Wow Place #286: Lake Tahoe Flume Trail. CA
Wow Place #286: Lake Tahoe Flume Trail. CA “Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.” – T.S Eliot I am not, by nature, a thrill seeker. I’ve never rappelled off a cliff face. I’ve never sky-dived. I will never bungee. Although I’m fine going to “risky” […]
Wow Place #285: Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India
Wow Place #285: Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India I love when architects get creative with the shape of their buildings. The Basilica de la Sagrada Familia in Barcelona looks like a sand castle. The Longaberger building in Ohio resembles a picnic basket. The Teapot House in Wuxi, China looks exactly like one might expect – […]
Wow Place #284: Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada
Wow Place #284: Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada There’s a scene early in the movie Avatar (2009) when our protagonist, Jake Sully, encounters the planet, Pandora, for the first time. As he walks through a beguiling, technicolor forest, goggling at the glowing, neon colors, the strange, fairy-like flora, we can feel his sense of awe, […]
Fremont Street Las Vegas teambuilding scavenger hunt
A stimulating place to hold a team building exercise in Las Vegas Event Description: A scintillating place for a corporate team building event, Freemont Street antes up Dr. Clue’s most exciting treasure hunt ever! Where else can you walk in a safe, covered, pedestrian-only area pulsing with light shows, neon and even a zip line! […]
Wow Place #283: Roman Colosseum
Wow Place #283: Roman Colosseum Growing up, I was an avid fan of the Oakland Athletics baseball team, which played their home games at the Oakland-Alameda “Coliseum.” I vividly recall that June of 1973 when I went to summer camp and begged my parents to send me newspaper clippings of the A’s games I’d be […]
Wow Place #282: Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto, Japan
Wow Place #282: Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto, Japan When I think of Asia, I think of the color red. Red temples. Red palaces. And most especially, red gates. I wonder why there’s so much red? A brief internet query returned a slew of contradictory explanations. According to one site, red is the symbol of bravery. […]
Wow Place #281: Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan
Wow Place #281: Kiyomizu Temple, Kyoto, Japan The Dalai Lama once said something to the equivalent of, “The most powerful love is that of a mother for her child. Love others as if they are your mother.” What an amazing statement! I mean, how can you think of hurting your mother…or anyone’s mother?!! I try […]
Wow Place #280: Wild Flour Bakery, Freestone, CA
Wow Place #280: Wild Flour Bakery, Freestone, CA When you’re on a diet, the whole world feels unfair. “WHY are there so many delicious foods out there that I’m not allowed to eat!! Not fair!” On this particular diet that my wife and I are following right now, Bright Line Eating, the primary restrictions are […]
Wow Place #279: Pescadero, CA
Wow Place #279: Pescadero, CA Can the attainment of a loaf of bread be a “hero’s quest”? It seems like a bit of a stretch, doesn’t it? But let’s slice that bread a little thinner, shall we? According to mythologist Joseph Campbell, a hero’s journey looks like this: • A hero is introduced in the […]
Wow Place #278: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wow Place #278: Amsterdam, Netherlands There’s a curious phenomenon that occurs when you’re on a long trip. I’m talking a multiple-month, 15-country journey like I did in Asia, back in 1987-88. As you bop around from sight to sight and country to country, you tend to bump into the same people, again and again. Steve […]