Torture and Beer in Bruges
You can’ t talk about Bruge, and Belgium in general, without talking about beer. The first recorded beer was sold in 1861, but as soon as man figured out […]
The Rest of Eternity In Bruges!
When choosing a place to visit, a lot of things can influence you; sun or snow, pyramids or temples, even party holidays. Its not too often that you choose a […]
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Leighlinbridge, Ireland A small village on the River Barrow with one of Ireland’s oldest bridges crossing it. The valerian-bearded bridge was built in 1320. The Black Castle was originally […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Waking up in the lovely Royal Budapest Hotel is nice, but we really wanted a to see the city from our window, not the atrium. We were in the modern […]
The Urania Theater, Budapest’s Movie Palace
I love missions when I travel. To look for a comic store, special souvenir, or even to get cold medicine can brings you to areas well off the tourist map. […]
Budapest’s Cafés
Budapest is famous for its café scene, and Hungarians had a love affair with coffee far longer than most other European countries. The Turks brought it over in the 1600s […]
Back to Budapest
Ha, what a feeling, to head back to Budapest. It had always been my dream to come here, as I got older in years, yearning for a connection to a […]
An Expat in Ireland
What can I say; I jumped ship and headed to the Emerald Isle. With my wife’s career break reaching an end, it seemed like a no brainer to give Ireland […]
St. Patty or St. Paddy?
America is hilarious for their wild festivals, and St. Patrick’s Day is one of the biggest now. It’s no surprise, what with the amount of Irish that have left […]
Ricketts Glen Babymoon!
Everyone needs a Babymoon, a break before your baby comes and your entire life changes. For the better of course, but your life will seriously change. Thats what everyone tells […]
Letter to my unborn child…
First and foremost, Welcome. Welcome to a crazy, and I mean crazy world. But don’t worry, some how, we all have managed to work our way through it, and you […]
365 Sketch Challenge, New Beginnings!
First I want to say how exciting this week has been, with my first Solo Show at Gold Standard Cafe. I met a lot of great people at the opening, […]
Sketches from the Road – An Illustrated Journey Through Asia Art Opening
“Travel does what good novelists also do to the life of everyday, placing it like a picture in a frame or a gem in its setting, so that the intrinsic […]
Democratic Debate 2015
My thought on this debate.
Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride
Warning, Graphic Nudity Below It’s that time or year again, where Philadelphians all over go mad! The heat is up, crime rate soaring, the city is sweltering, and damn it, […]
Shenandoah Bears and Butterflies!
Walking through the wild flowers along the road was like being in the middle of a ticker tape parade, but instead of pieces of paper fluttering around you, it was […]
Shenandoah National Park
A Weekend Escape DC, Baltimore, and Philly wake up, because you have a gorgeous weekend escape way better than the Jersey Shore or the Poconos all together. Literally only an […]
365 Sketch Challenge, Must Keep Sketching
Moving along, still working my pencil as often as I can. Who would think it would be so easy to fall of the wagon. One day your forget, next thing […]
The End and the Beginning
Travelling for nine months, it’s funny how time seems to speed up at the end. We thought nine months was long, but it now feels very short. We were counting […]
365 Sketch Challenge, Where Has The Time Gone?
Ok, now this post is really behind schedule. But I am so excited that I finally finished up my South East Asia portion of the blog and that I will have […]
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