In 2014 Nancy, Emmy, and I took a wonderful trip to Spain with our great friends Bill and Mary Bush and their son Warren.While in Andalucia exploring the southern towns of Seville, Ronda, Nerja, and Grenada, here's what caught my eye.

If you've been to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, you know: There is no way to prepare your brain for what you're about to see.I was still 10 feet from the edge when I shot this photo and said aloud, "HOLY SMOKES!" Or something like that.

You may have seen my previous article "New Heights," about our visits to several Tuscan hill towns in Italy - including Orvieto. This next article puts a different visual spin on our Orvieto visit.

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It's the winter of 1937, in Spring Green, Wisconsin.Frank Lloyd Wright - age 60 and at the time, the world's most famous architect - is cold. Worse yet, he is lacking inspiration.He decides that he and his 30 apprentices - young, bright, and dedicated to learning from the mast...

I first learned about Venice in elementary school: It's an island in Italy with canals instead of streets. Men in striped shirts sing songs as they row you around. And you eat pizza all day long.I can now say that everything I heard about Venice is true. But I sure waited a he...

The question came to me in a half-asleep dream:"WHY, exactly, should we save the elephants?"Working on this article, elephants have been on my mind, even at 4am. And after learning that my daughter Emily would be having a baby girl early in 2026, I've thought more about the fu...