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El Camino de Santiago–The Way of St James–is one of the most ancient walking routes in the world and still today people come from all over to engage in this pilgrimage for many different reasons with religious, spiritual or sport among the top 3.  The Way as it is often referred actually takes 40 daysContinue reading “Camino de Santiago”

As an alumni of Columbia University’s Teacher’s College a thousand years ago, I was asked to participate in their 125 year anniversary with a day long celebration of learning and reconnecting.   Ok maybe it wasn’t a thousand years ago but 26 years ago seems like that to me.  You Can Get There From Here:Continue reading “Academic Festival at Columbia University”

St. Bart’s, Saint Barth, St Barthelemy.  However you spell it, the entire 8 mile island (tattooed on this surfers back) in the Caribbean is paradise.  And if you’re lucky enough to have friends that live there hidden on top of a hill overlooking crystal clear waters surrounded by lush fruit and palm trees for shade, itsContinue reading “Magical St Barth”

Colombia is a country on the move.  And I can certainly attest to that as we were on the fast track from the moment we landed in the sweet cobbled streets of Cartagena, home to the literary maestro Gabriel Garcia Marquez, to our very last evening partying hard at the infamous Andres Carne de ResContinue reading “Colombia”

Welcome Home… the first words anyone says to you when you arrive at the gates and if you’re a first-timer as we were, they make you roll on the ground in the dust.  And then they tell you to have a good burn.  It’s been a week since my re-entry back from Burning Man asContinue reading “BURNING MAN”

The distance from Aspen to Crested Butte is 24 miles as the crow flies…we are not crows! If you’re in a hurry, the flight from Aspen to Crested Butte is 11 minutes.  But if you’re interested in a mother/son/dog bonding experience with some spectacular scenery and an awesome workout, there’s nothing like a 12 hourContinue reading “Crested Butte”

Yogi’s Unite for a donation-based exhilarating and inspiring class taught by my 2 favorite people and teachers in Aspen… Aaron King and Ashley Turner.  A glorious morning sun fueled the energy of this amazing community spirit to honor the work of Off the Mat Into the World, Cambodian Children’s Fund and AREDAY (American Renewal EnergyContinue reading “Yoga in Action Day”

My favorite hike in Aspen hands down is Buckskin.   This 17-miler presents a continuous visual buffet line of amazing mountain scenery. It’s a wildflower display especially in July with clear alpine lakes, cascading streams, beaver ponds, and endless mountain peaks including Snowmass, Pyramid and of course the Maroon Bells. An early start is keyContinue reading “Buckskin Pass”

Well, we didn’t exactly get a glass of marc, lean back in our most comfortable chair, and spend a delicious year in Provence as Peter Mayle did in his best seller “A Year in Provence”, but we did relish in all its French countryside glory.  We started our journey with a visit to Chateau LaContinue reading “A Week in Provence”

The Middle East is fascinating and well worth a marker on your shortlist of places to go NOW.  Three days here is plenty.  Jordan, a country that borders Saudi Arabia to the east and southeast, Iraq to the northeast, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west has incredible historyContinue reading “The Kingdom of Jordan”