Welcome To New York’s 2024 Marathon! This is Alex and I at the finish line of the 2024 New York City Marathon, which was held yesterday – 50,000 runners would cross this line throughout the course of the day! So,… Read More ›
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My Favorite New York Images On Marathon Day! Giant Pigeons Too!
It’s just another magnificent fall day in New York City. Do NOT listen to anyone who says it’s a garbage can, hellscape or worse…they are denigrating our incredible country because it’s the only way they think they can win a… Read More ›
The Deep South: Jackson Mississippi And Rural Oklahoma – An America Left Behind?
Walking Mississippi’s Freedom Trail – And A Look At America’s Future… The unprecedented recent political events in America inspired me to share this story again – trips to two parts of the US that seem left in the past –… Read More ›
A “Culinary Collaboration” Between South Africa And The Big Apple! Lobster Newberg And Cape Malay Fish Curry!
Behold The Lobster Newberg! Thanks to Taste Atlas for this photo, which shows the famous Lobster Newberg from New York’s oldest restaurant – Delmonico’s! Why am I telling you all this? Because my good blogging friend Robbie Cheadle and I… Read More ›
Who Wants To Party At Dracula’s Place? Here’s Vlad The Impaler’s Castle – And Coffin To Sleep In!
Grab A Coffin And Spend The Night At Dracula’s Place! Yes, this was real! A few years ago, someone was lucky enough to stay at Dracula’s Castle – in red velvet-lined coffins – for an entire haunted night! In 2016,… Read More ›
A “Talking” Mona Lisa? Paris Art Is “Alive!”
Welcome To Paris Art Capital Of The World… This shot of the river Seine with the Eiffel Tower captures the serenity of a beautiful city that is also alive with art…literally! The Mona Lisa portrait is one of the world’s… Read More ›
French Riviera Soupe de Poisson + “Canneswiches” – Some Sunday Morning #Wanderlust…
Hello From The Top Of Cannes’ Red Carpet! That’s me on the far left and my wife Alex on the far right, with her brother Derek and wife Cherie wedged in the middle. We are in Cannes France, home to… Read More ›
“Hitch Hiking” Is For “The Birds!” “Shocktober 2024” Has Alfred Hitchcock’s Original “Bodega Bay Birdemic”!
Let’s Go “Hitch Hiking!” Looks like “Tippi has a problem with birds! Her own “Birdemic!” Since it is “Shocktober 2024”, it’s time to celebrate one of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thrillers – for those who don’t know, my wife Alex came… Read More ›
Wait – Paris Has Canals? Here They Are – Thanks To Napoleon!
Check out Napoleon’s Paris Canals! Well, Paris is a city that just keeps giving….and on our most recent trip for the Summer Olympic Opening ceremony, we discovered another thing we didn’t know! My wife Alex and I wandered the streets… Read More ›
A Real Life “Cast Away” Created Paradise In The Seychelles…Here Is His Story!
Meet Real Life “Cast Away” Brendon Grimshaw! As someone who suffers from #wanderlust, I read a lot of books about real life castaways…and will be sharing all of them with you in a moment….but first, some social media browsing revealed… Read More ›