When you tell people you’re going to Memphis, one of two things happens – they either greet your statement with a blank stare, eyes glazed over by a lack of anything to say about Tennessee’s second most populous city, or they go crazy over ducks. “You haven’t to go to the Peabody and see the … [Read more…]
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 trail head, the scenery slowly becomes filled with more life and greenery. The trail winds upward, past dense mountain brush and fir trees set under … [Read more…]
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 movie-goers these days actually have. 2001: A Space Odyssey is so not a movie that was made for modern audiences. It’s long and the pace … [Read more…]
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 of Costa Rica home, I’ve always believed that discovering nearby sites on a weekend getaway is an efficient way to satiate the inner travel bug … [Read more…]
Grey skies threaten overhead as I stand beneath the black wrought-iron balcony of a stately brick home on Royal Street. If New Orleans is a city that unfolds itself in jazz rhythms, today’s melody is slow and somber; lingering piano chords plink out a lonely ballad joined by the metallic runs of a trumpet. Had … [Read more…]
The bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip stretch out before me, their neon orbs breaking up the black of the night sky and casting an ember glow over a strand of buildings – sleek black, twisted silver, and in the vast distance the castle of Excalibur –each unique in its own right. On my … [Read more…]
On a dark, dark night in New Orleans I walk down a dark, dark street in the French Quarter and there’s spooks in the air. Literally – though its mid-November, some of the houses are still decked out for Halloween and billowing white ghosts and skeletons drape down from twisted iron balconies, setting the tone … [Read more…]
While living in Florida I discovered first hand what a great destination the state is for vacationing. Indeed it is a very large state with a variety of places and things to do. Of course Walt Disney World may be the most well-known of Florida’s must-dos, but the offerings of the state extend far beyond … [Read more…]
I sink back into the driver’s seat of the Mazda3 and speed forward as the light turns green along Wilshire Boulevard. Before starting the engine I adjusted the manual lumbar support and the leather-trimmed sports seat now perfectly matches the curve of my spine. I’m leaned back and relaxed. Like everyone else in Los Angeles … [Read more…]
Maybe it’s all the years I spent road tripping on summer vacations with my family speaking, but I truly believe there’s no better way to get a sense of place while traveling than to see a country, state or region through the windows of a moving vehicle. Sure, air travel is great for transporting you … [Read more…]