Hiking Adventures in the San Francisco Peninsula and Beyond
As the sun sets on 2020, it is probably time to jot down a few thoughts and to think ahead to a better year for the traveler (and otherwise). For the traveler, 2020 was largely a dud. A road trip to Gold Beach, Oregon, just north of the (California/Oregon) border, in August was a pleasant … Continue reading 2020: A Travel Year in Review
It's early November, a few days after the US elections, uncertainty in the air. Indian Summer is over in Northern California, and Fall is finally in the air, cool, sometimes windy, with Winter right around the corner. While 2021 is still a few months away, it is always useful to think ahead, to set goals … Continue reading Motivation Theory (and Practice)
Fish sculpture This fish, comprised of ocean trash, caught my eye in downtown Bandon. I have always been sensitive to the health of the ocean, but this sculpture brought the reality home. An important message can be lost without the right presentation. Comments welcomed.
It is a tough time to be a travel writer. As a baker needs flour, so does a travel writer need fresh sights, smells, sounds, experiences, inspiration. Of course, writing about past adventures is an option. For example, I could tell you about a brilliant day last autumn, cool morning, warm afternoon, mild evening, starting … Continue reading Spanish Steps
Friends, I am considering a number of topics for new posts, including Indian Summer (in Northern California) and reflections on trips to Switzerland. What is your vote? Thank you.
I wrote this article in 2011, but the sentiments and considerations are still relevant today. Enjoy. I was having lunch with a friend a few weeks ago. Beautiful sunny day in downtown Palo Alto. Pad Thai at Siam Royal. We were discussing our MBA experiences. I earned mine in May 2010, exactly 10 years after … Continue reading Networking in California
2020 is one strange year, and sitting on a balcony overlooking the Rogue River estuary, in Gold Beach, Oregon, is not exactly where I expected to be spending my summer vacation, if you had asked me in January. To be clear, I am not complaining. The river is wide and placid, in contrast to the … Continue reading Gold Beach, Oregon
Located about two miles from the Bryggen waterfront, Old Bergen is a reconstructed town consisting of 55 wooden houses, from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Pictured above is a rather quaint cabin, on the grounds of Old Bergen. I can only imagine life inside this cabin, assuming it was once inhabited. After walking the … Continue reading Cabin Fever (in Norway)
In the past months, sports has been reduced to a popcorn pop off or a competition between two ripening bananas, as evidenced from the most recent episode of Saturday Night Live, the “at-home” edition. The National Basketball Association was (and perhaps may still be) considering a remote “H-O-R-S-E” tournament. Local sportscasters, desperate for new footage, … Continue reading Why Sports (and Travel) Matter
Montecatini Alto, part of a 3-day visit to Tuscany last October, could not be farther from the current reality of 24-hour catastrophe TV, coronavirus memes, no live sports, shelter-in-place (house arrest), new (home-based) co-workers, distance learning (Zoom videoconferences and Google Hangouts Chat), social distancing (isolation), deep cleaning (usually reserved for unpleasant dental visits), hyper-local (neighborhood-based) … Continue reading Montecatini Alto
The Peninsula Hiking Club 