Niagara Falls: One of Our Great Natural Wonders

Sometimes well-known and popular tourist destinations become out-of-fashion … you know, for whatever reason it’s just not cool to go there anymore.

I can’t tell you why, but Niagara Falls was always in

Goodbyes

On Monday I drove back to the UK from my Czech home. I can’t tell you how it feels to have two places with so much hold on me, it is as if both have strings attached to my heart. I am sorry to leave Czecho

It Looks So Quiet and Peaceful … NOT!!

As it happens, we had quite a beautiful sunrise yesterday morning and, since I was up early, I snapped a photo. That mountain just above the treeline is Maui’s dormant volcano, Haleakala, which translates

About Wine from Oz, Lawn Mowers and Mac Nuts

During my trip to Australia in February, I toured a couple of wineries in the Hunter Valley, located two hours north of Sydney. The other day, in an article in the New York Times, comes a report that

Fair Is Fair: The Fat Will Have to Pay Extra

Some years ago, on a flight from Honolulu to the U.S. mainland, I was seated next to a woman who was – I can’t make my point and still describe her with any sensitivity – fat. Very fat. I was in Seat

Amtrak News: A Little of This and a Little of That

Amtrak is currently looking into adding a train that would connect two of Ohio’s largest cities, Cleveland and Cincinnati. That has prompted officials in several towns and cities along the proposed route

Cruise West Releases New Itineraries for 2010

Cruise West is shaking things up for Alaska 2010 by introducing a new seven-night Alaska’s Inside Passage itinerary that highlights more wilderness and Zodiac experiences and authentic ports of call.

Cheap Flights - Flight Specials - Air Pacific

$863 — Fiji from Los Angeles (Roundtrip), incl. Taxes* new

Fares to Fiji from Los Angeles have been slashed to an amazing price of $863 roundtrip, including taxes. This fare is available for travel June

Celebrations of the Five-Petalled Rose - Sundry

As my final post on the Celebrations of the Five-Petaled Rose I wanted just to talk about the many other activities that happened. These included historical reconstructions, such as medieval jousts, a

Celebrations of the Five-Petalled Rose - Markets

In the first courtyard of Cesky Krumlov Castle throughout the Celebrations of the Five-petalled Rose you would have found a wonderful market offering the very best of local crafts. These included a wide