Scuba in Cuba, July 2015: Jardines de la Reina (Part 3)

Saturday, July 18, 2015 Getting to our dive destination was a long wearying travel day, in which we crossed from the north » Read more

La Habana, Cuba-July 2015 (Part 2)

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 Leaving Steve behind in San Diego, not knowing if he would be able to leave in time for » Read more

(Warning for those with limited attention spans: This is a long tale, with many twists and turns, but for those who care » Read more

Years ago, I was tightly circled in the water by a great white shark. Repeatedly. I have this on good authority, as » Read more

“I know a shortcut.” I WAS suspicious of this pronouncement, but should have been more. I’d only ridden these trails once before, » Read more

Saturday, April 4, 2015 Vacation or bootcamp? Up in the wee hours, throwing layers of clothes on in the dark, grabbing gear-laden » Read more

A week in the Big Apple shaped around 2 Broadway openings, coupled with coinciding with the Tribeca Film Festival, could only be » Read more

When people ask me why I am going to Paris alone, in March, the subtext seems to be: “Again? Why?” That’s not » Read more

Friday, January 30-Sunday, February 1, 2015 What do love and romance have to do with Antarctica? Actually, mating and fidelity could be » Read more

Patagonia. Even the name sounds remote. Iconic images of Torres del Paine by Galen Rowell, a larger than life nature photographer we » Read more