Heavenly Hokkaido, Japan (February 2025)

After three wonderful days with cavorting snow monkeys, in and out of steaming hot springs, with and without snow, we were off » Read more

Winter Wildlife in Japan

This was our second winter photo tour in Japan. While the bulk of the trip was in the northern Island of Hokkaido, » Read more

In 2018, Steve, Greg and I were 50% of the guests on a small group winter wildlife photography trip in Japan, under » Read more

2024 was a whale of a year! By any measure, it was a momentous year, in which we semi-retired after 33 years » Read more

All too soon, we were at the halfway point of our long awaited 10-day voyage on the Atlantis Azores. Our 5 days » Read more

At last we were aboard the Atlantis Azores, the flagship liveaboard vessel of the Atlantis dive operation. Having left San Diego on » Read more

Good things are worth waiting for, right? This dive trip was an unprecedented 6 (!) years in the making. Planning a dive » Read more

Scuba diving has taken us around the world, but never, until recently, had we ventured into outer space. At least that is » Read more

I always love when the New York Times comes out in December with the “Best of ” lists, particularly of films. Our » Read more

I hate to be in front of a camera lens and generally shy away from people. Ironically, I find strangers fascinating and » Read more