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I’m pleased to announce that more affordable softcover and eBook editions of my book Sailing Intermezzo – The Voyage are now on sale at my publisher’s online bookstore. The “deluxe” hardcover edition with color photos remains available for purchase there also. Scroll to my previous blog post for a description of and inspiration for the book.
Readers of this blog can apply the following coupon codes to receive discounts off the list prices:
…For those of you who follow my Sailing Intermezzo blog, you already know that I have released the “deluxe edition” of my lbook, Sailing Intermezzo, The Voyage. This book combines my blog posts and writings from my personal journal to weave together the story of a sailing voyage from San Francisco to New York with a story of my struggles with love.
My mom was the inspiration for this book. She asked me if I could print out the blog so
…I haven’t written anything for this blog since May of 2020, while we were in the midst of the COVID pandemic. A lot has happened since! I hope all who have followed this blog are healthy and happy.
I spent the past couple of years writing a book Sailing Intermezzo, The Voyage, which I expect to have published and to be available in June. More on that as the publication date draws nearer.
I aspire to resuming writing short articles on
…So far, I covered how I presently see the COVID-19 pandemic and how I see it unfolding over the next year or two. Now I’m going to share what I’m doing about it as an individual.
I’m taking reasonable precautions. I’m doing what’s recommended to protect myself from COVID-19; washing my hands, avoiding close contact, wearing a mask when around others, cleaning and disinfecting surfaces. Ever since the county I live in issued its health order in mid-March
…My previous blog post summarized how I presently see the COVID-19 pandemic situation. This one is my attempt to portray how I see this situation unfolding over the next couple of years. Again, my view is a general, big picture one of a curious, informed layperson who recognizes the great deal of uncertainty associated with predicting the future based on limited data. I don’t hold myself out to be an expert in any of the areas in which I
…I know I’m not alone in wondering and worrying about where the COVID-19 pandemic is taking us. Our current circumstances are highly uncertain, variable and complex and are in constant change. We seem to have little control over them.
However, if approached from a high enough level, I don’t find it too difficult to form a general, big-picture understanding of what is happening. And based on that understanding, it’s not too hard for me to envision some reasonable scenarios as
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I ended my trip to Colombia with a short flight from Medellín to Bogotá, an overnight stay in an airport hotel and then my flight back to the U.S. early the next morning. I had spent three weeks and covered a fair amount of ground, a good introduction to the country. This is the wrap up of my impressions from my trip.
Colombia is a big, diverse, beautiful country. I enjoyed the small colonial towns and tropical highland regions the
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I was really looking forward to visiting Medellín after so many other travelers had told me how much they enjoyed the city. It is indeed a nice city with a lovely climate. I sense that it is a pleasant city to live in. It is definitely a great city to visit if you like eating, drinking and partying.
However, I wasn’t really interested in the drinking and partying and I didn’t find much else to do. There aren’t that many
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I took the bus from Guachaca to Cartagena via Santa Marta, about a five-hour trip along a two-lane coastal highway. The bus wasn’t comfortable and the scenery wasn’t great, so I was glad when I arrived in Cartagena. I took a taxi from the bus terminal to my small hotel within the walls of the old city.
Cartagena’s old city consists of the inner historical districts of El Centro and San Diego and an outer walled town, Getsemaní. The inner
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After my time in the mountain jungle around Minca, I headed to the beach. I chose a relatively deserted stretch of beach between Santa Marta and Palimino, just outside the Tayrona Parque Nacional and near the village of Guachaca.
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