San Miguel Cozumel

Scuba diver taking an underwater selfie in clear blue water, blog cover titled "San Miguel, March 2026"

Cozumel off the Yucatan Peninsula is protected by the federally protected Cozumel Reefs National Marine Park on the island’s sheltered southwest coast. The diving sites are characterized by a strong current, lots of swim throughs and a variety of corals and marine life. This past winter I took a PADI scuba refresher class – I had initially […]

Weekend Warrior

Weekend Warrior – Tourist season in Vermont

It’s been a few years since I have been in Vermont during Fall Foliage or as we call it tourist season. The relationship between Vermonters and those city folk from New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York is that of love and hate. If your outside of Vermont and driving in any metro area your […]

DABS1 & KAWS

Cover: DABS1 and KAWS

Exploring the streets of Taipei we stumbled upon DABS1 graffiti on the walls of the Ximen (or Ximending) district of the Taipei metropolis – While looking on google earth street view after the fact I found images of the artist in the process. Coincidence? Easter egg? Interestingly the image appears on ‘google maps‘ but no […]