Photoessay: The Sport of Kings
We experienced our first ever polo match yesterday, and I have to admit, I enjoyed it more than I expected. Not only that, but my vocabulary grew a bit as…
Cuba’s Young Ballerinas
In Cuba, ballet is wildly popular and the best of the best, the prima ballerinas, are national treasures. Ballet is Cuba’s premier cultural export. Thanks to Fidel,dance flourished during the…
Idealizing the Idyllic
I discovered this small cottage just steps from the beach while exploring tiny Indian Rocks Beach on Florida's West Coast. This community of modest beach houses sprang up in the…
GIVERNY
It's late afternoon in early fall at Giverny, the pastoral water garden where Claude Monet created his most famous paintings. The ambiance here is palatable with the lush beauty, peacefulness.…
Yes, We’re All Shivering, but There are Better Days Ahead
It's true, most of us in the Northern Hemisphere are shivering in our boots from the latest Artic blast or getting washed away by winter rains. But, there are better…