Posts in Category: United States
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Lakeland Florida – One of the State’s Nicest Cities
At the 2016 North American Travel Journalists (NATJA) conference I made a point of setting up a meeting with the reps from Visit Central Florida. I was particularly interested in two attractions – Legoland to which I did return in 2017 with Alison, my son Dale and his better half Kari and my oldest grandson […]
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Mullin Automotive Museum
The number one attraction in Oxnard, California might also be the most difficult to get to. That’s because the Mullin Automotive Museum is only open from 10:00 to 3:00 Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but trust me if you are in the Los Angeles area on one of the days it is open, it’s more than […]
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Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, Fort Myers
I’ve been coming to the Fort Myers area for almost forty years and I thought I had visited pretty well all the major wildlife viewing areas and parks in Lee County and most of Southwest Florida. Until today that is, when I found one almost right next door to where we are staying. I’d passed […]
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Ventura California – A Downtown Walking Tour
Gertrude Stein famously quipped about her home town of Oakland, California that “There is no there, there”. Without naming names I’ve been to a few other places in California that would fit that description, but today I’m about to walk the historic centre of Ventura California and I can assure you that it’s definitely there […]
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Santa Cruz Island – A Quick Visit
Everyone knows the saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade” and that’s exactly what I’m about to do as I head out to Santa Cruz Island for the day. One of the main reasons I have headed to Oxnard, California for the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) annual conference is to spend the […]
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Reagan Library – A Must Visit in Simi Valley
I’m headed for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library or the Reagan Library as I’ll call it from here on, in semi-arid and quite beautiful Simi Valley, California. It’s about an hour north of Los Angeles via the Ventura Freeway and then a short distance on highway 23. Won’t you join me to examine the life […]
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Jefferson Davis Historic Site, Irwinville, Georgia
I’ve just driven into the tiny hamlet of Irwinville, Georgia, aka Nowheresville, looking for the Jefferson Davis Memorial as it’s described on the official state map. What you might ask, has caused me to leave the relative sameness, safety and comfort of I-75 for the unknown backroads of rural Georgia? Isn’t that what the guys […]
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Pine Needles Instead of Pinehurst Golf Courses
This week I flew up to Charlotte from Florida to watch the Carolina Panthers eke out a win over the Seattle Seahawks with my friend Brian MacLellan. After that, our plans were to play at least two rounds of golf at the famous Pinehurst golf courses in the North Carolina sandhills, but due to the possibility of inclement […]
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North Carolina Sports Teams Hat Trick
Last night I just finished watching the third of the North Carolina Sports Teams in a six day span and in two different countries. Here’s how and why I did it. My daughter Lenore lives in Toronto and every year we try to get to a Maple Leafs game, so in December I bought a couple […]