You were bursting with anticipation. You dreamt about this day for most of your adult life. You put hours, if not days, into planning your once-in-a-lifetime dream vacation. Or perhaps you were visiting a loved one, or…

My wife, Niki, and I have been home from Cuba for a week.  We’ve been sitting in the comfort of our home, practicing the art of social distancing with each other. This simple, but apparently…

Do you remember the last time you went for more than a day without access to the internet for your smart phone, tablet, or computer?  I am certain that most people would say no.  And…

The Faroe Islands are the one-time home of Vikings and Norsemen.  The 18 islands are situated between Iceland and Norway in the North Atlantic Ocean and are populated by only 50,000 hearty souls and their…

Last week, Niki and I “cashed in” our winning bid from an auction supporting the Theatre Lab for the Dramatic Arts in Washington, DC.  For whatever reason, we were under the impression that we had…

I had been to Iceland twice, and on neither occasion did I see the Northern Lights.  While I love Iceland, which has some of the most spectacular and unusual landscapes in the world, I was…

In 1980, the year of my 50th birthday, I spent a month in South Africa, the first two weeks of which were for a work assignment. My wife, Niki, and our children, joined me for…

Text and photos by Gary J.Kohn Niki and I were two of the approximately 800,000 people attending yesterday’s March for Our Lives in Washington, DC. The only speakers were young people (under 18) who were…