Local Adventures in Seattle
A typical W-2 Federal Tax Return - Circa Late 1800s might read: Occupation: Seamstress Oddly, none of these "Seamstresses" owned a sewing...


Adventures in Turkey - Istanbul
Old World meets Contemporary. Istanbul is hot and I'm not talking about the weather. This ancient city is amazingly cosmopolitan and old...


Adventures in Turkey - Cappadocia
Flintstones, Fairy Tale Chimneys, and NASA. These are just a few words that comes to mind when you think of Cappadocia in Central Turkey....


Adventures in Ephesus and Beyond
My Life in Ruins. No, that's just a name of a movie. But today, my life was in the ruins of Ephesus. If you thought you knew everything...


Adventures in Amsterdam
If I was only allowed one word to describe Amsterdam, it would be "colorful." Amsterdam is a young, lively and vibrant city. Hells...


Adventures in France - Paris and Beyond
If I can only use one simple sentence to describe Paris, it would be this: Paris is like a grand old lady - deteriorating, yet classy....


Adventures in Italy - Rome
Setting: Out on the tarmac at JFK airport waiting to take off. Pilot: "Ladies and gentlemen, JFK airport is closed due to severe...


Adventures in Italy - Florence
What a great city Florence is. It has all the world class sights as Rome, but much more intimate and slightly less of all the negatives:...


Adventures in Italy - Cinque Terre
This is my favorite place in Italy. Cinque Terra translates to Five Lands. Each of these 5 costal towns are unique in character and...


Adventures in Italy - Venice
Venice is like Disneyland - charming, compact, no cars, shopping, throngs of people and a fantasy land. It even has themed rides: iconic...

