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2018 travel recommendations

Posted onJanuary 3, 2018October 17, 2018Leave a comment

It’s that time again, when every travel magazine and website publishes their list of the places you should visit this year. And some of those 2018 travel recommendations seem just a little weird.

Travel Dream List: Cartagena, Colombia

Posted onDecember 8, 2012October 17, 2018Leave a comment

The folks at Hike Bike Travel are planning a trip to Colombia and were checking in for travel advice. While a visit to Colombia was a spontaneous decision for them, it has been on my Read More …

Ellsworth Rock Gardens in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

With its location in the watery world of northern Minnesota’s border lakes, visitors to Voyageurs National Park likely expect to find a wilderness of sparkling lakes and wooded islands. They

Discover Minnesota's Black Beach

There’s a new stop that visitors should make as they wander up Lake Superior’s North Shore: Minnesota's Black Beach. I provide links as a convenience to you. However, some may

Grand Portage Rendezvous on the shores of Lake Superior

Imagine for a moment that the year is 1797. The USA is a young adult, a country still developing both politically and geographically, still deciding who she is and how

Lodging in Essaouira, Morocco

Visitors to Essaouira have two basic lodging choices: in the medina or on the beach? We stayed in the medina, which gave us an ideal base for exploring the city.

Marrakech’s Magical Majorelle in Morocco

I’m a gardener, so the number one site on my to-do list for Marrakech was not the Djemâa el Fna or the souks or the Saadian Tombs or any of

Vor Frelsers Kirke (Our Savior’s Church)

Copenhagen's Vor Frelsers Kirke (Our Savior's Church) is famous for its spiraling external staircase. Climbing the tower at Vor Frelsers Kirke I have this thing for towers (well, any high