European Escape (Part 4, Paris, July 2025)
Friday, July 18, 2025 Paris is always right, even in summer. After a wonderful two weeks in northern Italy, divided between Milan, » Read more
Culture
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
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 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
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
2025: Marie’s Highlights, Photographic and Otherwise
Every year has its highs and lows and 2025 was no exception. This was our first full year of semi-retirement, enabling us » Read more
Papua New Guinea, September 2025 (Part 1, Brisbane & Birds)
Writing about this trip is harder than usual, because it will always be (for us) inextricably bound up with a complex mix » Read more
Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan (February 2025)
After four fabulous days photographing red-crowned cranes and whooper swans, we were heading further north to the Shiretoko Peninsula, where we would » Read more