L.A. Story, Part I: Off the beaten path in the City of Angels
This past Labor Day weekend (a holiday weekend in the United States that falls in early September), I visited Los Angeles for a few days. Prior to September 2012, I’d been to that city four times. I...
View ArticleH-Bomb’s Friday Photo, week 31: a house on a 29-foot pole in Los Angeles
Happy Friday the 13th! As an explorer, I draw inspiration from the achievements of Voyager 1 — which, scientists announced this week, became the first man-made object to enter interstellar space....
View ArticleH-Bomb’s Sunday photo, week 46: a space shuttle in Los Angeles
As I write this, I’m on a plane from Cancun to Chicago, on my way back to New York. I just spent the weekend at TBEX (Travel Blog Exchange), an amazing conference where travel bloggers connect with the...
View ArticleL.A. story, part 2: cities of the dead in the City of Angels
A common pastime for tourists in Los Angeles is to drive past the homes of celebrities. One of my cherished activities during my own trips to L.A.. has involved a twist on that concept: visiting the...
View ArticleTen things I’m looking forward to in 2016 (and a couple more that I’m hoping...
I think it’s fair to say that any year when you undergo heart surgery is a rough one. By that standard, 2015 was challenging for me. Not that the year was without its magical moments; seeing Angkor Wat...
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