Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures

Oregon's lighthouses are a beloved part of coastal history, much visited and appreciated by locals and tourists alike. SHINING THE LIGHT...

An Alexander Calder sculpture welcomes concert goers to an unforgettable experience merging art, music and nature. Tippet Rise, six years...

Big Sky Country on the Stillwater River -- looking from our friends' home, John and Laurie Beers, toward High Chaparral.   BIG SKY...

Hornblower's Barefoot Music Cruises are on tap every Sunday through Aug. 27. The new concept combines San Diego's attractive skyline,...

SeaWorld's new Orca Encounter is a more politically correct production which still captures the beauty, grace and power of the...

Dolphins are almost always a companion to the San Diego Whale Watch boats. Here, they followed us for a half hour. COW, CALF PAIR FROLIC...

The countryside around Julian, California, offers fine hiking, fun places to stay, bird watching -- and a peaceful get-away.    Lilacs...

Seattle's lovely bays and inlets provide picturesque harbor for hundreds of boats, photographed near sunset from Candere. IT'S...

Delicate seahorses are one of the stars at Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, California, and a major San Diego attraction. SMALL BUT MIGHTY La...

When the grey whale "breathes," it's through his blowhole, the equivalent of a nostril, a magnificent sound and sight. SETTING SAIL IN...

SeaWorld's popular Orca show will no longer be part of the offerings at the internationally famous nature and amusement park.  In its...

This pretty inhabitant is a  contented resident at Victoria's Butterfly Gardens in Brentwood Bay, B.C.   Favorite fruits of the...

Cookie and Keller enjoy the view from high atop the trees on "Cliffwalk," one of several adventures at Capilano Suspension Bridge Park in...

Stunning sunset over Vancouver from the Blue Horizon Hotel, which offers small, enticing balconies with splendid views. TOURISTS CAN...

A juvenile orca learns how to swim next to his mother, south of Vancouver, near U.S. waters with Wild Whales Vancouver. In Alaska, Juneau...

A juvenile orca whale -- probably less than a year old -- was the star for passengers in Puget Sound Express. Watching an orca breach was...

End of summer blue -- not blues -- as we embrace the autumn, and cherished friends and family around the globe.  Fishing time was minimal...

A lazuli bunting graces us with his presence and a lovely song each morning at High Chaparral. A wren feeds her young as we watch...

This photograph was taken in the fall as one of the first large sculptural pieces was being installed. The piece is "Proverb," by Mark di...