“Painting” Chicago Green For St. Patrick’s Day! Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all! Last Saturday, Chicago once again “painted” the Chicago River green and it’s a wild celebration that continues today! St. Patricks’ Day is also a day of reflection… Read More ›
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Have You Met Chicago’s Man-Eating Lions? The Real “Ghost And The Darkness!” Up Close With The Tsavo Killers!
Meet “The Ghost And The Darkness!” They may not look it, but these are two of the most ravenous Lions in history! When I lived in Chicago, we’d go to see them – what a fascinating story! The two Lions… Read More ›
Climbing The Rock Of Guatape! Scaling “Angel’s Landing”! A Wild “Stairway To Heaven!” The World’s Wildest Hikes – Straight Up!
Imagine The View From The Top Of That Rock! That looks like it would be a pretty cool view from the top of a very large rock! And what a climb as well! Imagine This View! I am sharing some… Read More ›
Standing At The Edge Of The World! Behold The Pt. Reyes Lighthouse! California’s Wild Coast!
Welcome To The Edge Of The World! That’s California’s shoreline facing a massive expanse of the Pacific Ocean – literally the edge of the world – and one of the most beautiful sights we’ve seen! My wife Alex and I… Read More ›
Would You Take The World’s “Longest Uninterrupted Walk”? Fourteen Thousand Miles Kicks Off 2023’s Year Of Wild Hikes!
Who’s Up For A Good Walk To Kick Off 2023? One of my New Year’s resolutions is to hike even more than I have in the past few years, and what better way than the world’s longest hike? Grab some… Read More ›
Making “Crusty Chicken” With Jacques Pepin! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Honors This Master Chef’s Obsession With The Bird!
Making A Legendary Chef’s “Crusty Chicken!” We are in the last weeks of my “52 In 22” cooking challenge, so I am honoring some of the most legendary Chefs of all time! Well, it wasn’t really a battle – Jacques… Read More ›
A Red Crab Race To The Ocean! Christmas Island Blazes With The “Running Of The Red Crabs”!
It’s The “Running Of The Red Crabs!” It’s that time of year again – one of nature’s most fascinating displays. As The Guardian reported: “Tens of millions of red crabs migrate every year in Australia’s Christmas Island. They crawl across… Read More ›
Trapped 200 Feet Underground In The “Deepest Darkest Hotel Room In The World!”
Want To Stay 200 Feet Underground With No Escape? Well, the answer is obvious, so how do you think 5 people felt when they experienced just that near the Grand Canyon! As The Washington Post reported: “Five people were rescued… Read More ›
The Magical Beauty Of Venice Italy At Night! From Watery San Marco Square’s Live Music To The Smallest Streets!
The Beauty Of Nightfall In Venice! I have posted about how beautiful Venice is, but now I want to focus on a city that becomes even more magical as night falls, like it is doing here on the “bridge of… Read More ›
Seeing History On The Side Of Chicago’s Iconic Tribune Building!
Welcome To Chicago! This is my wife Alex taking in the majesty of the Chicago River – we were there for a quick trip recently and I was reminded of one of the city’s unique architectural delights! Behold The Tribune… Read More ›