A few miles north of town is the Cape Blanco Lighthouse, the oldest and most westerly lighthouse in Oregon and, in the same park, the restored Victorian Hughes House Museum. This small town once had a brief encounter with destiny.  Af…

We made a few day-trips from the hotel in Playa del Este to Havana, where we walked a lot on the Malecon, in Barrio Vedado, Habana Centro and Habana Vieja.  The Malecon stretches from the port entrance for many miles towards the West.  We met many friendly Cubans, happy to pose for pictures, and to offer tips on purchasing cigars, rum, or renting a casa particular.  Although an antique car show occurs every day on every street in Havana, we came across an of…

Starting just wandering around my own province of British Columbia but then headed out to Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore. Trip included swimming in warm water, trying to order undon with my limited Japanese, almost crashing a two seat car in Penang and oh yeah my wedding proposal.

Amsterdam

  A dozen or so taxi drivers met the boat at the Ham Ninh dock, all offering places to stay or rides to anyone already holding reservations. I asked several of the other foreigners if they knew of any nice beaches but they too were first-time visitors. After the deceptions in Ha Tien, I was leery but selected one driver who had a wallet full of guesthouse cards and seemed on the up and up. For 40,000 VNÐ (about US$2.30), he brought me the fifteen or so kilometers to the west side of t…