Why I Travel + What’s Ahead
I travel to understand the world beyond what I read. Yes, we visit the places most people only learn about—Notre-Dame in Paris, the Sagrada Família…
Travel Guide: How Florence Inspires a Higher Standard and ‘Slow Tourism’
Stunning architecture and sculpted masterpieces, natural regional food and wine—Florence is sure to delight your perspective alongside your tastebuds. No wonder it's such a popular…
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Virtual Travel During Challenges
Virtual trips allow us to experience places that we may not be able to visit just yet, but may like to go someday; or perhaps…
El Dorado Hills: on the Brink of Change
El Dorado Hills, once on track to be one of America’s best towns, still has an opportunity to lead the movement toward more thoughtful development.…
Demand Elegance: Block Big Box for EDH 52
Developers recently submitted plans to construct a large-scale commercial complex on property in El Dorado Hills at the north end of highway-50, flanking Silva Valley…
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Honoring 9/11, Promoting Peace
Honored to have been chosen as my son's interviewee for his 8th grade writing assignment for which he was to interview someone who could recall…
Seeking Truth
TED Talks: Ideas Worth Spreading continues to be an insightful, educational resource to get us each really thinking about the issues our world faces; a…
The Allure of the Hills
People continue to strip away the soul of places along with its natural beauty in favor of generic, sterile development. Our view of the hillside…