When one thinks of Canadian National Parks, one generally thinks of Banff, Jasper, Point Peelee or Fundy. Yet, quite close to the Golden Horsehoe region and a good portion of the Canadian population is one of the more underestimated of the National Parks. Bruce Peninsula National…Continue reading Bruce Peninsula National Park
Pictures of Venice, Italy
In February, 2008, Angie and I took a chance on a cheap week’s package vacation to Paris, France. The price was right at under $1000 a piece for air, airport transfer and hotel with breakfast. The risk was going in February when the weather in Paris is a crap shoot. Originally, the flight was to…Continue reading Pictures of Venice, Italy
The Lunatic Express by Carl Hoffman – Just How Dangerous Is That World Out There?
If you watch the news from anywhere in North America, each and every day you will hear a sensationalized report from somewhere in the world about a transportation tragedy. Somewhere in the world, a bus full of people drove off a cliff on a dangerous road. Somewhere in the world, in a country where FAA…Continue reading The Lunatic Express by Carl Hoffman – Just How Dangerous Is That World Out There?
El Nicho, Cuba
El Nicho is a spectacular series of waterfalls, high in the Sierra de Trinidad mountains (aka Escambray mountains) of Cuba. The mountain range reaches heights of up to 3,800 feet. El Nicho isn’t quite that high up in the mountains! Located between the major Cuban cities of Cienfuegos and Trinidad on the central southern coast…Continue reading El Nicho, Cuba