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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Illustrious Instants, Ossining, NY, Travel Opinion, Travel: My stories, United States travel
Reloving America Summer 2013: On the Hudson River
This is my summer of re-love. I have returned to the United States for a mere two months, as I have done each summer since I relocated to Bologna, Italy ...
Illustrious Instants, Italy Travel, Verona
Why Not Verona for Valentine’s Day?
Illustrious Instants, Ossining, NY, Photo Tours, Travel Opinion, United States travel
Illustrious Instants: A summer storm in New York
Today I experienced that moment – that unmistakable moment – when my sunny carefree Sunday suddenly got kicked up a notch. The sky overloaded with giant, moving grey clouds, the ...
Illustrious Instants, Lincoln Highway, PA, United States travel
Illustrious Instants: Taking the Back Road
You know those instants when the beauty of a moment transcends your eyeballs and you are actually viscerally affected by the amazingess? On this marvelous summer day, driving the Lincoln ...