Living well is not just drinking fine wines, eating at Michelin starred restaurants, and mingling with the “it” people. Sometimes, to truly live well, you have to escape all of the pretensions of the big cities and take to the mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is located within one day’s drive of half of [...]
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High Museum of Art
On a chilly February day I find myself in Atlanta visiting the High Museum of Art. Those who know me know that I love museums, in particular, museums that are as beautiful to look at as is the art within them. While far too many museums are simply drab concrete shells that do little to [...]
Pocock Fine Art
Fort Lauderdale is known in the yachting world as the Venice of America – it’s home to more than 40,000 yachts and has an incredible 165 miles of waterways. Located only 23 miles north of Miami, the balmy weather is much the same, but the culture of Fort Lauderdale is quite different in many subtle [...]
South Beach Christmas
There are not too many more enjoyable places to visit in late December than Miami Beach. Be forewarned, if you happen to be reading this entry from one of the northeastern states, you have my sincere sympathies…and you may not want to read on as you sit inside your home shivering while two feet of [...]
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years” While I am quickly becoming known for my long blog entries, I’m going to break with tradition and leave you with only a brief paragraph and this single image. This untitled image is available as a [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
I’m writing this entry on a dark, chilly evening in late November in northern Florida, where I am spending Thanksgiving with my girlfriend. The rain and mist have been ever present today, and I am reminded of the Pacific weather of northern California that I love so dearly. The algid, foggy air endows the surrounding [...]
