Pearling around Tahiti
by J “Kat” Loren : : We met in a Pearl Grading class at the Gemological Institute of America in Carlsbad, CA. He, a young, blond, quintessential California surfer with … Continue reading
The Italian Vintner’s Son
I am a lightweight. I get drunk on things easily – like the laughter and warmth of my fellow travelers on the bus during a wine tour of Taurasi Vineyards in Southern Italy, high above and beyond the bay of Napoli.
Road Shrinks and Monkeys in New York
Sometimes, when journeys intersect, we have the opportunity to touch a child’s heart and free his mind.
Sailing in the Cannibal Islands
by J “Kat” Loren : : Luganville, Espiritu Santo Island in the Vanuatu Archipelago (Somewhere south of Papua New Guinea & far off the coast of Queensland, AU) We … Continue reading
Where Seals Learn to Swim: Catalina Island, California
Destination Swims: Catalina Island, CA _____________________________________________________________________________ By J Kat” Loren :: Sometimes when adults sank themselves into the ritual stupor of cold gin under the hot afternoon sun in … Continue reading
No Suit, No Problem: The Blue Grotto Of Capri Island, Italy
Destination Swim: The Blue Grotto, Island of Capri, off Naples, Italy ________________________________________________________________________________ by J “Kat” Loren : : It was too early for tourists. The only person I saw was … Continue reading
My Father’s Last Fjord: Cruising the Tracy Arm Fjord, Alaska
By J. “Kat” Loren :: ___________________ Millions of people cruise every year. For some, it is a first cruise. For others, they sense upon embarkation, that it will be their last. … Continue reading
Lessons Learned in a Naked Spa: KissSalis Spa, Bad Kissingen, Germany
by J Kat Loren :: Uncertain of the spa protocol, I note a couple of women and a man wander through the doors of the Wellness Center and tentatively follow … Continue reading
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