We stopped to observe a tai chi group and to watch children scrambling to get on their favorite hand-carved animals which included a peregrine falcon, a green sea turtle and imaginary creatures that were chosen from a fun project drawing on the imaginations of local children. A harbor cruise ...
A summer without air conditioning in you car can be dreadful. I should know because that was me earlier this summer. I went to the place where I typically get an oil change to see if they could check on my air conditioning. They let me pull in, and they got to work. Now, I'm n...
Legend has it that killer whales would knowingly assist in the hunt by coaxing passing humpbacks into Twofold Bay and into the path of local whalers, who would harvest them for oil and bone. Take a self-guided tour of the Killer Whale Trail to learn the story of the town’s whaling st...
Despite being Alberta's largest city and Canada's oil capital, Calgary has never shaken off its "Cowtown" nickname. It's a reference to the city's long history as the center of a vast cattle-rearing region and is a name that has been of immense value to tourism marketers, conjuring up...
All of this and we have not really touched on what went onbeforethe University’s purchase gave this town its name. Forty years needs to be covered before we even get to that point. Perhaps the next step is to cover the Impact of Thomas Chambers on the city. Although he arrived in St...
The Kew Gardens, formerly known as the Royal Botanic gardens, is London's largest UNESCO World Heritage Site. The magnificent botanic gardens are a great way to get away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. It is home to the world's most diversified collection of living plants as wel...
Princeton area restaurants need your support more than ever. COVID-19 has forced some of our favorites to temporarily shut down and some to close all together. On a positive note, a handful of newcomers have opened their doors and are doing well. Most
When the pipe bursts and the fridge conks out on the same day that the car goes in for repairs, they’ll know that they have the fortitude to get through. And when your child and my daughter lose their bid on the house or get laid off or fight cancer, they’ll be able to face ...
We were easily able to walk in during the day on a Friday and just get our tickets at the door. Pedal Pub – I know a lot of cities now have this (heck, I saw one in Augusta, GA!) but I have to tell you, it was a blast. I now have done this twice in Savannah, once ...
Our next stop was the town of Whitianga (pronounced “fu-tee-angha”) on the Coromandel Peninsula. The crossing from Great Barrier Island to the Peninsula reminded us that conditions in New Zealand can change quickly and get quite rough. Gadabout, however, simply thought it was a fun sail...