker Fannin took command of Presidio La Bahia. At…
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Over the last 20 years we have spent many weeks on both business and holidays in the Los Angeles area, but it was only about four years ago that we discovered the beautiful adjacent town of Oxnard, just over an…
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There is a gathering a-coming of the tiny houses August 7-9th in Colorado Springs called Tiny House Jamboree. Builders, designers, suppliers, tiny “housers” and TH enthusiasts will convene for a three-day celebration. I will be part of that celebration. This…
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First I should confess that part of my family has lived full time in the Hamptons for over 10 years. I have spent birthdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas there. Ten years ago, I visited a friend at her home in the…
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Sedona was on our agenda following the Grand Canyon experience. What Yixian, Julia (Jiaojian) and I didn’t anticipate was how different the Sedona experience would be from our Grand Canyon. The brilliant red and orange sandstone formations kept the cameras…
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We drove for two days through bleak desert, flat landscape, stopping just before California border to have a lunch of our last fruit and veggies because we expected them to be taken at the California line by Agriculture Control, but…
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I had no clue. When I began planning a trip to the Grand Canyon, my Google results were plentiful, actually, overwhelming. My friends from China, Julia (Xiaojian) and Yixian, were meeting me in Flagstaff for a three day exploration of…
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I am sweating profusely. My pores are so over-run with liquid that I fear I will float away in a river of my own perspiration. Since I am molting inside a sweat lodge, I figure I can’t go very far….
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Let’s start with a bit of history; Mexico has 31 states set up much like their US counterparts. Many people recognize Mexico City, Acapulco, Cancun and Cabo San Lucas. But I had to check my map when I was invited…
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The Pont des Arts (Lovers Bridge), located in Paris, France, is collapsing under the weight of the padlocks attached to the bridge. Lovers from around the world have professed their love on this pedestrian only bridge which spans the River…
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During a trip to Xi’An, China, each day I visited a park inside the city walls. Each day Pang Zong Shi was there with his broom-stick style brush and bucket of water. He would write his philosophy on the cement…
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If you love the Blues, put Chicago on your travel plans for June 12-15. The 32nd Annual Chicago Blues Festival, the largest Blues Festival in the world, is one of the diamonds of Chicago events. The Festival takes place in…
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Summer is here. Time to escape on vacation. Have you downloaded a travel app? The library of travel apps is mind boggling. There are travel apps for planning, packing, parking and panicking. OK, maybe I got carried away on the…
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Are you the person, tattered guidebook in hand, trudging down a worn tourist path? If you’re saying, “Yep, that’s me!” then I have a solution for you: Urban Adventures. According to David, owner of NYC Urban Adventures,“Urban Adventures was launched…
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I am a hiker. But at home, no one uses a machete to blaze the trail prior to walking on it as Souza, our Amazon guide, did, creating a path in the overgrown rainforest step by step. Slicing, swatting, swooping,…
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Fredericksburg, Texas has just added another star in its crown of Great Places to Visit, the Hill Country Film Festival. Please click on this link to see the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDC9hY3823Y You Tube is updating their features and the video may…
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I’ve never been to the Kentucky Derby, but it’s #3 on my bucket list. I always thought the cost of a seat would be prohibitive (more about that later). In addition to my research, I called my friend, Dick Powell…
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Florida has some of the best beaches in the world, no question. Hawaii, equally great places to dip a toe. There seems to be an endless number of fun-in-the-sun places to relax in a hammock, sip on fruity drinks and…
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During the summer of 2010, the streets of London were filled with elephants…peppermint color, sparkly, precious elephants. The UK’s Elephants on Parade was a fundraiser for Elephant Family, a charitable organization to protect the Asian Elephant. The Asian Elephant (about…
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