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      (Tunnel Mountain viewed from the Hoodoos Trail)   As summer is upon us, I thought  I'd feature another walk from the Canadian Rockies as our "hike of the week", this one directly accessible from downtown Banff on a...

If you are in the  Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles for dinner I suggest The Pine and Crane . The Pine and Crane is an example of the new restaurant trend that is not "fast food" but not a traditional restaurant. Maybe you would call it...

Feed Body and Soul I went to the Abbot Kinney section of Venice  (see map) to eat. A trendy area, these 3 blocks are kind of the antithesis of Venice Beach. There are many choices of restaurants here and really like Feed Body and Soul's Happy...

I'm deep into last-minute research for my "Finding Reiner" adventure. My suitcase is  packed with device chargers, plug adaptors, Swiss Army knives, bandaids, spare batteries, and clip-on, flat water flasks for the trail. But, my desk is covered...

  The Alhambra, Granada's hilltop crown of palaces, is open for evening as well as day visits—and both are spectacular. In this night scene, the fountain that gives this court its name is barely visible behind the bush, the open sky above...

Not too long ago I took a field trip over to my dad’s hood –  La Pequeña Habana , or Little Havana. While I was walking around looking for content I stumbled upon quite the gem –  Azucar Ice Cream .   The Azucar...

Today GutterPup would like to let you in on one of the best kept secrets in Florida, an undeveloped tropical utopia swaddled by three miles of soft white sandy beaches, and sunsets that set the sky ablaze with dramatic oranges, reds, pinks and yellows...

To view any society one dimensionally makes no sense, of course, except maybe for the sake of a good headline (pun intended).  The people of Borneo were, however, sometimes prone to settling disputes with warfare that included collecting enemy heads.

I was born at the very end of World War II and it was a palpable presence in my California home as I grew up.  That may be why I generally avoid anything to do with it while still being deeply moved by references to the war.   This morning I...

I'm honored to introduce you my charming and full of history home country - Bulgaria!   Bulgaria  is small but charming country in Southeast Europe. It is a European, Balkan, Black Sea and Danube country. 

  Sometimes it is not just history that makes for a fun visit to a new location as there are many varied and exotic sights to be seen in the modern world! On this occasion back in July 2003, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of...

I was a little surprised to read that your checked bag is 3x as likely to be delayed, lost or stolen in Europe than in the United States, or at least so reports Reuters.  This appears mostly due to union strikes and work stoppages.  ...