The Anicent Roman Baths of Bath, England
While we’re in the mood of disagreeing with one of our favorite travel gurus, whose pseudonym we previously stated as Nick Reves, let’s talk about [Read More…]
Destinations
Stonehenge: One Big Pile of Rocks
One prominent travel guru who shall go unnamed—let’s call him “Nick Reves”—has recommended skipping Stonehenge. This advice is given, if I remember correctly, because you [Read More…]
The Cathedrals of Salisbury, Bristol, and Wells, England
After we had danced our way out of jet lag at the European Swing Dance Championships in London, we had a few days to kill [Read More…]
Windsor Castle, London
Yep, we’ve arrived in Europe. Ok, we give up when it comes to luggage. More precisely, Lori gives up. It seems her bags have targets [Read More…]
5 Reasons The Columbus Zoo Might Be The Best
Nobody will argue that The Columbus Zoo in Columbus, Ohio is one of the best zoos in America, but after we had a chance to [Read More…]
Oregon Grape Harvest
(Above: Looking across Oregon vineyards to Mt. Hood on the horizon.) In wine producing areas across the northern hemisphere, September and October is grape harvest [Read More…]
The Spruce Goose, Happily Nesting in Oregon
“Another aviation museum, really?” That was Lori’s reaction when I told her about the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. Regular readers recall [Read More…]
McMinnville: The Sonoma of Oregon Wine Country?
(Above: who doesn’t love a town with a bronze statue of Benjamin Franklin?) Don’t you love how people compare places this way? Bruges is the [Read More…]
The Stunning Central Oregon Coast
We’ve heard that the Oregon coast is a beautiful place, but sometimes you just have to go and see for yourself. What we found is [Read More…]
The Theo Chocolate Factory, Seattle, A Local Recommendation
When you’ve visited a place many times—lived there for over 9 months, actually—you’ve seen pretty much all the touristy places there are to see. That’s [Read More…]