Saint Barthelemy
As we got closer to Saint Barts, a dream destination, I realized why this is where one finds the most megayachts in the world (who would have thought that at 150 feet, we would be [...]
a.k.a. Leningrad
As we approached the center of the 300-year-old city, I saw the golden spire of the Admiralty. We rounded the corner in view of the Tsars' Winter Palace, and then passed the soaring onion domes [...]
Peking No-Ducks
While Bejing's Zhou Dynasty days are ancient history, the city is still an intriguing blend of old and new, with booming development and a healthy respect for old traditions. My gentleman companion t...
Fire and Ice
Chinese documentation of the exploration of sex and sexuality dates back to the 3rd and 4th centuries B.C. The Chinese have always viewed sex as nourishment to human health; it is considered as funda...
Health Within Illness
Hallways used to lead somewhere; now, hallways go nowhere. Schedules no longer existed for her. Life was in one room at the end; the geography of her world separated her from the healthy people who [...]
The Last Frontier
Southeastern Alaska is a kingdom of water and ice, a natural masterpiece in progress. Just 100 years before, the area was completely choked with ice, and now the massive glaciers continue to advance ...
On Paradise Island, it really is
The magnificent towers crowned the hotel as we approached..stunningly designed, the hotel was almost out-of-place in its elegance. As the bellhop guided me through the lobby under a dome of g..
Blue Holes and Panty Rippers
The deepest hole into which I'll ever dive, heh heh.... The "Blue Hole" in Belize is an amazing dive, to be sure, but they neglect to mention the other (in my opinion) superior dives at [...]
Surreality TV
It's no use, I'm going to have to withdraw from the competition. I felt fed up. He asked why, seeming surprisingly stung by disappointment. I told him it was impossible for either of us to [...]
The Unspun Version: Cinderella
Amy, her stepmother Beth, and her two stepsisters, Julie and Jessica, were in a fluster. They had just received an invitation to the Royal Ball. The problem was that today was Friday, and the ball [...]
Friday Night’s Mine
I happen to be alone on a Friday night this week--it's a day I have come to loathe more than any of the "meaningful" time markings we're forced to acknowledge, as it is the one [...]
Dressing
When I dress for sex, the rules are simple. I wear tight clothes that emphasize the curves and contours of my body and draw the eye to my genitals, chest and buttocks. I sometimes wear [...]
