The train rattled and clacked down the track. I sat cross legged, scribbling in my notebook as best as I […]
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Chasing TE Lawrence
I’ve always admired TE Lawrence for the way he left his home, went to an entirely new culture and assimilated […]
“When in Rome:” Doing as the Bedouins do in the Negev Desert
Deep in the Negev desert, we had hiked from the town of Sede Boquer near the Nabitean (the same culture […]
The Basque Country in Photos
The Basque Country in Photos
Three Californianos, One Van: Semana Santa 2013
Fresh rain covered the windows of our rented Toyota van like tiny snowglobes reflecting the morning light. Looking out across […]
Inside a Basque Cider House
“Txotx!”, exclaims the toastmaster in his traditional Basque txapela or beret (*in Euskera, tx sounds like “ch”). Twisting the tap of the […]
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Five things to do in Segovia, Spain
Just twenty minutes from Madrid by the ultra-fast Ave train, the fantastically preserved town of Segovia can be reached. Immediately […]

Why 99% of Ice Climbers are Addicts.
The ice felt slick below my Scarpa mountaineering boots. Just a few miles into Rocky Mountain National Park, we were […]