I thought I knew what Umami was, until I got Covid.
I've always been a bit of a foodie. No matter where I was, I would always try to look for the most authentically local dishes,...
A storytelling blog of my journeys through the medical system, the world and life itself.
I've always been a bit of a foodie. No matter where I was, I would always try to look for the most authentically local dishes,...
Rainbow over Morro Bay Our family tries to make it a tradition to explore Alta and Baja California during the winter holidays. It is not...
It has been a super busy Thanksgiving holiday week for our family starting with picking up our sons from UC Santa Cruz and UC San Diego...
We set off from Ballyseed castle in the morning for the Ring of Kerry drive. The counterclockwise drive was recommended so you don't get...
Our family had planned to spend 7 days in Ireland but the delta variant surge in Europe, and the pandemic disruptions in the airline...
White sand beaches, black sand beaches, basalt columns, gorges, waterfalls, lava fields, craggy mountains, rocky trolls, sea cliffs, sea...
The area around this northern Lake Myvatn is just packed with all types of geothermal phenomenons. You can easily spend a week in the...
When we woke up and stepped out of our hotel room near Hofn the fog had nearly cleared. We came down to an Icelandic country breakfast...
On the third morning in Iceland, we checked out of our guest house and headed into Vik to pick up pastries and sandwiches for our...
The second day of our Iceland tour started out spectacularly with brunch at the Seabaron restaurant near the harbor. Fortified with the...
As the plane started its descent heading for Keflavik airport, I saw an anvil-shaped cumulus cloud rising out of the southern peninsula...
"Don't " That was my son Cameron's one-word advice about traveling internationally during a once-in-a-century worldwide pandemic, uttered...
We landed in Anchorage Alaska in August 2017 when the sun was shining and the air was cool. Our family of 6 took 2 taxis to get to the...
We drove back to our house on the night of July 4th after spending a week taking care of my elderly parents. Fireworks started as early...
The problem with going around pointing out the harmful things people are doing to themselves is not just that you end up being such a...
Several years ago I threw a surprise birthday party for my Dad on his 90th birthday. Because he was born in 1923, he lived through the...
I learn so much from my patients every day. Not just in the medical knowledge sense, ie. the multitude of ways that people can present...
It was November 7th, 2007, the second working day of our Mobile Health trip to VN that year, the day of the near-riot, when we had to...
I have a terrible travel bug. My long-suffering husband Bruce is nodding his head vigorously at this statement. I could blame it on my...
Memorial Day is supposed to be a day for us to remember, honor, and mourn the men and women who have died while on duty with the US...