travel beyond the obvious
Denver, Colorado, like many cities, has a bike share program. B-cycle stations can be found at 53 locations all around the city and, once in awhile, those stations with their shiny red bikes almost become Read More …
I’m still intrigued by the possibilities of black and white garden photography, but I do have trouble giving up all color. (There is something about a slight hint of color that speaks to me.) This Read More …
When I was a junior in college I came home for Easter break to find that my dad had heard my pleas for a car. There was an orange 1974 VW Super Beetle waiting for Read More …
I knew before leaving for Denver that the Colorado State Capitol was a dramatic building and I was eager to photograph it. Of course, once we got there, it was immediately obvious that a not-particularly-lovely Read More …
I made a quick trip to Colorado earlier this month to participate in the Travel Blog Exchange (TBEX) conference. (Yes, an entire fabulous conference just for travel bloggers or, as they so eloquently put it, Read More …
Denver, Colorado, is participating in what has become a bit of an international urban craze over the past few years – placing artist-decorated pianos in public places for use by anyone who happens to wander Read More …
There are what appear to be weird shaped tanks along the highway near the Denver International Airport. I absolutely could not imagine what they might be for. They are art! A project by artist Christopher Read More …
I am in Colorado to attend the TBEX conference. I’ve been a (rather inactive) member of the Travel Blogger’s Exchange for a while now and watched as last year’s conference came and went. It seemed Read More …
It is a sunny and beautiful day in Keystone, so I take a long lunch to hike (slowly amble) along the mountainside above the conference center where are all the other TBEX attendees are networking. Read More …
I’m in Keystone, Colorado, for TBEX‘s new media travel writers (bloggers) conference. The conference starts off with a fancy function on the mountaintop – a destination that can only be reached via not one, but Read More …
The Denver Botanic Gardens were high on my Denver “must see” list even before I knew that the current kizuna exhibit featured large bamboo sculptures by Tetsunori Kawana and Stephen Talasnik. A garden filled with Read More …
Denver is a real mix of the old and new west, something that clearly in the city’s architecture. Throughout downtown I’ve seen historic buildings nestled alongside sleek modern structures. This mixing of eras is evident Read More …
The Yves Saint Laurent Retrospective is the featured attraction on our visit to the Denver Art Museum. This show has also been exhibited in Paris and Madrid – Denver is its only US stop. Lucky Read More …
The Denver Art Museum is housed in a set of iconic buildings. It’s a museum I’ve long wanted to see – at least from the outside. The original 1971 fortress-like North Building is not my Read More …
We are big fans of 20th century decorative arts, so the Kirkland Museum, with its focus on his period was high on our must-see list even before I found out that I could visit for Read More …
We were surprised to come across what seemed to be hundreds of people out on their bikes, most in very large groups, traveling along the streets that cross the 16th Street Mall. I’d already realized Read More …
We are staying in the Capitol Hill area in Denver, a neighborhood that must have once been filled with gracious mansions. Today it is a mélange of styles, evidence of years of rebuilding following fires Read More …
I have been through Denver International Airport (DIA) once before, switching planes on a flight between Minneapolis and Phoenix. I recall joining my traveling companion in the search for a spot to walk her dog Read More …