Adventures and Real Food
I first stepped foot in Hawaii in 1998. A girlfriend had booked us a trip to Maui, and as a new immigrant to San Francisco I was entirely in her hands. I remember stepping off the plane, feeling the windy, balmy air on my face for the first time, and hearing the rustle of palm…
It has been a very long year—no, more—since I put fingers to keyboard to write. A year for the history books. A year of trouble and strife for so many around the globe. A year in which we’ve had to confront the frailty of the house of cards on which we, humankind, have built our…
Last year, right around the time I lost my dad, I read an article that basically said the following “everyone around you is grieving – go easy”. Today, as we start to process the ramifications of a new reality—one in which the world has to figure out how to live with rolling waves of COVID-19…
We are living in cataclysmic times. An age where powerlessness has, perhaps, never felt greater and the confluence of significant global events can only add to that feeling. Powerful and catastrophic wildfires have threatened to wipe-out species and force people from their homes. Political leaders and governments are willing to push into territory that comes…
Ever since we got involved in horses, our travels have been curtailed. After all, equestrian sport is about the most expensive hobby I could have chosen. That said, I’ve learned to look for quick and affordable ways to do a fast recharge of the batteries: traveling on off-peak days, and staying close to home to…
A bit about me... I grew up in the UK and moved to Northern California in the late 1990s, drawn here, like so many others, by the lure of the dot.com ...
