Tag Archive for ‘USA’
Wine tasting in the Napa Valley
I’ve written before briefly about my love of wine. See Willamette Valley. So more in that theme. I’ve been to […]
Sawyer Glacier in Alaska
Prior to visiting Alaska I had seen plenty of glaciers but always in mountain regions. I had never seen a […]
Cruise ships near Ketchikan Alaska
Far from being a one horse town, Ketchikan is a six cruise ship town. These mammoth floating hotels dock at […]
Herbert Glacier near Juneau, Alaska
The capital of Alaska, Juneau, is a beautiful small city set on a salt water channel and surrounded by magnificent alpine peaks. […]
Coffee in Portland photo
Despite it’s more famous neighbour to the north having a reputation of the best coffee in North America, Portland coffee […]
Zinio – win a magazine subscription
I have recently been looking at Zinio a digital magazine service. They have what looks to be thousands of digital […]
Blue ice in Tracy Arm Alaska
Ice calving is the breaking off of big chunks of ice at the edge of a glacier. It is the […]
Chillies at Pike place markets, Seattle photo
I love Seattle. It’s arguably the food capital of the USA and has one of the greatest markets outside Europe […]
El Presido, Tucson door photo
Here’s another door (I like doors). This time from the historic El Presido district of Tucson, Arizona. Named after the Presidio de […]
Ward Lake Ketchikan Alaska photo
When we picked up a rental car in Ketchikan, the rental company owner wanted to take us out to this […]
Canyon Road Santa Fe door photo
Slightly to the South East of downtown Santa Fe is Canyon Road, a street with wall to wall art galleries. […]
Misty Fjords seaplane photo
One of the great tourist activities in Alaska is going on a scenic fight. On the Alaska Panhandle (the bit […]
Alaska Marine Highway photo
Last year I travelled the inside passage on the Alaska marine highway. Not on a cruise ship but on the […]
Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona Arizona photo and Photo tip no 1
I keep getting requests for the odd tip or two on photography from people about to go travelling. So I […]
