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This is why I travel...

Heimay Island south of the mainland of Iceland, home to a small town that survived the 1973 volcanic eruption

There is only one place in the world to see a view like this. Atop an Icelandic volcano.

Crossing the Panama border into Costa Rica (July 2012)

Driving north & west through Panama, this isthmus of land is rising out of the ocean as the South & North American continents squeeze together. The first volcanoes are visible as you near the Panama-Costa Rica border. The bus brings you to the border, but not across it. Shoulder the packs & walk across the rickety old bridge and find another bus to the actives volcanoes

I am a self-professed travel junkie always looking forward to my next adventure. My travels indulge my curiosity & satisfy my passion to learn more about planet Earth. Traveling is a skill, and the more you practice & prepare the easier it gets. In my newsletters I share travel tips, ideas & lessons I have learned as I go, & I compile them for you.

Travel Stories

Australia 2006

Hawaii 2008

Panama & Costa Rica 2009

  • Italy, Greece, Germany & London (July-August 2023) 

  • Belize (January 2020) 

  • Germany & London (August 2019)

  • Belize (December 2018)

  • Italy (Sicily & Elba), Germany & The Netherlands (June - July 2018)

  • Death Valley National Park (March 2018)

  • England, Germany, & Portugal (May - June 2017)

  • La Paz, Mexico (January 2017 & 2018)

  • Canada - Banff National Park & Calgary (August 2016)

  • Colorado Rocky Mountains & New Mexico (June 2016)

  • Scotland, Iceland, Germany & Copenhagen  (July - August 2015)

  • Deschutes National Forest, Oregon (June 2015)

  • Tijuana, Mexico (January 2015)

  • New York City & Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (June 2014)

  • Mexico - Yucatan Peninsula (January 2014)

  • Puerto Rico (June - July 2013)

  • Costa Rica (July - August 2012)

  • Vietnam (December 2011 - January 2012)

  • Death Valley National Park, Owens Valley, Alabama Hills & Mono Lake (April 2011)

  • Colorado Rocky Mountains (August 2010)

  • Panama & Costa Rica (May - June 2009)

  • Oahu & The Big Island, Hawaii (January 2008)

  • Australia (November - December 2006)

  • Big Bend National Park (April 2005)

  • New Mexico, White Sands National Monument, & Carlsbad Caverns National Park (March 2005)

  • Central Mexico (January 2005)

  • Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, TX (October 2004 & September 2006)

  • Sedona AZ + Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Arches, & Mesa Verde National Parks + Southern Rocky Mountains (September 2004)

  • Around-the-World (March - June 2004): Hawaii (Oahu & The Big Island), Thailand, Cambodia, Italy, Switzerland, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, England, Wales, Ireland, Pennsylvania & Niagara Falls, Colorado Rocky Mounains

  • Guatemala & Honduras (February 2004)

  • Kyrgyzstan & Kazakstan (July - August 2003)

  • Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon & Joshua Tree National Parks (August 2003)

  • Glacier National Park, Montana, Idaho, & Eastern Oregon (June - July 2002)

  • Baja, Mexico (March 2002)

  • Bali & Gili Meno, Indonesia (August - September 2001)

  • Baja, Mexico (March 2001)

  • John Day Fossil Bed National Monument (Spring 2001)

  • Germany, Italy, & Switzerland (August - September 2000)

  • Yosemite National Park (August 2000)

  • Yellowstone National Park & Canada (March 2000)

  • Mount St. Helens National Park (July 1998)

  • Spain (April 1998)

  • Owens Valley & Death Valley (August 1996/2003)

  • Lassen Volcanic National Park & Crater Lake National Park (August 1992/1993/1994/1998, July 1999/2001, June 2015)

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