In my fevered dreams, there’s always snow. So much snow that my mind struggles to find a way to accurately count just how much is falling from the sky onto the white, ice-covered streets of Asahikawa, Japan. Although it makes no logical sense, I am frantic to make sure I count each flake,...
Cruising Manhattan: Take a classic cabin cruiser around the island for incomparable views
People who visit New York frequently all have their favorite places to go and things to see. After the last two times traveling here, we’ve added a favorite to our New York experience. Last spring, Paula and I took a Classic Harbor Line architecture cruise that circled about half of Manhattan and brought us up close...
An Australian Wedding
On April 11, 2015, we got married in Fremantle, Australia. Colin O’Byrne came from San Francisco. Brendan O’Byrne came from Cambodia. Margaret McFarland, maid of honor, came from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. And our dear Australian friends Bill and Sean and Michael and Amy and Greer and Oenone and Joely were there as...