Random Past Posts
New Zealand’s Moeraki Boulders Here’s something strange. On a small stretch of Koekohe Beach -- about halfway up the Pacific Coast of New Zealand’s South Island -- there’s a group of a few dozen spherical rocks. The biggest are about six feet More...
Milford Sound: Fjordlands, New Zealand One of New Zealand’s top destinations is a town with a population of just about 150. There’s one cafe and one ‘lodge’ with mostly dorm-style rooms and a few bathroomless ‘cabins’. But there’s a whole fleet of boats and ships ready More...
Zurich: The Swiss Just Call it an “Army Knife” In July 2010, in a lake just south of Frankfurt, Scott Humphries, Shane Merz and I joined about 1800 others and jumped into the water for the start of Ironman Germany. About 25 minutes after the start of the More...
Hauling Ass In Leadville A preliminary shout-out and photo credit to MIKE SHORT, photographer for all these pictures. Also: For the record, I've limited myself to just one "ass" pun per paragraph. You’ve probably heard the phrase about a “rented mule.” Well, my new More...
Cartagena: Caribbean, Colonial Colombia The movie “Romancing the Stone” was set in and around Cartagena, Colombia. Viewers were introduced to a tropical country full of emeralds and bad guys. Another lasting impression: Michael Douglas taught America to mispronounce "Cartagena" – putting a "NYuh" sound More...