![These young Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem were very friendly to me. I hope they are all still alive and safe.](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24346767.Israelisoldiers.jpg) These young Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem were very friendly to me. I hope they are all still alive and safe. |
![Vinoy Hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida -- when I went swimming in the pool at night, I felt like a king!](https://a4.pbase.com/u39/fsl/medium/25357775.Vinoyswimmingpoolatnight.jpg) Vinoy Hotel, St. Petersburg, Florida -- when I went swimming in the pool at night, I felt like a king! |
![It was exciting going down the water slide at the Wyndham Hotel, Jamaica](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24828918.AftergoingdownthewaterslideattheWyndhamHotelinJamaica.jpg) It was exciting going down the water slide at the Wyndham Hotel, Jamaica |
![Snorkeling with the rays at Stingray City in Grand Cayman](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/25086907.SnorkelingwiththestingraysatStingrayCityinGrandCayman.jpg) Snorkeling with the rays at "Stingray City" in Grand Cayman |
![The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24307012.Jerusalem.jpg) The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem |
![This diver worked at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Baltimore, not the Baltimore Aquarium](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24306584.BaltimoreAquarium.jpg) This diver worked at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Baltimore, not the Baltimore Aquarium |
![Shoeshine in Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24306931.Istanbul.jpg) Shoeshine in Istanbul |
![Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World in New Orleans](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24959140.BlaineKernsMardiGrasWorldinNewOrleans.jpg) Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World in New Orleans |
![Tahiti](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24307042.Tahiti.jpg) Tahiti |
![Philadelphia Chinatown](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24347108.PhiladelphiaChinatown.jpg) Philadelphia Chinatown |
![London Chinatown](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24347106.LondonChinatown.jpg) London Chinatown |
![Butte, Montana Chinatown](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24307015.MontanaChinatown.jpg) Butte, Montana Chinatown |
![Mississippi cruise on the Natchez](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24307014.Mississippicruise.jpg) Mississippi cruise on the Natchez |
![Anchorage, Alaska](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24348171.AnchorageAlaska.jpg) Anchorage, Alaska |
![Motorboating in Venezuela](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24306385.Venezuela1.jpg) Motorboating in Venezuela |
![London](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24307013.London.jpg) London |
![Moorea](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24307016.Moorea.jpg) Moorea |
![Son-in-law on a glacier in the Candian Rockies](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24350414.SoninlawonaCanadianglacier.jpg) Son-in-law on a glacier in the Candian Rockies |
![Rockefeller Center, NYC 12/03](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/fsl/medium/24400093.RockefellerCenterNYC.jpg) Rockefeller Center, NYC 12/03 |
![The swamp tour in Louisiana was very interesting. I got to see a lot of alliagators in their natural habitat.](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/fsl/medium/24406336.SwamptourinLouisiana.jpg) The swamp tour in Louisiana was very interesting. I got to see a lot of alliagators in their natural habitat. |
![Huahine island in French Polynesia](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24306928.Huahine.jpg) Huahine island in French Polynesia |
![In London, I promised to take my daughter anywhere for lunch on her birthday -- so she suggested Boulogne, France](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24346763.BoulogneFrance.jpg) In London, I promised to take my daughter anywhere for lunch on her birthday -- so she suggested Boulogne, France |
![Hovercraft through the English Channel for lunch it was, then!](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24346766.HovercraftEnglandtoFrance.jpg) Hovercraft through the English Channel for lunch it was, then! |
![Grand Cayman at Stingray City](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24346765.GrandCayman.jpg) Grand Cayman at "Stingray City" |
![San Francisco](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24307041.SanFrancisco.jpg) San Francisco |
![Thailand tiger](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/fsl/medium/24449951.Thailandtiger.jpg) Thailand tiger |
![Dolphin show at the Baltimore Aquarium](https://a4.pbase.com/u36/fsl/medium/24423375.Baltimoreaquarium.jpg) Dolphin show at the Baltimore Aquarium |
![Cruise to Bermuda -- it is very convenient leaving from the dock in NYC](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24702795.Bermudacruise.jpg) Cruise to Bermuda -- it is very convenient leaving from the dock in NYC |
![Warner Brothers studio in L.A.](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24703024.WarnerBrothersstudioinL.A.jpg) Warner Brothers studio in L.A. |
![Raft ride in Jamaica](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24703156.RaftinginJamaica.jpg) Raft ride in Jamaica |
![Raiatea island in French Polynesia](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24867977.RaiateaislandinFrenchPolynesia.jpg) Raiatea island in French Polynesia |
![Climbing the ruins in Turkey](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24867978.ClimbingtheruinsinTurkey.jpg) Climbing the ruins in Turkey |
![Cayman Islands](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24898860.WelcometoCaymanIslands.jpg) Cayman Islands |
![Warming up by the fireplace in Denali Park, Alaska](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24987748.FireplacepictureatDenali.jpg) Warming up by the fireplace in Denali Park, Alaska |
![On Bourbon Street a week before Mardi Gras. The party had already begun!](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/25054060.NewOrleansMardiGras1weekbefore.jpg) On Bourbon Street a week before Mardi Gras. The party had already begun! |
![In Beijing with my tour group](https://a4.pbase.com/u37/fsl/medium/24346764.China1.jpg) In Beijing with my tour group |
![On safari in Kenya -- wild monkeys would awaken the camp with their tent-top antics at the crack of dawn](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24987076.OnsafariinKenyathetentwasactuallyquitecomfortable.jpg) On safari in Kenya -- wild monkeys would awaken the camp with their tent-top antics at the crack of dawn |
![On a field trip with my senior citizen center -- we visited a Buddhist temple in upstate New York](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/25053636.BuddhisttempleinupstateNewYork.jpg) On a field trip with my senior citizen center -- we visited a Buddhist temple in upstate New York |
![Denali National Park, Alaska](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24934955.InDenaliNationalParkAlaska.jpg) Denali National Park, Alaska |
![My son-in-law meets his long-lost cousins in Tahiti, ha ha ha](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24986185.MysoninlawandhislonglostcousinsinTahiti.jpg) My son-in-law meets his long-lost cousins in Tahiti, ha ha ha |
![Hot air ballooning over the Masai Mara in Kenya on Christmas Day](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/25207405.HotairballooningovertheMasaiMarainKenya.jpg) Hot air ballooning over the Masai Mara in Kenya on Christmas Day |
![Mr. Tahiti (on the left) posing with the other dancers at Ia Ora resort in Moorea](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/25141425.WithMr.Tahitiontheleft.jpg) Mr. Tahiti (on the left) posing with the other dancers at Ia Ora resort in Moorea |
![I think I prefer being in front of the camera](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/25090460.Photographer.jpg) I think I prefer being in front of the camera |
![At the captain's table on our cruise ship to Greece, Turkey and Israel](https://a4.pbase.com/u39/fsl/medium/25357287.WithcaptainofBermudacruiseship.jpg) At the captain's table on our cruise ship to Greece, Turkey and Israel |
![Paris Opera House, 1952](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/25262803.Paris1952.jpg) Paris Opera House, 1952 |
![The Mongolians like to joke that MIAT actually stands for Maybe I'll Arrive Tomorrow](https://a4.pbase.com/u39/fsl/medium/25478784.MongolianhelicopterMIAT.jpg) The Mongolians like to joke that "MIAT" actually stands for "Maybe I'll Arrive Tomorrow" |
![Picking out crabs for dinner at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24962904.PickingoutdinnerataseafoodrestaurantinTurkey.jpg) Picking out crabs for dinner at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco |
![These sharks at the Curacao Zoo wanted to take a bite out of me!](https://a4.pbase.com/u38/fsl/medium/24829043.FeedingthesharksinCuracao.jpg) These sharks at the Curacao Zoo wanted to take a bite out of me! |
![Centre Island, Toronto with the CN Tower in the background](https://a4.pbase.com/u44/fsl/medium/28417825.CentreIslandJYLFSLviewofcityskyline.jpg) Centre Island, Toronto with the CN Tower in the background |