Travel

We pointed the bow toward Great Harbor on Jost Van Dyke , one of the most visited ports in the British Virgin Islands. Cruise ships...

Our next stop Coral Bay Garden, where we set up anchor in the evening and slipped into the water for a twilight snorkel. It turned into a...

Today is the day, We'd start by catching a ferry from St. Thomas to the British Virgin Islands, where our sailboat—and the real...

Research, Island Style I arrived a few days early in the U.S. Virgin Islands to get ahead of any last-minute hiccups before our sailing...

Since I was a kid, I’ve dreamed of sailing from one country to another—no captain, just me and the open sea. Back in high school, with...

The sun beats down with relentless force, scorching any remnants of life. Wind whips against my face, hurling sand like tiny needles....

After accepting a new job, I packed up my stuff, and my dog and I jumped into my dark red Hyundai Sonata, windows tinted so dark you...

It’s about that time again. I’ve been back in Austin through the winter. The temperatures are rising, the stress from work is piling up,...

Lamb and fish soup, fairytale  landscapes, and more beautiful blondes than I could talk to. Welcome to Iceland. I had just three days...

I’d always heard about the glowworms, those eerie, brilliant little creatures that create light to fool it’s prey thinking the ceiling is...

Copenhagen holds a special place in my heart. My boxing coach, before he passed, always told me, “You’ve got to visit Copenhagen.”  He...

Windows down Smell of the ocean in the air Music turned down to a hum The only noise is the sound of the waves crashing Sand in my beard...

The Pie Festival If you know me at all, you certainly have heard the “Pie Story”, a story that has stretched the last 20 years. If you...

I have been flying out to Seattle monthly for work. I kept telling myself that I’ll get down and explore Oregon for a couple of days....

Governor is in the back seat, I have the local country station on but low enough where I can still hear the rain pounding on the...

I was stuck in my one bedroom apartment in a brand new city during a country wide pandemic, COVID. For months this went on (still going...

It all started when I was 8 years old. I was working for my uncle cleaning used vacuum cleaners, preparing them to be sold. I was making...

My feet sat bare pressed against a three foot long cold metal plank extending from "suicide bridge", 469 feet above a shallow stream of...

Just like anything in life the journey is far more rewarding than the destination, I find this especially true with traveling. Being...

Everyone always ask what my favorite destination has been, and oh how I grow tired of that question. Destinations can be so wildly...