april 4, 2013: off to mount etna (where there was much volcanic activity yesterday – a big boom was heard here in catania followed by lots of black smoke) and then taormina, by the sea, where we hope to see … Continue reading →

near shakespeare’s birth place…

going to see this today, along with “constellations” which is described as “a story of love, honey, and a quantum multiverse”. cannot wait!!!

san juan del sur is a lovely village on the pacific ocean, in nicaragua. this is the view from our family room window.

the white-throated magpie jay, or “urraca”, is ometepe island’s official bird. the island is famous for its pre-colombian petroglyphs and stone statues – the oldest petroglyphs dating back to 1000 bc. more on ometepe island here.

after trekking all the way up to the mombacho craters and zip-lining thru a coffee plantation, we got to socialize with some brazen monkeys on one of the 365 islands created by mambacho’s last eruption, some 20,000 yrs ago.

after leon and the san jacinto volcanic fields, we are now in granada.

so vegas is a glorified disney world/cruise ship/strip mall, but the grand canyon is absolutely mind-blowing! i knew that vegas wouldn’t be my thing. after the first moment of shock and amusement at the blatantly fake statue of liberty and … Continue reading →

at my friend tami’s wedding in denver, 11/11/11. photo by missi.

reykjavik haircut: lovely stylist two minutes away from our hotel, 70 bucks and feeling much lighter now.

on glacier mýrdalsjökull, which is about 5000 ft high and 230 sq miles, with my husband and our guide ingi (center). the glacier is pretty close to eyjafjallajökull, the volcano that erupted last year and disrupted air travel all over … Continue reading →

stayed at the kimberley hotel in midtown. day 1: went to central park zoo with the kids, saw picasso’s guitars and abstract expressionism at the moma, and had dinner at haandi. day 2: saw marcia kure’s photomontages at susan inglett, … Continue reading →

just before sunset – me and my man, florida keys, feb 2011.

december 22, 1010: off to costa rica tomorrow. happy new year everyone – my family, my friends, my fb compadres. thank u for abhorring war, injustice, propaganda and violence as much as i do. thank u for loving words and … Continue reading →

from top to bottom: me and my sista. annapolis, maryland – home of the u.s. naval academy. lisa schumaier’s wonderfully whimsical work at her studio, torpedo factory, alexandria. baltimore harbor on a beautiful sunny day.

the cn tower right next to our hotel!

upstate ny – just stunning.

attended a wedding and hung out with my buddies in toronto.

went to whiteface mountain in the adirondacks (near lake placid) with family and friends. hiked the flume knob trail, right next to whiteface. it’s a short but steep hike (four miles round-trip) to a rocky ledge which offers great views. … Continue reading →

gorgeous weekend in ny. best buddy, hotel in soho, pasta in little italy, chinese food in china town, pink blossoms in washington square park, the museum mile, lunch at the goog, stroll in central park, empire state building, shopping at … Continue reading →

our february vacation in old san juan, puerto rico – a view from fort el morro and a picture of me inside the fort. .

we spent the second last week of august in bar harbor, maine. it was everything we had heard about – beautiful, pristine landscape with its own eco-systems, lots of outdoorsy activities, acadia national park’s easy accessibility and a lovely downtown … Continue reading →

after studying much american history both my kids had their own personal lists of things they wanted to see in dc, our nation’s capital. we were successful in checking out everything on their lists. saw the white house (from a … Continue reading →

belize is located in the southeastern part of the yucatan peninsula. it is home to the 200 mile long belize barrier reef, the longest in the western hemisphere and the second longest in the world. the beautiful laughing bird caye … Continue reading →

our next trip was to toledo, the southern most district in belize. this is mayan country and we were first headed to the mayan ruins of nim li punit. discovered in 1976, this site is situated along the top of … Continue reading →