Tuscany is especially beautiful in the Fall. It’s golden slopes and slender trees, its sienna sunsets and pastel skies, its red, red wine. I can remember the sounds and smells as if it were yesterday. I stayed at Villa Fonte, on the outskirts of Certaldo a short drive to San […]

In 2015, after having skippered food previous sailing trips in Croatia, and one in B.C. Canada, I decided to embark on a sailing adventure in Greece. I was in charge of a 49ft sailboat, and 7 crew. We left from Athens, and sailed 300 nautical miles over a 50-mile stretch […]

When I think of Carmel, I automatically think of Clint Eastwood, rolling sand dunes and chic clifftop restaurants. Since my stay there in the summer of 2014, I now know all that to be true, and so much more. Fly to San Jose, rent a car, and drive that incredible […]

My brother lives in Brooklyn, New York in a fashionable area called Park Slope with its 7th Avenue boutiques, bars and restaurants, and famous Coney Island on it’s shores. It is always interesting to go back to the Big Apple where I spent many years of my earlier life, and […]