Fred Schlomka, founder of Green Olive Collective, prepares for a long distance ride through the U.S. Fred Schlomka is idiosyncratic enough that I shouldn’t have been surprised when our interview by email, between [...]
This is a catalog, of sorts, of my travel photography exhibit at Icebox Gallery in Minneapolis, March 25-July 29, 2017. Hours are Thursday-Friday from 10-6, and Saturdays from 12-5. The gallery is also open by [...]
I said the same thing last year, but 2015 was our biggest year in travel yet. Four continents and 16 countries, about 75 cities, 11 United States National Parks, and a score or more Unesco [...]
It’s been such a full year I needed to retrace our itinerary to get my head around all that we’ve seen in 2015. Initially, I just wanted to post some random images–previously unpublished–that have stayed [...]
This photo counts as one of my favorites: The Bernina Express rail line in the Swiss Alps. Apart from toting up income (not enough) and expenses (too much), we endorse counting up other [...]
The anthropomorphic sarcophagi mark the dramatic entrance to the Archeaology Wing of the Israel Museum I don’t care how many people tell you you must visit both the Israel Museum and the Tower [...]
On our first night in Jerusalem, Kris was ill, so I went out to explore the old city on my own. Jerusalem is an odd place, and probably the most tension filled city we've been [...]
The view from the walls of Masada: ruins of one of the eight camps the Romans built surrounding the mountain citadel, and from which they organized the building of a ramp and the eventual [...]
The Tower of David is home to the Museum of the History of Jerusalem, and a fascinating light show summarizing the story of the city. People might look at you askew when you [...]
View of Temple Mount, Old City Jerusalem and a valley of cemeteries from Mount of Olives Sometimes it takes a while to get to know a new city. Such was the case with [...]
