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Visiting Tower Bridge Tower Bridge in London, England, was number two on my must-see London tourist attractions on my 2024 vacation.  This day was cold, rainy, and windy. We are always early to everything, and this was no exception. So we had to stand on the bridge, cold and wet for 15 minutes. Once it was […]

Museums In London In March 2024, we took a week week-long trip to London, England for the first time. In preparation for the trip, I watched 120 hours of YouTube travel videos.  There were videos about restaurants, tourist attractions, Tube procedures, and museums.  With so many museums in London, we had to decide which ones […]

Paradise Valley / Scottsdale / Phoenix Destination Wedding Venue Mountain Shadows Resort is the nicest resort I have ever stayed at and the perfect Phoenix-area wedding venue. This five-star resort is located in the town of Paradise Valley sandwiched between Phoenix and Scottsdale. While I did not photograph a wedding here, I spent a great […]

We have made Maryland’s best winery a tradition in our family. Black Ankle Vineyard in Mt. Airy Maryland is a hidden gem of a winery in the foothills of the state. Each year we spend a Saturday evening enjoying wine and watching the sunset over the vines. Why Is This Maryland’s Best Winery? While I […]

On a recent trip to Detroit, Michigan, I toured Little Caesars Arena, home of the Detroit Redwings NHL hockey team.  This is also the Detroit Pistons‘ home court as well.  The reason I wanted to tour this arena is because it hosts some of the biggest concerts every year.  Being a concert photographer, I always […]

In the early 2000s, we took two-day trips to Windsor Canada, passing through Detroit Michigan.  Each time, I saw this large, old, and abandoned train station on the outskirts of downtown Detroit.  Over the years, this historic building, Michigan Central Station, has been in the back of my mind.  In the meantime, I have been […]

On my 2023 trip to Los Angeles, I accomplished a travel goal I’ve had for many years. I went on two Hollywood studio tours, Warner Brothers and Paramount Studios. Each studio was different in many ways, but both were awesome. If you’re in the L.A. area, I highly recommend these tours.

One of the goals of my October 2023 trip to Los Angeles was to watch the sunset from Malibu California. Originally I had planned to go to El Matador around 4:30pm. When I arrived, the small parking lot was completely full. I had a wedding meeting to call in to, so I had to find a place to stop. I had seen the signs for other California State Parks along the way, so I drove a few more minutes to the next park, La Piedra State Park.

In September 2023 I spent a day with friends in Palm Springs California.  I have been to this Coachella Valley city several times, and it was nice to return.  One item on the itinerary was to visit the JW Marriott Desert Springs. This beautiful, large resort in Palm Desert is famous to me for being the hotel visited by Saved By The Bell. The resort is dated but classy as if stepping back in time. It is a true oasis in the hot desert of southern California.

In October 2023, I visited the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles California and inadvertently ran into LACMA, the Los Angeles County Museum Of Art. I was exploring the ground of the Tar Pits and came across a large well-manicured gravel area. In the middle was a concrete culvert with the biggest rock I’ve ever seen. After I was done looking at fossils and asphalt, I went to see what turned out to be LACMA.