The Streets of Hanoi
The Streets of Hanoi. As you might know, Hanoi is a major city and the capital of Vietnam. Like many large southeast Asian cities, it [...]
To the top!
To the top, the story of two hills I don't know where it came from - my need to get to the top. Perhaps, it [...]
The Restroom
The Restroom After 5 cups of coffee and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice (much more potent than the juice from concentrate), I had [...]
In Search of “La Pigna”
Claudio, our tour director, in his Sanremo port presentation (remember him from the "Brown Shoes" story), said the old city, "la pigna," was a delightful [...]
Brown Shoes
Brown Shoes I met a guy named Claudio. He lives in Majorca and happens to be our Seabourn tour director. As part of his responsibilities, [...]
Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017
2016 in Review At the end of every year, we all tend to look back at what we accomplished in the past year while making [...]
Christmas Lights on the Waterfront
Capturing the colorful Christmas Lights on the Waterfront There aren't many lakes in Arizona, at least not many with water in them. The city planners in [...]
An Interview with a Homeless Person
Her name is Mary and she is homeless, living in a tree. She tells me this with a sense of unabashed pride. This was my [...]
Bodie – A Golden Oldie
Bodie's old mining buildings A ghost town now, Bodie was once one of the largest mining towns in the U.S. In the late [...]