Last night I flew back to New York from Jacksonville, Florida and the weather in Florida couldn’t have been better. However, as we made our way up the east coast it started to get a little bumpier. All of a sudden you could see lightning blazing through the clouds. A truly awesome sight if you’re […]
The Sad State of American Politics
June 4, 2008 by 3 Comments
Sitting on my couch last night flicking around the TV, I couldn’t help but stop on CNN to watch Hillary Clinton’s speech last night after Barack Obama clinched the nomination. I follow politics very closely, both abroad and at home, and in full disclosure-I actually attended a Hillary fundraiser last year in New York. For […]
The Stanley Cup Finals
June 3, 2008 by 1 Comment
It’s very rare that you will see me write about hockey on this site or even talk much about it in general. There aren’t many fans around but last nights triple overtime game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals had to be the best game I’ve ever seen. I’ll be honest, I didn’t start watching […]
San Andrés Island, Colombia
May 30, 2008 by 10 Comments
San Andrés is the largest and principal island of the Colombian department of San Andrés y Providencia which consists of two island groups about 480 miles northwest of Colombia and 140 miles from the coast of Nicaragua. The archipelago has been claimed by Nicaragua, England and is now under the control of Colombia. San Andrés […]
Cartagena, Colombia
May 29, 2008 by 9 Comments
Cartagena de Indias, or more commonly known as Cartagena, is a jewel of a city on the northwest Caribbean coast of Colombia. I don’t use that term lightly and Cartagena really is fantastic. The old town is as good as it gets and I’ve been to a lot of old towns around the world, especially […]
Bogota, Colombia
May 28, 2008 by 7 Comments
Where to begin? I apologize for not posting for nearly a week (thanks for the emails of concern), and a hectic week at that with the Champions League finishing up and the French Open getting started but I have been very busy and am still not caught up on sleep after a red eye last […]
This Is It!
May 21, 2008 by 3 Comments
After a long and grueling campaign, the Champions League final-the most watched sports event of the year, is an all English affair for the very first time. Chelsea and Manchester United, the Red Sox and Yankees of English football, battle in Moscow at Luzhniki Stadium in a game that will be watched by more than […]
Bay To Breakers
May 20, 2008 by 3 Comments
I spent the past weekend in San Francisco visiting friends and I was told there something called Bay To Breakers. It was supposed to have kind of a cult following and was something I should not miss as it kind of sums up San Francisco in a nutshell. My friends were right about that and […]
Royal Geographical Society
May 13, 2008 by 5 Comments
I am very proud to write that I have been approved and elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London, UK. The Royal Geographical Society is the leading world center for geographical learning – supporting education, teaching, research and scientific expeditions, as well as promoting public understanding and enjoyment of geography. It is […]
The Valley of the Sun
May 12, 2008 by 1 Comment
I spent a few days in the Phoenix area this past weekend. I have to say that I really like Phoenix. To sum it up, on the shuttle from the airport to the rental car area, the driver gets on the speaker and gives his weather forecast. He says, “It’s gonna be hot. It’s gonna […]
