Author: Sam

A Christmas Carol

A day in San Francisco to see a Christmas Carol. We were there during one of the craziest storms I have ever seen, but that […]

Tree Time!

‘Tis the weekend after Thanksgiving, so it’s time for our 2019 tree!  

Against All Odds

Against All Odds, Craig Challen and Richard Harris Goodreads: “I just want to warn you. You’re going to dive to the end of the cave. […]

Before I Forget: An Early Memoir

Before I Forget: An Early Memoir, Geoffrey Blainey Goodreads: Now in his late-eighties, and listed by the National Trust as a ‘Living Treasure’, in Before […]

Greg Halls Visits

We knew we might lose power during Hallsy’s visit, but didn’t bank on the Kincade Fire resulting in us being evacuated at 1AM during the […]

The Ravenmaster

The Ravenmaster: My Life with the Ravens at the Tower of London, Christopher Skaife Goodreads: For centuries, the Tower of London has been home to […]

Byron Bay

Lisa and I’d been saying for years that the last two Aussie weddings on our docket will be the Fulton wedding (which we attended last […]

The Baldwin Wedding

The photo ream from Todd and Celia’s wedding in Byron Bay

Back to Kirby Cove

After such an awesome time last year camping at Kirby Cove, I had some of my colleagues help me snag another campsite this summer (which […]

How to Change Your Mind

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence, Michael Pollan Goodreads: When LSD […]

Principles

Principles, Ray Dalio Goodreads: In 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years […]

MacKerricher Camping

A magic weekend up on the coast camping with Amy Munselle’s extended family (all 24 of them!). Bluebird days at this time of year are […]

Step by Step: The Life in My Journeys

Step by Step: The Life in My Journeys, Simon Reeve Goodreads: TV documentary maker Simon Reeve has dodged bullets on frontlines, hunted with the Bushmen […]

Late Bloomers

Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement, Rich Karlgaard Amazon: We live in a society where kids and parents […]

Samoa!

A rundown of our 10 days in Samoa visiting Greg Halls

Tropic of Capricorn

  Tropic of Capricorn, Simon Reeve Amazon: Spanning 23,000 miles, the Tropic of Capricorn marks the southernmost border of the tropics and is a place […]

Russian River Rodeo

A rare hot day out in Duncans Mills for this year’s Russian River Rodeo!