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Albuquerque International Balloon Festival – New Mexico, U.S.A. Hundreds of hot air balloon burners flare just before dawn, tall flames licking the darkness. I point frozen cheek bones and a bare, numb forehead toward the nearest. On a frigid desert morning,…
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Temple of Heaven Park, Forbidden City, Tiān’ānmén Square, Hutongs of Dōngchéng North and Xīchéng North – Beijing, China. From the steps of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, I looked out across the sprawling Forbidden City. At that moment, there was nothing more amazing….
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Old San Juan – San Juan, Puerto Rico. Life can be demanding. Work and personal obligations compete for a shrinking sliver of time. Our calendars, to-do lists, budgets, and life plans rule the day. Even leisure travel, when we grant ourselves a…
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Shockoe Bottom, Richmond – Virginia, U.S.A. I think we each have a space that consistently inspires us to dream. Some of us may even have more than one. These may be physical places, moments, or even the company of a…
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Havana and Matanzas – Cuba. What do our work spaces say about who we are? Several years ago, a management consultant to my employer at the time remarked at how sparsely decorated my office was. “Why don’t you have any personal…
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Old and Central Havana – Cuba. If you think about it, doors are peculiar structures, and the space they occupy — the doorway — can be fraught. Doors serve dual purposes: to let in, and to keep out. They beg to…
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Havana – Cuba. What is it that we pine for during moments of nostalgia? Is it something we long for in ourselves? In others? Is it a criticism of contemporary culture or modern policy? What does it mean when that past…
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Wynwood Art District – Miami, Florida, U.S.A. Those who venture beyond the sand and neon lights of South Beach know that Wynwood–just on the other side of the Biscayne Bay–is one of the funkiest neighborhoods in Miami. Sometimes called Little San…
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