Fabulous Fiji: September-October, 2016 (Part 1: Bull sharks)
On a memorable recent trip, we swam with bulls. No, not ran with bulls, the Spanish tradition immortalized in Hemingway’s The Sun » Read more
Fish
Chasing cherry blossoms: Part 1 (Tokyo)
Monday, April 4, 2016 In early April, 2016, we were perfectly positioned to partake in that most Japanese of pursuits: hanami, or » Read more
Manta madness, Socorro, January-February 2016
Socorro (Revillagigedos): January 2016 Monday, January 25, 2016: Getting there Manta madness is a disease to which I happily succumbed recently. Although » Read more
Forgotten Indonesia, November 2015 (Part 5, Ambon)
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Part 5: Ambon, Bali and Home A string of colorful houses backed by hilly jungle signals we are » Read more
2015 Highlights
One of my favorite shows as a child was the Time Tunnel, in which a pop art striped black and white time » Read more
Indonesia’s Forgotten Islands, November 2015: Part 4 (Banda Sea)
Part 4: Banda Sea Saturday, November 7, 2015 Pulau Bui Despite an exceptionally smooth crossing overnight, staying up late AND a gin » Read more
Forgotten Indonesia: November 2015 (Part 3, Triton Bay)
Saturday, October 31, 2015: Pisang Island, Maluku Earlier in the trip, it seemed not at all certain we would make it here. » Read more
Cuban Crisis: Reflections (Epilogue); July 2015
Cuba continues to reverberate in our thoughts, months after returning to our comfortable cocoon. The embassy reopened while we were underwater, and » Read more
Scuba in Cuba, July 2015: Jardines de la Reina (Part 3)
Saturday, July 18, 2015 Getting to our dive destination was a long wearying travel day, in which we crossed from the north » Read more
Amazing Antarctica: February 2015
Friday, January 30-Sunday, February 1, 2015 What do love and romance have to do with Antarctica? Actually, mating and fidelity could be » Read more