• Beer Hiking in Bhutan

    For lovers of beer, hiking, and travel, Bhutan —the Land of the Thunder Dragon —represents one of the most unique destinations on Earth. This story features five obeer hikes made…

    More Cow Bell

    I have to say that I was caught off-guard by the dramatic landscapes and rugged mountain valleys I encountered in…

    Hiking Around Segovia

    Segovia and the surrounding area turned out to be great for walking and hiking.  In addition to the walking in…

    Spain Legs in Segovia

    Segovia … I had never been there and I hadn’t studied up on the place. The first thing that came…

    Imagine the stories playing out in this photo!

    Village in Iran by Mohammadreza Momeni via onebigphoto…

    VWMacroMacroBus

    Imagine if Arlo Guthrie had this VW at the time of the Alice’s Restaurant Massacree …  it would have taken…

    Want to put things in perspective?

    This short YouTube clip takes a tour of the largest photograph ever taken … a multi-gigapixel image of Andromeda from…

    Striking Textures

    When I saw this image by Albuquerque photographer Lynn Black, my mind started arguing with itself about what I was…

    Solstice – The Turning Point

    The turning point is here.  The shortening days will now start getting longer … at least for the next six…

    Tucson Trolley

    It’s a crisp, fall morning in Tucson, Arizona and my wife and I woke up to some great hospitality from…

    Old West Highway Detour

    Roadtrips in the southwest USA tend to take two different forms for me. One kind is about spending some time…

    Magic Doors

    Cool promo for rail travel in Europe.  I think that many places would love to have one of these ……