Scuba in Cuba: July 2015 (Part 1-Going)

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

APA Exclusive! Interview with the author of “Adrift in Havana”

Steve: “Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule for this interview!” Steve: “Not at all, Steve. Sorry, mind if I » Read more

Part III My iPad alarm clock came to life at 6:15am. Marie got up and immediately issues a low warbly muffled scream » Read more

Part II Heading west on one way Calle 17, we pass rows of stately but crumbling and mostly abandoned mansions dating back » Read more

“MY PURSE!!!” “What?!” !” Someone… grabbed my, my purse!!” Four in our group are awakening from a late night suckling pig and » 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