What a nightmare on Elm Street

My journey started in London Heathrow airport – my favourite airport, as it brings back memories o...
A Day Trip to California’s Big Sur

Situated along a 90-mile stretch of California’s scenic central coast and extending inland to the...
What is it all about the Windy City?

I went to Chicago, for the first time on 20 July 2002. I immediately loved it! The quality and the l...
Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park is located right outside the charming town of Estes Park in Colorado....
The Inside Passage

Having reached Alaska by chance (I was, literally, expelled from Chukotka, in Russia, and forced to...
The Perfect Mix

To be honest, what originally drew my attention to the Finger Lakes was a waterfall. Taughannock Fal...
The love of Hawaii starts and ends with 'Aloha'

Hawaii is the 50th State and was the last inducted into the union in 1959. It is made up of 8 tiny i...
One lovely day with the Amish people

In Philadelphia they offer excursions to visit the Amish for 118 US Dollars, including a taxi servic...
Denver, the Mile High City is a really neat place!

I went to Denver on business. It would not occur to me to venture there, normally. I had known much...
Things are getting better in Las Vegas!

When I arrived in Las Vegas, NV, in 1997, I was not impressed. It was tacky, plastic fantastic, and...