New Beginnings as we Spring into Summer

New Beginnings as we Spring into Summer Living in the Pacific Northwest, one has to love rain—or at least tolerate it with a degree of humor—or despise it if you really must, but love everything else this area has to offer. For me, it is all of the above, at varying...

Island Hopping Around the Mediterranean

Figure 1 Yachts in the Bay of Athens – Deposit Photos I love islands. Until I started writing this piece, I didn’t realize just how much of my travel time has been spent on various islands over the years. I’ve arrived by various modes of travel—plane, ferry,...

One Last Wintery Blast From Mother Nature

Figure 1:  May snowfall starting to melt as the day warms in Breckenridge, Colorado. ONE LAST WINTERY BLAST FROM MOTHER NATURE It is now the first of June here in the Pacific Northwest. I would think at least spring was here and summer was well on its way. However, I...