US & Canada
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Sope Creek: A Hike, a Creek, and an Old Mill
More Details: Sope Creek: A Hike, a Creek, and an Old MillI was looking for another spot in Atlanta to hike while also hitting some waterway AND hitting history after having enjoyed going to Sweetwater Creek and to Island Ford (on the Chattahoochee River). Tall order, huh? NOT in Atlanta! Plenty of spots along creeks and rivers to find great hiking and reminders of the life…
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Chattahoochee River Hikes: Island Ford
More Details: Chattahoochee River Hikes: Island FordAtlanta is well known for traffic, a massive airport, CNN, Coca-Cola, conventions, and Gone with the Wind. It seems almost cliche-ish when defined in these terms and I can certainly understand that these form or inform people’s image of the South’s “Gate City,” as it was known in the mid 19th century. What local residents…
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Photo of the Week: Bats on a Wall in Louisville
More Details: Photo of the Week: Bats on a Wall in LouisvilleA few years back, I went to watch a friend do his first Ironman in Louisville, Kentucky. During the bike ride, when we had ample time to kill, we went to the place where the Louisville Slugger bats are made: Hillerich & Bradsby Company. It was neat to see how the bats are made and…
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Piedmont Park: An Oasis in the Middle of Atlanta
More Details: Piedmont Park: An Oasis in the Middle of AtlantaAtlanta is a city of greenery and a lot of that comes from its many parks. Many neighborhoods have a park and some, like mine, more than one. The parks are mostly local to each area though open to anyone as they tend to be city property. They range from just a wild natural area,…
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Photo Ode to a Departing Winter
More Details: Photo Ode to a Departing WinterYes, it is spring already in the northern hemisphere. However, as the news just shared with us, there is at least one more cold spell before we are free-and-clear from winter (right around when this post goes out). Winter in the U.S. this year was pretty brutal. From Boston, to Chicago, to Atlanta, it seems…
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A Great Hike Right Near Atlanta: Sweetwater Creek State Park
More Details: A Great Hike Right Near Atlanta: Sweetwater Creek State ParkAtlanta may not be what comes to mind when thinking for a place to go to enjoy the great outdoors. But our little known secret is how close we are to any number of incredible spots to be “with” nature and enjoy the great outdoors. I recently got to explore Sweetwater Creek State Park, a…
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Lafayette Square | History and Architecture of Washington, D.C.
More Details: Lafayette Square | History and Architecture of Washington, D.C.One of the most important buildings in Washington, D.C. is the White House. That global symbol of the U.S. Presidency is indeed a big draw even if it is so inaccessible to most of us, the people. One can be forgiven for losing sight of what is around the White House as the draw is…
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Exploring Food and Lodging in Lake Placid
More Details: Exploring Food and Lodging in Lake PlacidWhile visiting Lake Placid earlier this year, I spent a day exploring this northern New York town. Because it was a rainy day, we skipped some of the outdoor activities but we got to visit some neat places and enjoy good food and drinks (of course!). I shared already about the very well set up…
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Snowy Scenes from My Window Seat
More Details: Snowy Scenes from My Window SeatAs I departed from New York City via LaGuardia airport a week ago or so, I snapped some quick photos from my smartphone. Little did I realize how good the pictures would turn out (for a smartphone). The flight took off in a westerly direction, crossed Manhattan and the Hudson River into New Jersey after…
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The Power Capitals: Washington, D.C., Beijing and London
More Details: The Power Capitals: Washington, D.C., Beijing and LondonWhen I was a kid (some would argue I am still one), I was fascinated with knowing capital cities and flags. Not really sure why, perhaps it was an early predictor of future sanity. I was pondering the other day that there are countries that I have visited whose capital cities I have not than…
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Anatomy of a Business Trip to NYC
More Details: Anatomy of a Business Trip to NYCI have been traveling for business a long time. From weekly trips to the same location for months on end (Toronto, Chile, Wichita, New Jersey) to the occasional international trip for a couple of weeks (Nice, Sao Paulo) to a day trip (Montreal, Munich). Mercifully, I have rarely been involved in the one-city-per-day-on-a-given-week – which…
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Photo of the Week: Tanyard Creek Reflection
More Details: Photo of the Week: Tanyard Creek ReflectionBeautiful reflection on Tanyard Creek in Atlanta, Georgia