Jubilados (Spanish for retirees) savouring the journey
Chosen carefully, planned well and travelled independently
Stories of global travel adventures from Gloria and Kerry, a.k.a. Spice and Magellan
Stavanger Street Art
Vancouver, alas, subscribes to what I call “Hello Kitty”…
Grasslands National Park: Geography of Hope
Nowhere else have we travelled where the sky so big, the light…
Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrored Room—Hymn of Life
I was kicking myself.
Three years ago in Seattle there was…
Three years ago in Seattle there was…
The Atlantic Road: Angles of Beauty
The Atlantic Road. Or as they say in Norway, Atlanterhavsveien.…
Death Valley: Harry Wade Road to the Superbloom at Saratoga Springs
We’ve never been to Saratoga Springs in upstate New York. Didn’t…
Turning 70, the Day
Circa Diem.
Let's start with the translation of the Norwegian…
Let's start with the translation of the Norwegian…
Artist’s Drive/Artist’s Palette in Death Valley
Climbing above Badwater Road, Artist’s Drive displays a spectacular…
Death Valley: Titus Canyon Road
On a March afternoon outside Furnace Creek Visitor Center, Magellan…
River Road Off-Road Trail
Magellan was keen for the thrill of wheeling Rove-Inn through…
Highway to “Paris of the North”
The world’s northernmost city. Latitude 69.6492° N. 400 kilometres…
The Road to Farm Culture Park in Favara, Sicily
Sicily and modern art: seems like an oxymoron doesn’t it? Magellan…
“Nature first, architecture second”
“Nature first, architecture second.” The words of a Canadian,…
Driving the Beach at the Beginning/Edge of the World
"Where your world ends, ours begins." It’s a common saying…
Road Culture
Where else but Norway have roads become cultural destinations?
What…
What…
Moki Dugway: On the Edge
Dangerousroads.com says,
The Mokee (or Moki) Dugway, located…
The Mokee (or Moki) Dugway, located…
Åmotan, Norway: “Our Yosemite”
How we got lucky and chose Åmotan (“where the waters meet”)…
Postcard #14 from Costa Rica: A Biodiversity Superpower
How did it happen?
How did Costa Ricans (Ticos) come to protect…
How did Costa Ricans (Ticos) come to protect…
Postcard #13 from Costa Rica: Resplendent Quetzals
When Ben, our guide for seven days in Costa Rica, asked us…
Postcard #12 from Costa Rica: Carretas and Cafetals
Carretas (oxcarts). Cafetals (coffee plantations). What could…
Post Card #11 from Costa Rica: Waterfalls
Why are we drawn to the primal force of falling water? To waterfalls…
Post Card # 10 from Costa Rica: Capuchin Monkeys
For days my brain jumped around trying to figure out how to tell…
Postcard #9 from Costa Rica: Leafcutter Ants
If a congress of naturalists were to gather to choose the seven…
Postcard #8 from Costa Rica: Sloths
At the bar in the Marriott after we introduced ourselves and…
Postcard from Costa Rica #7: Nightlife Erotica in Drake Bay
If you landed here after consulting Ms Google about a sexy night…
Postcard #6 from Costa Rica: Mariposas
Mariposa: poetry in a single word. Better than butterfly?
A…
A…
A Trinity of Easter Celebrations in Sicily
“I don't want to be there for Easter that’s for sure,”…
Postcard #5 from Costa Rica: Jardín de Orquídeas de Monteverde
It happened February 17, the single day—the only day this…
Postcard #4 from Costa Rica: What were you doing last night?
Phil’s night walk is a ritual at Bosque del Cabo—who would…
Postcard #1 from Costa Rica: Hummingbirds at Batsú Birding & Photography Garden
If you’d told us that one of the happiest experiences of…
Taormina
Is there a place you've been that's inextricably entwined with…