Those who know me know I love dogs. The love may not be a strong enough term. I am obsessed with dogs particularly my dog the famous “Heidi Feldstein” – actress and writer (you can read her deathless prose here). Whenever I am traveling I always miss her (oh yeah and my wife) and so […]
After 3 days on the boat it was time to say goodbye to our hosts. Fortunately I still had a few extra days and even more fortunately I had met some great people on the boat as well. So my new friends Nick Mead of Auckland Sea Kayaks and Mike Ritenour of Underwater Design Development […]
After visiting Punta Arenas and kissing the toes of a statue it was time to board a boat to start sailing through the Straits of Magellan. We boarded the Stella Australis in the afternoon and after a delicious dinner and my first taste of the local cocktail Pisco Sours (yum-yum) I turned in for the […]
This past Saturday my wife Diane and I hosted our second annual “Meetah Cheetah” in Studio City. It was a huge success. So huge in fact that next year we are going to have to find a bigger place! With over 70 guests and friends attending our place was packed for the appearance of Johari from […]
I am taking a break from my blog about Chile this week to tell you about a very exciting event that is occurring in Studio City this weekend on Saturday May 11 from 4-7 p.m. As I have previously mentioned I am on the Board of Trustees for the Cheetah Conservation Fund. This worthwhile organization […]
Adventures Already Starting During My First Night in Punta Arenas As part of my trip at the invitation of the Chilean Government, which I mentioned in my previous blog post, I traveled to the town of Punta Arenas. It is the southernmost city in Chile. In my first 24 hours there I was already involved […]
Not Jambo but Hola. Just yesterday I returned from one week in the beautiful country of Chile. At the invitation of the Chilean Government I was invited to visit the southernmost region of Chile – Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego – to learn about the area and explore some tourist development ideas. The area we went […]
I am very excited because this weekend I will be departing for Puntas Arenas, Chile, the southernmost city in the world, at the invitation of the Chilean Government to learn about tourism opportunities in this remote part of South America. I am sure I will have much to say on my return but what is […]