Last month I left off with how I had answered an ad in the back of WoodenBoat Magazine (http://www.woodenboat.com) that was seeking brave souls to sail around the world, and flew to New Zealand to crew on an old 127 foot cargo ship. I then went on to describe the month I spent living on [...]

In last month’s blog I talked about how I had answered in ad in the back of WoodenBoat Magazine (http://www.woodenboat.com) that was seeking brave souls to sail around the world. Deciding that was indeed the kind of adventure I wanted, I answered the ad, quit my job, sold all my possessions, said goodbye to my [...]

What better way is there to rid yourself of the mid winter blues than to spend a Sunday afternoon completely immersed in art? As a writer and photographer, I wanted to provide a comfortable forum in which other writers, poets, actors, artists and singer/songwriters felt welcome to come and try out their new or old [...]

If you really think about it, the only thing that prevents of us from being able to travel as often as we might like is the man made construct of time and money. TIME; that we are not able to take off from our jobs and our lives, and MONEY; that we have to spend [...]

Dorothy said “There’s no place like home.” It turns out, Dorothy was wrong. I’ve always been a perfect dichotomy of myself; endlessly conflicted between home and travel, between my desire to journey and my desire to put down roots. But anyone who knows me knows that I live for travel. These nagging questions are always [...]

It’s often so difficult to find a meaningful and lasting gift for those special people on your holiday list. Chocolates get eaten, technology becomes obsolete and the latest pair of shoes goes out of style. That’s why I always like to give interesting “experiences” to people; especially those folks who already have two of everything [...]