You have to wonder about Ai Weiwei? A media darling and clever self-promoter, he is loved by the press. But really, how good is his art? Ai Weiwei does not like the Chinese government, past or present. He has his…
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jetsetting
This September was not a landmark birthday for John. Yet the celebration will be remembered forever. John was given the ultimate gift… a jet set weekend. And I got to tag along. Feeling oh so Jackie O, we were whisked…
cartagena
In preparation for Cartagena Hunter and I dutifully watched Romancing the Stone, completely ignoring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, determined to be familiar with the city before we arrived. Total waste of time, the movie was actually shot in…
pablo and medellin
Colombia? Hmmmm!?!? Medellin? Are you f**kin' crazy?!?! Such was the reaction when Hunter shared his reading week plans with his friends. Medellin was, for a time, the most dangerous city in the world thanks largely to one man…. Pablo Escobar.…
arms into art
Going to the British Museum with Jack was like visiting for the first time… we went where he wanted to go. It was completely different than where I always go. No Elgin marbles for him. Instead we headed to the…
london lights
I just walked 130,000 steps exploring the city of London. That's about 65 miles. Jack who had a 10-day school break joined me for most of them. Because we were so horribly jet lagged, most of our walking was done…