Position: 63°40’16.3″N 149°34’45.1″W Today President William McKinley is mostly famous for getting assassinated and having a mountain named (and renamed) after him. He was a noted booster of protective tariffs and believed protectionism would bring prosperity. Thus, he was as …
Position: 58°33’17.7″N 155°47’28.0″W The morning of our big bear adventure rose sunny, cool and calm. Carol, on a mission to experience as much of Alaska as money would allow, had booked us a couple of seats on a Bald Mountain …
Position: Here and There How many countries did we visit last year? This is a question we are sometimes asked and sometimes ask ourselves. More than we have fingers to count on. Let’s run down the list: United States Germany …
Position: 31°08’08.5″N 7°55’10.4″W The High Atlas Mountains draws hikers and climbers and hippies from far and wide. The rugged peaks offer refuge from the searing heat of the desert and some stunning scenery to boot. Imlil is the centre of …
Position: 34°01’33.7″N 6°50’15.3″W Truth be told I’ve never been big into discos. Sure after a few Rusty Nails and a plate of pasta at the ski lodge I might make my way downstairs in some forgettable nearby Italian hotel and …
Position: 41°09’16.7″N 7°46’57.1″W Another four days of Atlantic churn meant we could tick off a barrel-sized item on our bucket list: wine tasting in the heart of the Douro Valley. But first we had a hoped-for date with monster waves …
Position: 51°10’50.6″N 1°15’43.6″W Date: May 08, 2008 When I arrived at Heathrow Airport yesterday, Hertz had set aside a Ford Mondeo estate for me. (I hope I don’t have to translate ‘estate’ to ‘station wagon’, do I?) It smelled of …
Position: 45°39’40.6″N 110°33’35.6″W The town of Livingston, Montana, might not exist if it weren’t for the railway and its proximity to Yellowstone National Park. As soon as the spur to North Yellowstone was finished, Livingston was on the map. Visitors …
Position: 44°3’31.4″N, 121°18’43.1″W In films, a good transition heralds a change without confusing the audience or disrupting the narrative. Sometimes that’s a simple cut from one speaker to another. Sometimes it is a slow cross-dissolve, where one scene fades in …
