South of France summers: On Jean Cocteau’s trail
The South of France seems to summon the very essence of summer: blue skies, sidewalk seating at cafes, winding narrow back roads » Read more
Author: Marie Tartar
White sharks: Guadalupe Island, Mexico
Rolling, rolling, our boat, the Horizon, tosses us from side to side as though possessed as it plows its way southwest from » Read more
Enigmatic Iceland: Part 3
We had been planning our second trip to Iceland for 3 years, ever since the organizers of the radiology meeting we were » Read more
Enigmatic Iceland: Part 2
We found Reykjavik and Iceland to have both some surprising culinary delights, as well as a certain repetitive monotony. This post will » Read more
Enigmatic Iceland: Part 1
Our recent trip to Iceland, the second in 3 years, has spawned such a torrent of words, thoughts, reflections and images, that » Read more
A summer Sunday at Santee Lakes: June 2014
Our friend and photo gear guide extraordinaire, Steve Cirone, introduced us to the denizens of Santee Lakes a few years ago. Steve » Read more
West Fork Elegy, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, June 2014
West Fork of Oak Creek has long been one of the most popular hikes in Sedona, and justifiably so. Even getting to » Read more
What’s in a name?
In the first week of 2014, we saw a hilarious French movie, called in English “What’s in a Name?” (The French title » Read more
Seafoam sleepwalking with Basil Twist
With summer approaching, it seems appropriate to celebrate a beach based event, the World Premiere presentation of Basil Twist’s Seafoam Sleepwalk. This » Read more
Tokyo: temples and temptations; April 2014
Despite being half Japanese, passing regularly through the airport en route to distant diving destinations, and 2 prior trips to Japan, we » Read more