Bon Vivant
A blog about exploration, connection, and reflection.
![Club Kitsune](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f209d8c25df77149e117f8c/1689984370387-NCDC711TX4X84IDTE2Q7/IMG_4600.jpg)
![Edo Experiences](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f209d8c25df77149e117f8c/1689138347961-32NNPB10KTKTIYS6NHNZ/IMG_3513.jpg)
Edo Experiences
We steep ourselves in art, sites, activities, and performances reminiscent of historical Japan.
![Sushi, Soba, Sake](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f209d8c25df77149e117f8c/1686006280490-P6DQ9K2HT050RIIJTZEU/squid+for+sale.jpg)
![Trains of Tokyo](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f209d8c25df77149e117f8c/1683396843859-TWH0MY3J6TRELHO0F2JA/IMG_3402.jpg)
![From Japan to Johto](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f209d8c25df77149e117f8c/1682893321301-MSIYVBOWRICCCM96WH0W/IMG_4139.jpg)
From Japan to Johto
Our journey to the Land of the Rising Sun transports us to times and places even further away.
![S. American Advent — Part Four: Buenos Aires](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f209d8c25df77149e117f8c/1677203980228-5JEPM628LYZ3GLM7YQFI/Buenos_Aires-138.jpg)
S. American Advent — Part Four: Buenos Aires
Our trip concludes in Argentina’s capital with modern art, the tango, and lots of steak.
![S. American Advent — Part Three: The Towers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f209d8c25df77149e117f8c/1675820420157-JJZVKXRDMQGXAMAG8CME/Towers-44.jpg)
S. American Advent — Part Three: The Towers
We attempt a rocky climb up to the stunning Mirador Base Las Torres.
![S. American Advent — Part Two: Patagonian Winds](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f209d8c25df77149e117f8c/1674930090430-KXT7UUA48KNQLLY6WJYX/GrayGlacier-27.jpg)
S. American Advent — Part Two: Patagonian Winds
The vagaries of the weather lead to unforeseen consequences on our glacier hike.
![S. American Advent — Part One: Santiago](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f209d8c25df77149e117f8c/1673044585870-9B6TINUFFK5FNCLOK2FQ/Santiago-21.jpg)
S. American Advent — Part One: Santiago
Our family Christmas trip kicks off in the Chilean capital.
![A Gentleman in Portland](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f209d8c25df77149e117f8c/1664472492081-OSWTJIXMQ5ETJT2VV7K1/roses.jpg)
A Gentleman in Portland
My summer in Portland, OR, viewed thru the lens of the best-selling novel “A Gentleman in Moscow”
Dedicated to my mom: my first and always teacher.