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Of the Streets, By the Streets, For the Streets

Miami’s Wynwood art scene truly features the most cutting edge and contemporary work by local artists. But just a few years ago it hardly looked the part. For those visiting Miami, the dark streets and alleyways of this warehouse district were far from ...

Detours to Machu Picchu

I was devastated. I had just landed in South America and heard the news: the Peruvian government announced that Machu Picchu would be closed for several months due to landslides. I began to cry. There were about five “must see” places for me on this trip ...

Broken Bones

Well, if I had to crash at least I picked the most scenic place possible, I thought to myself as I looked at my downed bike. I'd been staring at my mangled hand for the past 10 minutes, when I finally turned my attention to the motorbike laying on its ...

Making the Ordinary Extraordinary

There’s an angel on Miami Avenue – just before the exit for I-195 and just below a sign for a pain clinic. She seems to be the ultimate advertisement for a pain clinic, some kind of divine intervention coming between you and the thing that ails you. ...