European Escape (Part 3, Verona, July 2025)
The northern Italian city of Verona is inextricably associated with the legend of Romeo and Juliet, the “star-crossed” lovers immortalized by Shakespeare. » Read more
European Escape (Part 2, Dolomites, July 2025)
Monday, July 7, 2025 At last we were off to the Dolomites! We had enjoyed our too-short introduction to Milan, but now » Read more
European Escape (Part 1: Milan, July 2025)
A month in Europe, away from construction dust and plastic walls at home in San Diego, as well as new adventures in » Read more
Papua New Guinea, September 2025 (Part 3, Kimbe Bay and Bismarck Sea)
After birding in the Papua New Guinea Highlands and soaking in the colors and sights of the Goroka Show sing-sing, we were » Read more
Papua New Guinea, September 2025 (Part 2, Goroka Show)
Thursday, September 18, 2025 (PNG Day 3) A trip to the Highlands and the prospect of attending a sing-sing were major motivators » Read more
Diving Down Under-(April 2026, Part 3, Terrestrial Tasmania)
Sunday, April 12, 2026 After trying (and failing) to see and photograph leafy sea dragons in South Australia, we had more success » Read more
Diving Down Under, April 2026 (Part 2: Tasmania)
After getting reacquainted with our drysuits and working through equipment issues the prior week in southern Australia, we were on to the » Read more
Diving Down Under, April 2026 (Part 1: South Australia)
Although we’ve traveled the world over to dive in a variety of environments, we’ve given Australia short shrift over the years. People » Read more
Sedona International Film Festival, 32cd Edition (February 2026)
The last week of February is always earmarked on our calendar for the annual Sedona International Film Festival (SIFF). We’ve been attending » Read more
Delightful Dominica, January 2026 (Part 2, Jungle Bay)
Even after being robbed of a day on the water thanks to the Caribbean airspace shutdown, we were happy with our second » Read more