The Patience Stone: unsettling book and film about a woman in Afghanistan...
Somewhere in an Afghan village, a young woman cares for her comatose older husband as well as her two young daughters as war rages around their decrepit house. Slowly she begins a monologue at her...
View ArticleSonoma Valley: Broadway under the Stars, Jack London, wineries, and more...
text and photos by Diane LeBowThe full moon rose over Sonoma Mountain as we sipped local wines, ate falafel, and watched “Broadway under the Stars,” a Transcendence Theatre Company production. The...
View ArticleAn Outing in Provence, France, right here in San Francisco (Photos)
text by Diane LeBow, photography by John Montgomery Visit France, specifically Provence, right here in San Francisco, at Fort Mason’s Generation Theatre. A beautifully interpreted and staged...
View ArticleThe We Players’ Macbeth at San Francisco’s Golden Gate (Photos)
Text by Diane LeBow, photography by John Montgomery  ...
View ArticleRound the world Indonesian motorcyclist rides for peace
Around the world on a motorcycle by yourself? Spreading the dream of world peace? Crazy ideas? Not for Jeffrey Polnaja, a 51 year old businessman from Java, Indonesia.Back in 2006, his eight year old...
View ArticleEnjoy Afghan music and cuisine while assisting Afghan orphans and schools
text and images by Diane LeBowwww.dianelebow.comThere are positive developments in many areas of Afghanistan which tend not to be reported on the news. These programs do amazing work and offer new...
View ArticleEnjoy the holidays and beyond at Tenaya Lodge, Yosemite National Park
--Diane LeBow, photography by John Montgomery The aroma of fresh gingerbread is in the air, along with invigorating pine-scented mountain freshness at the Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite, located just 2...
View ArticleWinter fun at Sequoia National Park: California's first national park
by Diane LeBow, photography by John MontgomeryREMEMBER TO CLICK ON THE SLIDE SHOW Did you know that Sequoia National Park was California’s first national park, dating from...
View ArticleAdventure Travel Expo: plan your next trip
Where in the world will you travel next?Meet travel experts and representatives of travel destinations from around the world all under one roof. Open to the public,The Travel Adventure Show takes its...
View ArticleYour own bed of nails at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum: art history of yoga
--Diane LeBow. Photography by John MontgomeryHere in the West, the term Yoga brings to mind special sexy pants, healthy stretching, and meditation. But did you know that Yoga’s origins go back 2500...
View ArticleHistoric Benbow Inn joins Historic Hotels of America
--by Diane LeBow, photography by John MontgomeryBE SURE TO CLICK ON THE SLIDE SHOW TO VIEW ALL PHOTOS  ...
View ArticleRosie the Riveter Museum and much more in Richmond, California
--by Diane LeBow, photos by John MontgomeryVisit Rosie the Riveter and Wendy the Welder in Richmond, CaliforniaWhen Pearl Harbor Naval Base was attacked on December 7, 1941, and America became the...
View Article6000 year old Copper Age mysteries at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor Museum
text and photos by Diane LeBowThere’s a mystery being exhibited at San Francisco’s Palace...
View ArticleThe ancient worlds of Arabia visit San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum
--Diane LeBow, photography John MontgomeryBE SURE TO CLICK...
View ArticleTHIS WEEKEND, February 7-8, 2015: The San Francisco Travel and Adventure Show
Where do you want to travel next? Gather ideas and information about a place you have in mind or learn about destinations you haven’t even thought about yet. Hundreds of experts and representatives of...
View Article2nd Annual Women's Travel Fest Heads To San Francisco
This coming weekend, February 28-March 1, the Women’s Travel Festival takes place in San Francisco. It’s open to all and last year sold out to over 350+ women in New York City.The focus is...
View ArticleShe Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World
She Who Tells a Story: Women Photographers from Iran and the Arab World--at Stanford University through May 4, 2015  ...
View ArticleOndine by the Pacific: final weekend in San Francisco
text and images by Diane LeBow.Be sure to click on the slide show.Atop the cliffs overlooking the 119 year-old Sutro Baths, the We Players present another of their unique site-integrated performances....
View ArticleVisit Dutch art treasures in Golden Gate Park: Girl with a Pearl Earring...
Text by Diane LeBow, photography by John MontgomeryMany people know Johannes Vermeer’s painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" (1665) from Tracy Chevalier’s 1999 historical novel Girl with a Pearl...
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