by mike | Mar 9, 2023 | Myths & Legends, Nightmares, Travel, Uncategorized |
I devoted a whole chapter about this weird island in my novel, Back on the Bike Path. This post first ran in 2019. There is an otherworldly place not far from the heart of the sprawling Mexico City called La Isla de las Muñecas—the Island of the Dolls. It is located...
by mike | Feb 13, 2023 | California, Humor, Life, Travel, Uncategorized |
On one of my daily walks last week—sun shining, 70° here in Southern California—I got to thinking about why I relocated to the San Diego area in the first place over fifty years ago. For sure, to be able to walk along the beach on a balmy mid-winter day had to be one...
by mike | Dec 19, 2022 | Books, Myths & Legends, Travel, Uncategorized |
My bride and I visited Iceland during the summer many years ago. At that time of year there are more than twenty hours of sunshine each day. In December, not so much. Hardly any, in fact. Still, they have a Christmas tradition that rocks! On Christmas Eve many...
by mike | Dec 23, 2021 | California, Life, Travel, Uncategorized |
Yosemite is one of this country’s most amazing national parks. This post first ran in 2018. I arrived in California to stay over forty-eight years ago. Jacqueline, my bride, did the same over three decades past. Yet neither of us, during all that time, set foot in...
by mike | Oct 28, 2021 | Books, Movies, Non-Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized |
I probably wouldn’t survive for a day in the jungle! What this man did was remarkable. In 1981 a young Israeli man, Yossi Ghinsberg, went backpacking around the globe in search of adventure. During a trek through a minimally explored jungle in Bolivia, he found more...
by mike | Oct 14, 2021 | Books, Films About Writers, Humor, Life, Movies, Non-Fiction, Publishing, Romance, Travel, Uncategorized, Writing |
Authors who come out of their writing caves do have some interesting life experiences. This post first ran in 2018. In 1996 Frances Mayes, a writer, book reviewer, teacher, and foodie extraordinaire, published a memoir—replete with recipes—called Under the Tuscan Sun....
