I managed to be driving along the Pacific Coast Highway, a beautiful stretch of road, when I came across the elephant seals in mating season. Elephant seals are, in my opinion, terrifically ugly. Hugely fat beasts with mutated looking heads. Sort of like the people you see at a buffet in downtown Vegas. The farts these things let loose made birds fly from trees. Continue reading “Elephant Seals in Heat” »
Forget Megapixels. We’re talking Gigapixels; which is a term, I must admit, I’ve never heard of. This image of Machu Picchu was taken at a resolution of 15.9 gigapixels. Which means, I think, if you print it out, you could perhaps see earthworms burrowing through the Peruvian dirt. (I’m no scientist.) Continue reading “Machu Picchu As You’ve Never Seen It (Unless You’ve Seen It)” »
I met Pat Liddy at Davy Byrnes Pub. He’s wearing a suit and tie, with white hair brushed back, looking like the distinguished professor he is. And, since this is Dublin, he’s drinking a Guinness. Continue reading “On A Walking Tour of Dublin, Nothing Is As It Seems” »
You could take your employees for a week in Vegas. Sure, they’ll bond. But some might end up in prison. Continue reading “Team Building on a Swiss Farm” »
Great Kiva at Pueblo Bonito
I’ve driven from California to Colorado and back almost every Christmas for the last fifteen years. Continue reading “Seeing the Four Corners with Crow Canyon – Part 1” »
The views are stunning.
I should work for the newspaper. I can pun with the best of them! Anyway, this is part 2 of my Swiss Cable Car adventures. Continue reading “In Switzerland, Riding the World’s First Open Air Cable Car” »
Just your everyday average Swiss Hay Maker
I’m at the 2012 Adventure Travel World Summit in Lucerne, Switzerland, where hundreds of world’s foremost adventure travel experts have congregated to share insights, make new friends, and drink extreme amounts of beer. (Every morning is also an adventure.)
Continue reading “Switzerland and Gravity – A Cable Car Adventure” »
Ireland, home of fine Mexican food.
I grew up eating Mexican food. Rather, I grew up eating Tex Mex food, which is Mexican food plus five pounds of melted cheese. Continue reading “A Little Taste Of Irish Culture” »
Mayhem on the Bay
The great thing about living in San Francisco is sometimes the world comes to you. Continue reading “All The Pretty Sail Boats” »
First of all, I don’t jog. I can walk fairly fast if pursued by wild animals, but jogging—forget it. For those that like to jog and like to travel, and like liver and onions and high tea, you can learn more here.