The story about why I created the abstract landscape painting titled Solitude.

An artist's journey through Morocco learns about the culture, the people, the food, and its religion.

My abstract painting Fiesta Beach makes it big in a 5-star boutique hotel in Palm Beach, Florida.

The All England Lawn Tennis Championships Club began as a private club where members played croquet on the well manicured lawn and socialized. Today, it continues to be a private tennis club where only members and their guests can play daily except during the two-week championships. 

Perched on Cornwall's rugged coastline, St. Ives has also long captivated visitors with its unique blend of maritime charm and artistic heritage. This former fishing village, with its maze of narrow cobblestone streets and whitewashed cottages tumbling toward the harbor, has evolved into one of Britain's most celebrated art destinations.

It must have been very difficult to carry a coffin on this trail which was forged in medieval times to carry the deceased from small...

Green has been my favorite color since childhood. My mother said as a toddler I walked around finding green things and pointing to them...

Despite a daunting forecast of 99% chance of rain, we embarked on our Lake District adventure today from Ambleside with raincoats stuffed in our backpacks and anticipation in our hearts. Our lovely accommodation, The Waterhead Inn in Ambleside, sits picture-perfect on the lakeside—a charming old hotel and restaurant. The Waterhead Inn in Ambleside, UK. On a tip from a local baker we purchased tickets for a boat ride across Lake Windermere to Wray Castle. The neo-classic castl

Enjoy the flowers we encountered in the Cotswolds.

A little history about the Cotswolds along with our experience hiking from Bourton on the Water to the Slaughters and back.

One day in central London on a hop-on-hop-off bus.

Our wild whitewater rafting in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Pai Today we travelled by minibus to Pai, a Bohemian village in northern Thailand. The road to Pai from Chiang Mai has 762 curves and takes about 3-1/2 hours to drive it. Pai has a population of about 6,000 but the number of tourists here easily doubles the population. There are many small businesses to meet the needs of tourists and new residents from all over the world—hotels and hostels, restaurants and cafes, massage and marijuana shops, 7/11 stores and bars, taxis and to

A short walk from our bungalow down a dirt road, we came upon the village of Longneck Women in Pai, Thailand.

We bypassed Bangkok as several people told us it was way too crowded, noisy, polluted, and very chaotic. We settled into our hotel, a small boutique hotel with only 19 rooms, decorated with wonderful original artwork in the lobby, cafe, and lobby and in the rooms as well. Lantern shop with a variety of handmade and hand painted lanterns. Breakfast was amazing! Served in their small cafe near the greenhouse patio and their own private art gallery! Breakfast served daily at the

My impressions of Taiwan are based on only a 2-1/2 day visit. Taiwan has a population of 23 million people and is roughly the size of the state of Maryland. Taiwan was our “resting” stop after a 14 hr flight from San Francisco to. We found the airport unbelievably large, modern, and efficiently designed—easy to traverse through baggage claim, customs, and exit. I loved the art-filled walls throughout! View of the outskirts of Taipei City. Walking the downtown area we immediat

Today we took a bus tour to Yehliu Geopark about an hour’s drive outside of Taipei City. Taiwan has 5 mountain ranges covering 70 percent...

After flying to San Francisco and spending a few days visiting with family, my daughter, Lisa, left on February 3 at 11:30 pm and arrived...

Curious about travel to Asia? Then follow me and my daughter on this trip to Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Going on the MIFF website this afternoon, I discovered that our film, The Last Picture Show , directed by Eric Emerick, has been...