The holidays officially begin this week and cameras everywhere will be wearing out their shutters.  I’ve decided to pass on some tips to optimize the use of your camera.  I’ve been playing around with photography for several years, but it’s only been in the last year that I have invested in a high quality SRL […]

I grew up in what I have come to learn might have been the last “Cold War” community in America.  My elementary school had fire drills.  We had tornado drills.  We even had nuclear bomb drills.  Seriously.  I can remember being in my classroom and crawling under my desk to prepare for the pending nuclear […]

A few years ago I became obsessed with the idea of riding a bicycle in France.  I think somewhere along the way, the posters that are mass produced in America of photos from the 1950s Tour de France, or the classic one of the child on the back of bicycle holding a baguette, with a […]

You say you want to travel?  You want to hit the road, but you don’t have lots of money to spend?  You are in luck! There are options, for ways to cut corners, and get a bit more out of every dollar you spend.  The realty is, I’m cheap.  I don’t like to spend money […]

Maybe you’re a Francophile, or you want to impress that someone special.  Maybe the boss is coming over for dinner.  Maybe it’s just a dinner for one, but you want something that’s really a treat, but really easy to make.  I have just the thing for you. I freely admit to being a member of […]

If you are planning a trip to Paris, you will at some point, end up at the Louvre.  It’s as though all the roads in the city somehow keep directing you back to the art and the history contained in side the huge building.  However, if and when you decide to go, you will quickly […]

If you’re looking for a quick getaway this time of year, Iceland might just be the perfect choice for the ambitious traveler.  It’s a four-hour flight from the East coast, and you can get a direct flight from Boston or New York City.  A long weekend is really the perfect way to experience the culture […]