Not a bad view today.

ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch, cherry bomb (at Tidal Basin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNH8GA_HWJv/?igshid=s1ymrttgytcf

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At Home with the Medicis: Villas of Tuscany

photo credit: visittuscany.com

Filippo Brunelleschi’s dome over the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. Sandro Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, which hangs in the Uffizi. Michelangelo’s Madonna of the Stairs that is on exhibition at Casa Buonarroti. The incomparable Boboli Gardens dreamed up by Bernardo Buontalenti. Each one commissioned by a member of the Medici family.

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Are you a new #remoteworker? Do you know how to zoom? Have you been told to “dress up” even though you’re at home because it helps productivity? Can you take a brunch break? All of these questions won’t be answered in my new series. https://www.instagram.com/p/B92Q10-nXxW/?igshid=rznuu92vb9lh

The Art of Skin: Tattoos of Polynesia

The Art of Skin: Tattoos of Polynesia

“Your necklace may break, the fau tree may burst, but my tattooing is indestructible. It is an everlasting gem that you will take into your grave.” A verse from a traditional tattoo artist’s song

I was 19 when I got my first tattoo. I walked into a local shop, pointed to a design on a wall of renderings and unbuttoned my jeans. I wasn’t ready to show the world (let alone my parents) my skin…

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Taku Glacier Flight

“How much do you weigh?”

To be safe, I added a couple of dozen pounds or so to the real number. This is an answer I often lie about in the opposite direction, but because it was being used to calculate the flight-worthiness of a seaplane holding six people currently indulging night after night on a cruise vacation, I was content with bulking up.

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Exiled in Echo

Among the very many things to do in Los Angeles is to drive down Carroll Avenue in the neighborhood of Echo Park.

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Driving Las Vegas

Driving to #LasVegas continues to top my favorite #roadtrips. #traveltuesday #travelinspiration

The first time I stepped foot here, I wept as if I were looking up at the Sistine Chapel…and I wasn’t even inside the Venetian. Everything was so far-fetched and over the top, yet so perfect at the same time. Is that a real life lion in the middle of a casino? Yes. Is that my waiter rappelling while holding a bottle of wine? Yes. Did a volcano just explode on Las Vegas Boulevard? Yes. Is that…

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UNESCO You Need in 2020

UNESCO You Need in 2020. #travelinspiration

Visiting the incredible man-made structures and wondrous natural landscapes deemed vital and protected sites by UNESCO is a dream for many. Perhaps, this next decade is a good time to make it a reality. Below, find a sampling of the magnificent places you should explore in 2020.

Provence, France – Historic Centre of Avignon

Avignon was home to seven popes of the 14th century, who chose…

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After 5 years, I returned to the scene of the crime. The Librarian did not let me back in the tube, so this is the closest I got. (at Georgia Aquarium) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo2-1VfgMsw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19p0tvuqxyl4s

They can't, they won't, they never will, stop the party...only if it starts early so it can end at 11pm and we have water in between our cocktails and eat burgers after so we won’t feel bad. #fortyonenightonly (Disclaimer: I was only in town for a few hours, but if you go to Bar Nancy, find the Captain painting and say my name 3 times, I appear.) (at Bar Nancy) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm8d45Zh6kx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3ddduayy0gxi

On repeat. Aretha, you were everything. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmjjm6MB1vF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ua3jlnpybguz

The wait is over! #onyourfeet #LosAngeles #pantages #gloriaestefan (at Hollywood Pantages Theatre)

Three years ago today the Librarian pointed out that this song was not the ideal wedding march.

This is my mom, worrying about which terrible picture I’m going to post on Mother’s Day. #tbt

DIY Power 96. #nochebuena #burrito #notthekindyoueat #elburritodebelen (at Los Angeles, California)