Nov 22, 2009

There are no passport checks, no immigration lines and no border patrol, yet to enter the remote desert land of Southeast Arizona is truly a crossing of worlds. This is where one of the oldest civilizations in North America lives, where ancient culture and traditions, spirituality and mythology form one continuous link from past to present. If you are ready to

Denver is a very arty city. A number of public art pieces can be found throughout downtown and the Denver Art Museum is massive. I only had the chance to check out the contemporary and modern floors, but I was, well, floored. They most memorable piece is an installation of a restaurant full of tables set for dinner all painted red. The floor, the walls, the

The Denver Aquarium is not enormous. We did it in about an hour and a half. But it’s got some really cool features. You can actually dive with the sharks or snorkel with the fish in massive tanks that are the very same one aquarium guests come to view. So, when people are in them, the show is even better! They have three tigers who love to swim. Or who at

Nov 13, 2009

It’s early Friday morning and Cleveland’s West Side Market is already bustling. Here, four days a week, over 100 vendors hock their wares from just-harvested produce and artisan cheeses to freshly made pasta and made-from-scratch pastries. Wafting out of each vendor’s space is a different, tantalizing aroma: the comforting smell of freshly baked bread, the

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is huge and truly needs a full day to explore in its entirety. We only had a few hours. So we carefully chose what we would see. Expedition Health was really interesting. I got to see what I would look like at age 70 (Not good.) and go on a virtual hike. We were able to check all of our vital signs and learn more than I