2011 - 2015

The Galápagos Islands is a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It's considered one of the worlds foremost destinations for wildlife viewing. A province…

Went to Oregon to visit Canon Beach and tour the wine region of Willamette Valley.

Decided to visit another California city as I did feel like going back to San Diego. I choose to visit Santa Barbara and Solvang. Santa Barbara is right on…

Decided to drive up to Sedona after Christmas to relax and bring in the new year.

Tonto Natural Bridge. Considered the largest travertine bridge in the world, it’s more than 180 feet (55 meters) high and about 150 feet (46 meters) at its…

Did the annual pilgrimage to San Diego to get away from the Tucson heat and to see the wonderful fireworks display on the bay.

Tubac is a small community an hour south of Tucson. I will go there to spend the weekend a couple of times a year.

Took a trip to visit Oak Creek Canyon in Northern Arizona the first week of November. I was hoping to see the fall foliage but was surprised that so few trees…

Went back to Southeastern Arizona to enjoy the Lawrence Dunham Vineyards wine festival they put on every year. As usual it was a very pleasant experience and I…

Traveled to San Diego to get away from the Tucson heat and to enjoy the fireworks over the 4th of July. The fireworks turned out to be a dud due to a technical…

I visited Kiev during the World Cup finals and it was a wonderful mad-house time to be here. The weather was nearly perfect and I was able to visit St.…

It was time to get out of the Tucson heat and visit the Mendocino coast to cool off and celebrate my birthday. So off we went and spent four wonderful days…

Decided to drive down to Tubac to spend a relaxing weekend reading, eating and drinking. The Country Club, where I stay, has very pretty surroundings.

Tumacácori is a very old Spanish mission dating back to 1691 and is about an hour south of Tucson. Here O’odham, Yaqui, and Apache people met and mingled with…

We decided to go up north for the weekend to attend a wine festival in Williams, Arizona, and to take some photos of the leaves changing color. The wine…

I needed to be in New York City and ended up having enough spare time to visit some of the attractions. In particular, I was able to visit the Metropolitan…

I returned to Tbilisi, Georgia in November 2011, to continue work with the Ministry of Education. This was a productive trip work wise and I was able to go out…

I was scheduled to be in Paris for some work and decided to tack on a few extra days to the trip to visit the Provence region. We stayed at the Moulin de la…

We decided to get away from the Tucson heat and visit the southeast corner of Arizona where the Chiricahua mountains reside. This part of Arizona is at a much…

Decided to take a last minute trip to San Diego to avoid the oppressive heat in Tucson. Temperatures were reaching 115 degrees (46 Celsius) and it was time to…