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Aug 9, 20231 min read
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.
Apr 5, 20226 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.
Mar 12, 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.
Jan 1, 20222 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.
Apr 10, 20214 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.
Nov 25, 202012 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.
Aug 10, 202015 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.
Jun 25, 20205 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 17, 20207 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 7, 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...
May 31, 20204 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 25, 20205 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 17, 20206 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 3, 20205 min read
Exploring: Travel Blog Intro / Rome, Italy
This post details the Rome portion of our summer travels through Italy.
Aug 31, 20181 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...
Jun 12, 20123 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...
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