Chasing cherry blossoms: Part 2 (Kyoto)
Monday, April 4, 2016 After an overnight recovery stay in Tokyo, we were on to Kyoto, hoping our timing for cherry blossoms » Read more
Author: Marie Tartar
Chasing cherry blossoms: Part 1 (Tokyo)
Monday, April 4, 2016 In early April, 2016, we were perfectly positioned to partake in that most Japanese of pursuits: hanami, or » Read more
Borrego birthday weekend, March 2016
I celebrated my birthday this year with wild animals in the desert. No, not party animals, and no, I don’t mean my » Read more
Sedona Film Festival 2016
The annual Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF) has become a yearly end of winter highlight for us. Always the last week in » Read more
Seattle: Chihuly’s Boathouse, February 2016
Many threads wove together to bring us to Seattle for a Valentine’s Day weekend trip, starting with a happy accident. Back in » Read more
Manta madness, Socorro, January-February 2016
Socorro (Revillagigedos): January 2016 Monday, January 25, 2016: Getting there Manta madness is a disease to which I happily succumbed recently. Although » Read more
Forgotten Indonesia, November 2015 (Part 5, Ambon)
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Part 5: Ambon, Bali and Home A string of colorful houses backed by hilly jungle signals we are » Read more
2015 Highlights
One of my favorite shows as a child was the Time Tunnel, in which a pop art striped black and white time » Read more
Indonesia’s Forgotten Islands, November 2015: Part 4 (Banda Sea)
Part 4: Banda Sea Saturday, November 7, 2015 Pulau Bui Despite an exceptionally smooth crossing overnight, staying up late AND a gin » Read more
Forgotten Indonesia: November 2015 (Part 3, Triton Bay)
Saturday, October 31, 2015: Pisang Island, Maluku Earlier in the trip, it seemed not at all certain we would make it here. » Read more