What a fun ride! Beautiful day. I can't wait to do this ride again when the leaves begin to change. The "Escape" ride took us into New Jersey and Read More
Archives for September 2009
Meet the newest addition to the Gotham Den
Introducing...SPARTAN Most of you know that I shipped my road bike out from Scottsdale which has been great to have on long rides. But, I also Read More
The last Istanbul post
Meet Maram. I had the pleasure of meeting this pharmacist and business owner from Jordan. What a special treat. Maram you are an inspiration to not Read More
Everybody's selling something in Istanbul
About a block from the hotel I befriended a little man selling used shoes on the street corner. Every day that I passed him I would wave and he would Read More
Rooftop bars in Istanbul
Oh my...a highlight of the trip. The rooftop bars, specifically the Mikla at the Marmara Hotel. (Thanks to one of our Swedish friends for this Read More
Mosques, mosques and more mosques
I guess with a population of almost 13 million people a city would need 3,000 or so mosques. Kinda hard to imagine that many, but they were Read More
Howie and his guests in early August
How could I have missed a few more visitors?
Well...all I can say is that August was a very busy month. In between Vermont and Virginia the den experienced more visitors! Another Scottsdalian Read More
The finish of a fun-filled August!
Another exciting week! I can't remember the last time that I've stayed up talking until 3 and 4 in the morning! I had to send this one home to get Read More
Fun photos of the week
Sharing a couple of my favorite photo shots from last week! Read More
DUMBO
When I returned from Virginia I had the awesome pleasure of more guests in the den! One excursion took us to DUMBO in Brooklyn where a friend of mine Read More











