What would compel a successful couple, blessed with many fabulous friends, living in a world-class city with a little wine country getaway, to hit the pause button and head out…
Category: Travel
We just returned from a ten day trip visiting the national parks of southern Utah, as well as Monument Valley and the north rim of the Grand Canyon. Over the…
There was a time when I realized that all the books I was reading — fiction or memoir — were about people on a journey. I suppose most stories are…
I was in São Paulo, Brazil, last week. I was there only four days, having gone down for work as a last minute business trip to which I added a couple…
The last few days in Panama have been illustrative. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I agreed to do a workshop here for a large multinational company. All I…
It’s been three weeks since the contractor completed the last of the punch list items, and I’ve been slowly, very slowly, moving things back into the house in Napa. In…
I am sad to admit I don’t know much about the history of the Azores, even though I do have a couple books (in English) about them. I have been…
It’s a week since we returned from our two weeks in southern Italy. I feel revitalized, refreshed.The trip was a little bittersweet—an anniversary celebration delayed from May 2012, when we…
I decided that my New Year’s resolution is to climb the ten toughest hikes in the Bay Area. I’ve been researching and I’ve come up with this list. Berry Creek…