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Photo Gallery: Sugar Ray Live at a School Festival in L.A. (Retrospective)
This post is a photo essay of a Sugar Ray free concert in Los Angeles.
Aug 10, 20231 min read


Exploring: Santa Catalina Island, California Day Trip
This post details a day trip to Santa Catalina Island, located 22 miles off the coast from Los Angeles. Included are tips and general info.
Apr 5, 20226 min read


Los Angeles County Air Show at William J. Fox Field, Lancaster, California
This post details one aviation enthusiast's experience at the Los Angeles County Air Show. Included are plenty of pics and air show tips.
Mar 12, 20226 min read


The Vindicated Tom Cruise Sighting in Hollywood
Just starting out in Hollywood, I missed a chance to see Tom Cruise. This is a story about redemption for that missed opportunity.
Jan 1, 20222 min read


Fear at the Peace Wall in Belfast
This post details my own experience of division at the Peace Wall in Belfast and a brief explainer of Ireland and Northern Ireland disputes.
Apr 10, 20214 min read


Exploring: Yosemite National Park, California
This travel journal details a visit to Yosemite National Park in California, and a stay in the nearby town of Mariposa.
Nov 25, 202012 min read


Exploring: Belize and a Guatemala Day Trip
This post details a trip to Belize (San Ignacio, San Pedro, ATM Cave), as well as a day trip to the Mayan ruins of Tikal in Guatemala.
Aug 10, 202015 min read


Getting Back to Hollywood Isn’t So Easy
The time has come to leave Italy. Thick, dark clouds are rolling into Venice as we take off, and that’s not a place I want to be when it...
Jun 25, 20205 min read


Exploring: Getting Lost (Literally) in Venice, Italy
This travel journal details both the fascination and confusion brought on by one of the world's great cities: Venice, Italy.
Jun 17, 20207 min read


Exploring: Florence, Italy
“The Creator made Italy from designs by Michael Angelo!” -Mark Twain, “The Innocents Abroad”* In lieu of a “Welcome” sign, your arrival...
Jun 7, 20207 min read


Exploring: San Gimignano and Tuscan Wine Tasting
We start the day in Siena with a continental breakfast – the standard, uninspired fare of hardboiled eggs, cold cuts, cheese, bread....
May 31, 20204 min read


Exploring: Intro to Tuscany / Destination Siena
“Tuscany looks like what all of Italy should look like.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (attributed) We stare out the train window as the...
May 25, 20205 min read


Exploring: Pompeii and Naples, Italy
This post details a day trip to Naples and Pompeii from Rome, during our summer excursion through Italy.
May 17, 20206 min read


Exploring: Travel Blog Intro / Rome, Italy
This post details the Rome portion of our summer travels through Italy.
May 3, 20205 min read


Exploring: Hawaii, Maui and Kauai Travel
This is our fun travel reel from 2018... This trip started out in Maui, where we explored the town of Lahaina, drove the famous Road to...
Sep 1, 20181 min read


Siena and the Towers of San Gimignano
Siena is such a confusing place, initially, when arriving by rail. You walk out the front door of the train station, and all you see in...
Jun 12, 20123 min read
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