Sense of Awe - The Stained Glass of Paris

Opening this Tuesday, August 2 and running through Wednesday, August 31 is my photo show: "A Sense of Awe - The Stained Glass of Paris."  The exhibit is at the Eleven Winery Tasting Room on Bainbridge Island, Washington,  287 Winslow Way in the heart of downtown.  The tasting room is open daily, 1-7 Monday - Friday, 12-7 Saturday, and 12-5 Sunday. 

And advanced notice.  I'll have another show, this one featuring the Spirit of Tango at the Eleven Winery Tasting Room in Poulsbo, Washington beginning October 1.

The Importance of Travel Planning

After a three week hiatus journeying through Holland and Croatia, I'm back in the blogosphere.  I'll be sharing some of my travel and, hopefully, photography, insights with you in the coming weeks.  In the meantime, I direct your attention to an article in today's New York Times on "Planning the Perfect Vacation."  Its generally very high-level, but certainly re-iterates my personal view that the "planning" part is critical in translating into a great travel experience. The article includes the results of an Netherlands study showing that a majority of vacationers were happiest in planning the vacation!  I've certainly noticed this is many a trip I've taken.  While the trip itself was everything I could have hoped for, the anticipation was even better.  The mind works in funny ways, sometimes!  OK, usually.

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/travel/planning-the-perfect-vacation.html?nl=travel&emc=tda3

Which also leads me to an upcoming book that I've written on the Vacation Planning process.  Should be available by the end of summer and will provide a much greater level of detail on how to plan for and budget for your next great adventure.  Stay tuned for details.