I haven’t posted anything new for over a week, because I was off to California’s Big Sur area for a writing workshop. While I was busy workshopping and focusing on my next book, a children’s fantasy story, I accidentally fell in love with the area. It’s hard not to, what with the towering redwoods, the […]
The Eternal Flame at Kennedy’s Grave
Today, the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, I’m reminded of my trip to his grave site this year in Arlington National Cemetery. It was a return visit of one I did a great many years ago as a child, while on our family road trip along the eastern seaboard.
Reflecting in the Black Canyon
The mirror-like reflection of the towering canyon walls in the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, as can be seen in the bottom of the canyon high in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.
A Look Back at Greece
“G” is for Greece, the first country I ever visited outside of the U.S. Well, actually that’s not true. There was this time as a young child when I freaked out in a wax museum across the border in Canada, but Greece is really the first place I traveled without meltdown. Here are a few […]
Souvenir Shopping at the Great Wall of China
My favorite stop on my trip to China a few years back was the Great Wall of China at Simatai. I loved hiking along its crumbling ramparts, stopping occasionally to admire the view. This 5.4km-long section of the wall is approximately 120km northeast of Beijing, and much more authentic in nature than the more touristy […]
Evening on the Las Vegas Strip
The best time to walk the Las Vegas Strip? In the evening with the Bellagio fountains going off when all of the buildings are lit up.

