In the Nautilus
The fascinating spiral pattern of the stairs within the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse invites comparison with a nautilus shell.
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Category: Travel
Rio Grande Gorge
In the distance, it isn’t obvious. A simple gash across the landscape, a ribbon of earth in a wave of green and gold vegetation. The Rio Grande Gorge, New Mexico.
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Finding Trafalgar Square
It was my first overnight in London, just 18 hours before I re-entered the United States after three months away. Without looking for it, I found Trafalgar Square.
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Where Gnomes Roam
When you’re out for a hike and you see a mushroom like this, you immediately think of gnomes. Especially when you’re hiking through Germany’s Black Forest.
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Kalo Paxi!
Celebrating Easter in Corfu with my sisters, I participated in ancient rituals and witnessed the amazing spectacle of the passing of the flame across the city.
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Curious about George in Santorini
Yes, I’ve hiked across a volcano, and a historic one at that: the cinder cone in the middle of the caldera on the island of Santorini, Greece.
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North Rim of the Grand Canyon
It’s not easy to get to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, and it’s a long ways by car from the popular South Rim. But the views are worth the journey.
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The Peanut-Wallah
In India, peace is only for a moment. We had many visitors at the beach in Goa, the most persistent – and cutest – being the peanut-wallah.
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