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Dublin & Newgrange
A few years ago my daughter Lenore was living in Dublin so I decided to drop in for a few days on the way back from a business trip. At that time the Celtic Tiger was in full roar. Dublin was beautiful in the early spring and looked nicer than on any previous or subsequent […]
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Five Islands in Winter
A few years ago a group of us got up very early and drove to Soley Cove on the Bay of Fundy and hiked the shoreline to Five Islands Park. It was a beautiful, cold winter’s day, but these photos show that it was worth it.
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Cabot Links
Saltscapes sent me to Inverness to scout out Cabot Links, the most exciting new golf course in Canada. It is already rated in the top 100 courses in the world – 82 by Golf.com and 42 by Golf Digest. Pretty impressive and there’s more to come with the planned opening of Cabot Cliffs in 2015. Here’s […]
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Moosehead Lake & Gulf Hagas
In late fall 2012 I took an assignment from Saltscapes to explore the Moosehead Lake area of Maine. Here are some additional photos.
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Hiking La Garrotxa
A few years ago Alison was an attendee at the World Energy Conference in Madrid. I decided to tag along so we could spend some time in Spain after the conference, however, while the conference was in session I was going to do some solo hiking. After reading just about everything I could find about […]
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GHANA
My first visit to West Africa came a few years ago when I went there on business. To say it was an eye opener would be an understatement. After a few days in Accra meeting with lawyers and government officials we headed to the small coastal city of Takoridi. Fortunately I did have some time […]
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Boston Breakaway
We started off the month of March 2014 with a brief foray to Beantown where we watched the Bruins lose, had several great meals and really enjoyed our stay at the Fairmont Battery Wharf. Probably the most interesting thing was walking into a movie set that was designed to replicate the Occupy Wall Street site […]
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Useppa
Useppa is one of those type of places that you don’t think exist anymore. It is one of the best kept secrets in Florida. Read more about it here.
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Boca Grande & the Gasparilla Inn
In January 2013 we spent a week on Sanibel and then ventured north to the sleepy island of Boca Grande and spent a night at one of America’s most storied hostelries, the Gasparilla Inn. I wrote a story for Travel World International which is on page 58. These are the photos I was not able to include.
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