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Joshua Tree National Park – Two Beautiful Deserts
On a recent spur of the moment trip to Las Vegas, which did not overwhelm us, Alison and I decided to explore some of the southwest’s natural wonders starting with Death Valley, which was truly amazing in winter. We followed that up with a drive to Palm Springs and then Indio which we used as […]
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Day of the Dead – Mexico’s Unique Celebration
Alison and I recently returned from the inaugural Central Mexico Tour with Canadian travel company Adventures Abroad. Our reasons for signing up for this trip were numerous, as I wrote in this post. It was to be led by Victor Romagnoli, simply one of the best and most knowledgable travel guides on the planet. The […]
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Bannockburn – Robert The Bruce’s Finest Hour
All good things must come to an end and, alas, this is the final day and my final post on last summer’s wonderful Medieval Britain:Castles, Crowns & Cannons tour by my friends at Liberation Tours. We have travelled almost the entire length of Britain from Hastings and Portsmouth on the English Channel to Inverness and Loch […]
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Death Valley in Winter – Simply Awesome
I recently made my first and possibly last visit to Las Vegas which lived down to my expectations. After five days of total artificiality I couldn’t wait to get out of town to see something real, experience something natural and breathe fresh air. Looking at a map of the west, I realized that Death Valley […]
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Stirling Castle – Canada Comes to Scotland
This is post number eighteen on last summer’s wonderful Medieval Britain: Castles, Cannons & Crowns tour put on by my friends at Liberation Tours. In the last one we visited Glenfinnan and Glencoe. Sadly we are nearing the end, but definitely not going out with a whimper, but rather a bang as we head for one […]
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Quinta Real – An Oasis in Oaxaca
I rarely write entire posts on one hotel, but once in a while one comes along that is so exceptional that it warrants a post on its own; such is the Quinta Real in Oaxaca. Our group stayed there for four nights on a recent trip to Central Mexico with Canadian tour company Adventures Abroad, […]
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Glenfinnan and Glencoe & Hogwarts Too
This is my seventeenth post on last summer’s wonderful Medieval Britain: Castles Cannons & Crowns tour with Canadian military travel specialists Liberation Tours. Coincidentally, it’s also the 400th post on this website. In the last post the group spent time exploring the Loch Ness area and although we didn’t find Nessie, we did see some great castles […]
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Monte Alban – Zapotec Stronghold Above Oaxaca
This is my seventh post on a recent almost month long trip to the Central Highlands of Mexico with Canadian tour specialists Adventures Abroad. If you want to know more about Adventures Abroad and why you should consider their Central Mexico with Victor Romagnoli, read this post. This is also the first post on a destination outside […]
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Loch Ness – Searching for Nessie
This is the sixteenth post in my series on the inaugural Medieval Britain tour by Canadian military travel experts Liberation Tours that took place in July, 2018. The purpose of these posts is to let potential guests on future trips know exactly what they can expect and hopefully convince as many as possible that this is […]
From the road
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April 20th, 2023
I’ve had a bad case of writer’s block since getting back from Southeast Asia, but I did finish this post on the fan… https://t.co/HoJjP4jeha
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April 12th, 2023
One of the main reasons to visit the Galapagos is to see the giant tortoises. This latest post explains where you c… https://t.co/mQ8PWha8j3
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April 11th, 2023
Spring is very late this year so it’s nice to see the crocuses finally show up. https://t.co/7HD6wvsEJ6
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April 9th, 2023
Sunday morning is a good time to reflect back on another Sunday in Reading, England which I wrote about here:… https://t.co/EJ4Is2NSqz