Portland Oregon is home to a number of wonderful hotels, but if you’re looking for a place to stay in Portland’s Central Eastside, you will love the boutique Hotel Grand Stark. We stayed just one night, but we loved it…
Keep Portland Weird – A Vacuum Cleaner Museum
Weird museums are my thing, so when we were planning our trip to Portland, Oregon and I learned they had a vacuum cleaner museum, I was all in. “Keep Portland Weird” had the opportunity to earn its stripes. This post…
Dinner at the historic Mayflower Pub in London
London, as one of the world’s great cities, is home to some fabulous restaurants. Try as many as you can according to your tastes and budget. But if you only have time and money for one restaurant, make it The…
Plymouth England and the Voyage of the Mayflower
It’s been more than 400 years now since the Pilgrims loaded up in the little Mayflower and set sail for the New World, helping to launch a new nation. Plymouth, Massachusetts, Plymouth England and a dozen or more destinations in…
Touring Robert Burns’ Scotland
Auld Lang Syne is sung the world over at midnight on New Year’s Eve, ringing in the New Year with tradition and song. But few people outside the Robert Burns Society may know what the song means or who wrote…
Visiting Big Brutus, a Really Big Shovel in Kansas
Big Brutus, a National Historic Landmark in southeast Kansas, is a destination for big boys and big girls who like big toys. They really don’t get much bigger than this. This post contains affiliate links and sponsored travel. To learn…
Enjoy Authentic Tacos Along KCK’s Taco Trail
The Kansas City metro area is well known for great barbeque. Indeed it is one of the four designated barbeque regions in the U.S. and home to the American Royal Barbeque contest. But it’s more than barbeque on the Kansas…
What to do in Quito Ecuador in 24 hours
Those traveling to or from the Galapagos Islands, truly Ecuador’s greatest attraction, owe themselves at least 24 hours in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. At nearly 10,000 feet above sea level and located on the side of an active volcano,…
Galapagos Islands – 5 Things to Know Before you Go
The Galapagos Islands are a dream destination for many, so when the time finally arrives for you to visit this archipegalo made famous by Charles Darwin here are a few things Bruce and I learned when we visited Ecuador. This…