Imagine walking down this gorgeous Malibu beach and coming across THIS??!?!?!? No, it’s not a space “Alien”, although the bottom looks EXACTLY like the creature that attacked the crew in that movie…instead, it’s a unique jellyfish with a name like a hipster pop… Read More ›
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Could You Survive 100% On The Water? These “Sea Gypsies” Spend Their Entire Lives Wet!
Experience Life As A “Sea Gypsy!” Can you imagine living your entire life on the water? Well, for a number of nomadic tribes, that is their entire world! Look at this “small town”: This fascinates me – and an amazing… Read More ›
Will We Have A 2023 “Super Bloom”? Here’s The Colorful Forecast!
Remember California’s Incredible “Super Bloom?” It was one of nature’s most spectacular moments: when Southern California hills “bloomed” with these spectacular colors in the spring of 2019: So What’s On Tap For “Superbloom 2023”? First, a bit of background –… Read More ›
Check Into The Iconic Fogo Island Inn – “The Hotel At The End Of The World!”
Welcome To Fogo Island! Not familiar with the place? It’s OK – Fogo Island is a bucolic getaway off the coast of Newfoundland on the eastern end of Canada…far far away from most of us – and it is known… Read More ›
“Surviving Paradise!” Living A Year On A South Pacific Island! Blue Lagoons! Swaying Coconut Trees – And Millions Of Flies!
Time For A South Seas Adventure! Imagine that this was your view of home – a south seas island paradise – thousands of miles from anywhere…well, for one adventurous young Teacher, it was home – and he wrote a book… Read More ›
Monterey’s Amazing Aquarium! Magical Jellyfish! Circling Sardines At Cannery Row! A REALLY BIG Fish!
Welcome To Cannery Row! Yes, it’s a real place, immortalized in John Steinbeck’s book about the lives of workers along this famous fish canning district in Monterey Bay, California – and that town has one of the world’s best Aquariums… Read More ›
The Life Of A Sea Gypsy! An Entire World Lived On Water 24/7!
Experience Life As A “Sea Gypsy!” Can you imagine living your entire life on the water? As in “24 /7?” Well, for a number of nomadic tribes, that is their entire world! Look at this “small town”: First of all,… Read More ›
California’s Iconic Highway 1 To Reopen Ahead Of Schedule! Here Are Details!
California’s Iconic Coastline Drive Is Almost Fixed! I know, that view doesn’t suggest that anything is broken, does it? This shot gives you an idea of the incredible beauty of a drive along California’s iconic highway one – running from… Read More ›
Bravo “My Octopus Teacher!” Academy Award Best Documentary Nominee! Plus Oscar’s Groundbreaking Year For Women!
A Golden Year For An Octopus! The Academy Award nominations were announced today, and while there are many great films and Artists nominated – both in front of and behind the camera – it’s the category of Best Feature Documentary… Read More ›
The Engrossing New Film “Nomadland!” Frances McDormand Is Riveting! Filmed In “Empire”, An American Ghost Town!
Take A Journey Through “Nomadland!” This brilliant new film has just begun streaming on HULU, and also available in theaters where open and to rent online as well. Frances McDormand gives another career-making performance – completely fearless and totally exposed… Read More ›