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Amsterdam First Impressions – Blooms, Bikes and Boats
In my previous post I explained why we were coming to the Netherlands for a bike and barge tour and today it’s finally time to fly to Amsterdam. After a minor scare that we would miss the flight from Newark to Amsterdam because the Halifax/Newark flight was delayed three hours, it turned out we had […]
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Cycletours – Preparing for a Bike and Barge Tour to the Netherlands
In my last post I wrote of being a week away from our bike and barge tour of the Netherlands and the level of expectation that was building, especially when I saw pictures of the Keukenhof gardens in spring bloom. In this post I’ll explain why I chose Cycletours as the company to lead us […]
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The Netherlands – Visions of Keukenhof Dancing in My Head
Just like Gordon Lightfoot I’m staring at the early morning rain pouring down for what seems like the umpteenth weekend in a row, but unlike old Gordie I do have some place to go. The coffee shops of Amsterdam beckon and I am buoyed by the knowledge that a week from today Alison and I […]
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Boston – How to Get the Most Out of a Three Night Visit in Winter
We’d had enough of the shitty Nova Scotia weather so a road trip was in order. I bought some Bruins tickets on line (more expensive than Leaf tickets if you can believe it), booked a room for three nights at the Battery Wharf Hotel and hit the road. Listening to Harlan Coben’s excellent thriller Six […]
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Skating Across Nova Scotia – How to Do it in One Day
Here’s a story I wrote about an adventure I participated in a few years ago when my legs could still skate for six hours straight. That’s the kind of endurance you require if you want to try skating across Nova Scotia in one day. Sounds impossible? Here’s why it’s not. If you are a cross-country […]
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The Restigouche – Three Days of Paddling this Famous River
The Restigouche is one of Atlantic Canada’s fabled salmon rivers. At the right time of year a long section of the river from the confluence of the Kedgwick to the mouth of the Upsalquitch is virtually a deserted wilderness. It’s usually easy paddling, with no portages and only the occasional stretch of very mild white […]
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Hawaii – Twenty Things to See and Do On My Next Visit
Even though we spent five weeks in Hawaii there were just too many things that we did not get a chance to experience. Here is a tentative list of things that I plan to see and do on my next trip. 1. Next time I will visit when the ocean is more serene and the […]
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Mauna Kea – Driving the Saddle Road to the World’s Largest Mountain
This is the final post from an almost five week tour that Alison and I took to the four main Hawaiian islands a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we found green turtles and green sand as we explored the area around the Fairmont Orchid. […]
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The Fairmont Orchid – Finding Green Turtles and Green Sand
This is one of a continuing series of posts from a trip Alison and I took a few years ago to the four major Hawaiian islands. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we toured the Kohala Coast and visited Pu’ukohola, the site of King Kamehameha’s rise to power. […]
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