It had to be done! A handstand atop Cadillac Mountain 🙂 The New England Coast is beautiful. Naturally beautiful, architecturally beautiful and culturally beautiful. The highest point on the American…

It is quite possible I have now found my favourite (very) large city. Seoul is huge, lively, interesting, extremely friendly, reasonably affordable and easy to get around. We really only…

A replica of the bomb dropped over Hiroshima At 8:15 AM, August 6, 1945, the militarized southern Japanese city of Hiroshima was utterly destroyed by the first ever atomic bomb…

These iconic Moai were toppled and then further destroyed by a Tsunami triggered by the 1960 earthquake in southern Chile (rebuilt with Japanese money) Two mysterious Moai statues on the…

I’m voting Travelsphere 😉 For over 20 years I have worked with Travelsphere and its partner brand Just You. Over the last few days I have received erroneous reports suggesting…

The Alberta Legislature Edmonton, Alberta. This great northern city of Edmonton deserves a spot as one of Canada’s premier destinations. This is not hyperbole – I really mean it! I…

San Francisco to Vancouver. Saying goodbye at Granville Market Big Trees! This is one of the most beautiful and seismically active trips in North America. Indeed while driving north we were…

No Guns! No Drugs! No Minors! Recently I was in Copan, Honduras, one of that country’s (very) few genuine tourist attractions. After visiting the spectacular Mayan archeological site, we checked…

Victoria’s Beautiful Architecture We have just returned from our annual family trip to Vancouver Island. I love Vancouver Island. Although I travel often to beautiful Victoria, every summer we join…

As Peru is a passion for me, I put together what I consider to be the ideal itinerary – and I added the option of the Inca Trail. After a…