We finally trekked to Moosehead Lake early in August (2008) after I had reluctantly passed the route markers on 95 many, many times. Very pretty country on the approach, but one... More |
The Margi is a beautiful, 88-room, quiet hotel located in the Vouliagmeni area east of the center of Athens. Rooms look over the sea or a More |
This is a quiet and beautiful area of Athens between the city center and the new airport which is situated along a beautiful quiet bay and beach. There are many fine... More |
Recently I just stopped over in Rutland. It looks like a squared away town, a good example of a traditional New England downtown, and does not seem at a quick glance to be... More |
Robert Louis Stevenson was inspired by pirate activity on Norman to write his classic. "The Bight" it's harbor is beautiful but you have to get there early for a mooring. A nice... More |
We sailed, which is a great way to get there is you pay attention to the markings for the harbor approach.
This is a much different scene from much of the rest of BVI, as... More |
We chartered for a week out of Tortola, and it's great for that - either bare boat, which is relatively inexpensive for a group of several people, or for a week's training which... More |
Block Island, Rhode Island is an unspoiled 7,000 acre island, about seven miles long and three miles across at its widest point, located 12 miles from Long Island and about the... More |
Held by the Trustees for Reservations (world's oldest regional land trust. Founded in 1891 by Boston landscape architect Charles Eliot), a preeminent conservation group in Mass.,... More |
We visited the Chongqing Zoo - 7 Giant Pandas and other exotic species and were surprised to see much better accommodations for the animals than we had expected. The zoo has been... More |
Shanghai is a dynamic and fascinating city in a country that shares these traits. It is and has been a hub of commerce, trade (some of it regrettable - e.g. the opium trade and... More |
We were in Beijing in Sept. '06 and it is enormous and spectacular - Great Wall (stupefying, and beautiful scenery along the way too) - Forbidden City (too grand to really take... More |
Xi'an, a center of Chinese civilization since the Zhou dynasty (11th century BC), and the beginning of the silk road, has several museums and temples - which we didn't see - but... More |
Yangtze River - Three Gorges. Stunning - but by water! Some bad and good news. The largest-in-the-world dam has raised the water level in the Yangtze wiping out villages and... More |
Suzhou, a day trip from Shanghai is well worth a visit.
The city was a major silk manufacturing and trading center as far back as the 6th century and later became a... More |
Eggemoggin Oceanfront Lodge is really a rather nice camp, a beautiful view down Eggomoggin Reach with good food, a lot of Maine activities More |
Freeport, as far as I know, got its present direction when LL Bean opened a year-round store for its Maine hunting shoe and other useful outdoor ware, and has been going full tilt... More |
Bethlehem sits astride the Lehigh Valley, with a river running thru it, and the Bethlehem Steel plant (closed) stretching for 7 miles along one bank. It reflects both the... More |
West Yarmouth, MA stretching along rte.28 on the south shore of Cape Cod - East of Hyannis is hardly picturesque compared to other more beautiful spots on "old cape cod" but for a... More |
Just off Rte. 95, Mystic, CT is a great stop ofr a quick breakfast of lunch or a couple of hours at the Mystic Seaport. Friends told us about the tiny "Kitchen Little" restaurant... More |
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