Category: Global Destinations


  • The View: Muir Woods

    If you have never fallen in love with trees or ever wondered why JRR Tolkien created Treebeard and the Ents, then you have never been to Muir Woods. “It is not wizardry, but a power far older. A power that walked the earth, ere elf sang or hammer rang.“  — Gandalf to Théoden in The Two Towers, “The Road to…

  • Go to Prison with Us: Alcatraz

    Of all the iconic places in San Francisco to visit, none is more notorious than the famous Alcatraz prison. Once the most feared prison in the United States, it is now one of the most well known bucket list tours on the West Coast. Located in the bay off of Pier 39 – the lively…

  • Hang Off the Cable Car: San Francisco

    San Francisco is the ideal city to practice patience and inefficiency. It is filled with hills and hills and more hills. There is also fog. You will notice this theme throughout my photos of San Francisco. The city itself is majestic. And that fog becomes glory at sunset. Want to practice inefficiency? Ride a cable…

  • The Greatest Trip in the World – San Francisco to Yosemite

    Primer Journeys by nature are not efficient. And yet I spend so much of my day-to-day striving for efficiency. Maybe that’s why I love travel. It is a true respite from my daily routine. When I plan a trip – and I even plan free time – I like to allow of inefficiency. Road trips…