2018 Highlights
2018 was a year in which aging, mortality and illness reared their ugly heads, in the family and our circle of friends. » Read more
Countryside
Amazing Anilao, Philippines: April 2016
After a beyond-my-wildest-dreams week luxuriating in Kyoto during an off-the charts cherry blossom bloom, we met up with our friend Martin at » Read more
Wintry Japan: February 2018 (Part 8-Mount Fuji)
In my Michel Thomas Japanese course on CD, a phrase I learned was appropo: Nihon ni ittara, Fuji-san o mitai desu. (When » Read more
Wintry Japan, February 2018: Swan Lake (Part 6)
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Swan Lake lives! We spent a picture perfect morning at Lake Kussharo. It was snowing when we » Read more
Wintry Japan: Rausu, Hokkaido and Sea Eagles (Part 5)
Monday, February 5, 2018 Breakfast at the Green Park Hotel in Tsurui was Japanese, with grilled salted salmon, daikon pickles, rice, and » Read more
Wintry Japan: Hokkaido and red-crowned cranes (Part 4)
Our accommodation for this evening was Green Park Hotel in Tsurui. Tsurui means “cranes are here”. Sunday, February 4, 2018 5:45 am: » Read more
Wintry Japan: February 2018 (Part 3-Monkey business!)
Friday, February 2, 2018 This day’s destination is in large part why we signed up for this trip. Who can resist » Read more
Norway, September 2017 (Part 3-Lofoten): Chasing the Northern Lights
Monday, September 11, 2017 After 9 days aboard the Antigua exploring Svalbard, we were back in Longyearbyen, taking leave of our travel » Read more
2017 Highlights
The short version I didn’t really try to set a new record for longest year’s end summary EVER, it was an EXCEPTIONALLY » Read more
Sedona Film Festival, February 2017
Friday, February 17 and Saturday, February 18, 2017 We had an epic, literally tempestuous, start to our annual Sedona film festival week » Read more