Travel

I had a mission: photograph tourists visiting the ancient Tower of London. My client hired me to create lasting images of Tower attractions and its visitors and as a bonus I was able bring my wife Colleen over to London as a little New Year’s present. It was a win-win situation, except for the bloody […]

Antonio Zuni looks like a Native American straight out of a picture book: A ponytail of shiny black hair falls on broad shoulders. Copper skin, noble profile, proud look. The only thing not exactly fitting are flashy carving skis. Let’s be honest, who had not secretly expected a wild mustang instead? Antonio grins as if […]

In the bustling northeastern Illinois metropolis of Chicago, just getting around can be half the adventure. With a public transportation system second in the United States only to New York, options include buses, taxis and the “L” train (Chicago’s elevated subway system, so nicknamed because when it was first completed in 1943, most of it was elevated). Of course […]

TRAVELING TO NEW ZEALAND New Zealand has experienced a tourist boom in recent years, fueled in part by the success of The Lord of the Rings films. Most tourists travel south from Auckland, the largest city in the country, and then head to the thermal mud pools and cultural attractions of Rotorua (central North Island). From there, […]

If you want to hear razor-edged political humor about George W. Bush, don’t go to Washington, D.C. Don’t even watch the Comedy Channel. Go to Austin, Texas’ capital city. Buy a ticket to Ester’s Follies Comedy Club on the city’s hip Sixth Street and brace yourself for an evening of TeX-rated humor. The Follies upholds […]