This spring, we had the pleasure of sharing time with brothers, nieces, long-time friends, children, and grandchildren in the two locations where our families reside: Dallas and New York. That would have been plenty to…
In brief: Not everyone “gets” the abstract art Kandinsky pioneered. Yet attention to the span of his paintings proved engaging, especially while circling Wright's solid spiral. We took time out from family get-togethers in NYC…
We took the opportunity during a long visit back to the States to do some art touring in NYC, Boston and Dallas-Fort Worth. A few special exhibits and a nostalgic re-visit were among the highlights.…
We traveled the last leg of our trip by ship out of Punta Arenas through the Beagle Channel and the Straits of Magellan (the original passageway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans). Our days on…
Punta Arenas is the very end of the line for driving through Patagonian Chile, though one can drive across adjacent land into Tierra del Fuego, the land of fire. It's long been a commercial port…
The fourth leg of our trip took us the snow-capped mountains and glaciers of Argentina before we returned to Chile for vast Torres del Paine. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert…
The third leg of our trip took us across the border to Argentina. Our first stop in this desert landscape transported us thousands of years back in time to the Caves of Hands, Cuevas de…
This post reviews the second part of our trip, one of colorful canyons, alpine ridgelines, marbled caves, tough roads and endlessly sublime scenery. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert pampas began…
This post reviews the first part of our Patagonian trip, with its islands, ferries, volcanoes, glaciers and more. The overall journey through this gorgeous mountain landscape and desert pampas began at Puerto Montt, Chile, and…
Most of our six month stay in Montevideo, we traveled outside the city or lived like other residents. At times, we acted like tourists again - visiting or re-visiting notable places in the city, and…