Monthly Archives: May 2017

John January and Linda Berry Have Chemistry

John January and Linda Berry performing

Chemistry by its very definition is the spontaneous reaction of two people to each other, especially that sense of mutual attraction and understanding. This month John January and Linda Berry release their new project, Chemistry 101 and together they explore a range and depth of musical styles on both organic and physical levels. As a joint labor of love, January …

Spain, Portugal, Morocco With Insight Vacations

Toledo above the Tagus River

Postcards from the Edge of the Continent Three countries the easy way: you don’t have to drive, you don’t have to schlepp your suitcase around, you get picked up at your hotel each morning and you get as many days as you’d ever want in Morocco – and you don’t have to spend a lifetime learning to speak Moroccan Arabic! Insight Vacations, …

John’s Videos

John Clayton with the statue of the kissing sailor in front of the USS Iowa in San Pedro, CA

After a long running (and still going strong!) travel blog on Tboy, plus my 16 years on 3 top LA radio stations, and now going into my 7th year with my TV show, plus my many years as a newspaper columnist, I have now entered the exciting world of Podcasts!

Athens in the Summer

the Parthenon, Athens

I have Greece on my mind these days. I am revisiting both Zorba the Greek and Henry Miller’s Colossus of Maroussi. A few recent conversations with a few different friends, brought those books back into my consciousness and how they should be required reading for the herds of tourists who invade the country on a regular basis. Hence, the conversations also brought back a …

Fun in Tokyo

a pyrocumulus (or fire cloud) forms above the Little Queens fire

Tokyo     June is the rainy season in Tokyo. It rains so frequently just before the intense summer heat and just prior to the gentle cool down of autumn that Japan is often said to have six seasons instead of four. In fact, there are more than 400 words that express rain in Japanese — depending on when and …

Stuttgart: Home of Automobiles and Piglets

19th century building in Stuttgart, Germany

STUTTGART, Germany Stuttgart, birthplace of the automobile, is a city of contrasts, a combination of the old and new. It’s an industrial city with a rich cultural heritage. Badly bombed during World War II, the city still has some of its old buildings intact, or restored, and while it has neither the graceful charm of Munich nor the vibrant energy of Berlin, it …

Sublime Sedona

Cathedral Rock, Sedona, Arizona

In the heart of Red-Rock country, Sedona lies in a canyon where rushing Oak Creek and the red-rock monoliths meet. It is spellbinding. No wonder U.S.A. Weekend voted Sedona the #1 Most Beautiful Place in America. Just a two hour drive from Phoenix and on the way to the Grand Canyon, Sedona is easily accessible. Jeep tours through the back …