For the fourth week in a row my lungs are on fire as I walk up the hill that leads to my office on the rainforest base in Costa Rica…
From the low-level vantage point of the Great Salt Lake, the Stansbury Mountains jut up in the distance, looming with mystery and awe. As one drives close to the main…
The air is fresh and birds are flying as we drive down the Old Southern Main Road in Trinidad & Tobago. Alongside Derek Donowa, a knowledgeable guide with Gail’s…
Spring is here! Though winter in Los Angeles is a far cry from winter elsewhere on the planet, I’m still thrilled about the rising temperatures, longer hours of daylight and…
This past weekend I went to the Aero Theater in Santa Monica to see 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of those classic films you’re supposed to see but very few…
When planning a trip to Italy, Milan may not be the first place that comes to mind as a not-to-be-missed destination. Though the city, Italy’s second most populous, serves as…
Now that I live in Los Angeles, it's been fun to discover what weekend escapes lay within my reach. Whether I've called the vibrant streets of Madrid or the rainforest…
I don’t have too many regrets about the time I spent living in Europe, but as I get further and further away from that magical year when I visited 25…
On a brisk wintry day I pedaled through dampness and pending darkness, racing against the clock, or rather the setting sun that hid behind thick clouds, to make it to…
I couldn’t just sit in my hotel room upon my arrival to Port Moresby. I seemingly had every reason to do so. The 21-hour journey from Los Angeles through Brisbane…
