Florence, Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Travel Opinion
A White Florence
Today, on the first day of spring, Florence got its snow. Tuscany is not a region of Italy where snow falls very often, so the flurry of white flakes has ...
Photo Tours, San Diego, CA, United States travel
A Halloween walking tour through a San Diego historic neighborhood
My favorite season to enjoy the North Park Dryden Historic District, which boasts several blocks of California bungalows and Spanish colonial revival homes, is Halloween.
Happy Mother’s Day to My Mother, the Artist
My mom sometimes worries – as many moms do – that she hasn’t been the best mom. But “best” in this case, as in every case, is just relative. Who ...
Life Imitates Art or Art Imitates Life?
In the case of the weekly WordPress photo challenge “Life Imitates Art,” I’m abstaining from profundity of any kind and delving into this photo challenge quite literally, utilizing the immensity ...
Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Photo Tours, Venice
Illustrious Instants: The Undeniable Beauty of Venice
There are two types of people in the world: those that love Venice, and those that really don’t. But despite all of its flaws, the architecture, ambiance, and sheer ...
Illustrious Instants: An Afternoon Stroll in Bologna
This photo is perhaps the most “illustrious” of my “instants” so far. The photo isn’t meant to demonstrate fabulous composition, color, movement, etc. The photo taking is normal, but the ...
Bologna, Illustrious Instants, Life in Bologna
Illustrious Instants: Celebrating spring in Bologna's beautiful colli (hills)
It was almost exactly one year ago today that this moment was captured, on one of those blissful Sunday afternoons with friends and nothing else on your mind to distract ...
Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Travel Opinion
One of my favorite views in the world
The view from the Rialto bridge in Venice is – in a word – indescribable. Yes, you are submerged in tourists. But if you can just face forward and take ...
Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Rome
An Innocent Roman Sunset
Living far, far away from home isn’t always easy. But this sunset view of St. Peter’s Basilica just off of the Piazza dei Cavalieri di Malta in Rome has a way ...
Bologna, Life in Bologna, Photo Tours, Travel: My stories
Kite flying at midnight, Notte Bianca, and how I fell in love with Bologna again
I guess it is pretty much a given that living far away from home is never easy. And living in a different country is equally challenging. So at my three-year ...
Other Places, Photo Tours, Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm: The Ultimate Winter Stroll
Most of my friends and family thought I was crazy when I told them I was going to Stockholm for Christmas and New Years. Generally speaking, they are correct. I ...
Illustrious Instants, Ojai, CA, Travel Opinion, United States travel
Reloving America 2013: The Elusive Ojai "Pink Moment"
Do you ever find yourself on vacation, overwhelmed by the beauty that you’ve walked into, and in a momentary moment of emotional clarity, wonder what you ever did to ...