Spoiler alert – this wasn’t my first time to New England, I grew up 20 miles north of Boston but left after college in the 80’s. I had [...]

I had exactly 3 hours and 20 minutes in between flights from Montana and Albuquerque New Mexico. I got a bar seat at one of the airport restaurants and [...]

This is part 5 in a series, where I travel to places that are within 30 miles of my home in northern Washington state. I had friends visiting the area for [...]

Like many people, for the past 15 months during the Pandemic, I didn’t travel much, but I have spent a lot of time working on my small home and [...]

I’ve been to a lot of National and State Parks in the US, but for some reason, Mt Rushmore and the state of South Dakota had eluded me. I guess I [...]

There are a few different ways to drive to Whidbey Island, depending on the direction you are coming from. If you are approaching from the south, you would [...]

For this group of 3 things I visited within 30 miles of my home, I have a new cidery, a small restaurant focusing on tacos and margaritas and a small [...]

              The first and only time that I had ever visited Honolulu was about 40 years ago with my family, on our way [...]

So, part three in this series of exploring 3 new places within 30 miles of my home brings us back to Canada.  I only live about 9 miles from the Canadian [...]

Continuing on with my series of searching for some great local finds, close to home, this time that means over the border to Canada for some wine tasting. [...]