Motorcycle diaries: living life, loving my life and growing old
When I turn seventy-one and end up on some forgettable park bench in Southern California, my grandson Wyatt might roll his eyes and call bullshit when I spin this tale. And there we were; three of us on BMW Adventure bikes, one on a Ducati and the other a KTM ripping out of our home […]
Read More Discovering Mexico 20: Our Private Slice of Backcountry Gold in SonoraMemories of our best chocolate lab Lucy wasn’t a religious dog, but in her own way, she was profoundly spiritual. For most of her puppyhood and adolescence, she lived with us in a tiny home at the Point Fermin end of San Pedro. Every week, like clockwork, she’d tilt her head up and stare at […]
Read More Lucy The Chocolate LabV 1.0 2026 JAZ Ride Recap We rolled out of Tucson while the desert was still half asleep under a gray, grumpy sky. Dale and I were pointed east for Joey’s annual JAZ Ride. Joey + Arizona still equals JAZ, even if the route has quietly expanded into New Mexico and Utah over the years. […]
Read More 2026 JAZ Ride Recap(Hanoi → Mai Chau → Phu Yen → Mu Cang Chai → Sapa → Bac Ha → Na Hang → Cao Bang → Cao Bang Loop → Ba Be Lake → Hanoi) We awoke inside of a cloud. Pu Luong’s mist hung low, karst peaks poking through like quiet giants, rice terraces already harvested and […]
Read More Clouds, Twisties, and A River Ride – VietnamBy Ralph Tuesday – Recoleta, Buenos Aires She sauntered into the Debra Café & Bistro as if expected. Her almost bare chest announced her arrival— bold, unapologetic, and demanding attention like a silenced Walther PPK. (gun) Her black knitted top—scarcely larger than a handkerchief, folded with origami precision—clung to her breasts with the insolent elegance […]
Read More Last Day in Buenos Aires: James Bond, Empanadas, and RecoletaExploring Buenos Aires: Iconic Landmarks, History, and Urban Contrasts By RalphMarch 23, 2026 – From the streets of Buenos Aires The undisputed highlight of my trip so far is the Floralis Genérica in Recoleta’s Plaza de las Naciones Unidas. This stunning 23-meter-tall, 18-ton stainless steel and aluminum sculpture, designed by Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano and […]
Read More Exploring Buenos Aires: Iconic Landmarks, History, and Urban Contrasts
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