The blog post reminisces about a memorable trip to Las Vegas, Hawaii and San Francisco in 2013, filled with adventures like snorkelling, visiting volcanoes, and exploring beautiful landscapes, creating lasting memories even after all these years.
Category: North America
Wisconsin
This is the final post of my Toronto, Michigan and Wisconsin trip. If you missed my previous posts and want to read them in order click here. Better late than never, here’s what I got up to in Wisconsin! My flight from Detroit to Madison was due to leave at 8.27am (EDT) and arrive at… Continue reading Wisconsin
Michigan #2
I think I slipped into the post-holiday blues last week, but I’m back with my final post about my trip to Michigan and will post about Wisconsin later this week. It was such a lovely visit with Annie and Michael. Annie is my favourite human on the planet, she has a great sense of humour,… Continue reading Michigan #2
Michigan #1
After the go go go of all the site seeing in Toronto, things have moved at a slower pace in Michigan. I’ve been helping Annie with some unpacking, sorting photos, packing boxes to ship to her eldest daughter in California. I found in one box this photo I’d sent Annie in 1992. It is me,… Continue reading Michigan #1
Toronto #2
On Wednesday morning I woke just before 6am having slept through. Lucy’s dog Cora came for belly rubs. She is such a cutie and would easily fit in my handbag. She came with us for the day. First up we caught the ferry to Toronto Islands. There are 3 ferries that each go to a… Continue reading Toronto #2
Toronto #1
My journey from Inverness to Amsterdam to Toronto went pretty smoothly. We were a little late taking off but managed to land on time, only to find there was no gate free at Toronto Pearson airport. After about 30 mins they started to unload passengers in small batches. By the time my batch left it… Continue reading Toronto #1
Pacific Northwest Coast Trip – Part 2 Looping North
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon 16-17 June 2014 I first heard of Crater Lake National Park when I was reading ‘Wild’ by Cheryl Strayed. She was walking the Pacific Crest Trail on her own and the trail runs past the lake. It sounded pretty amazing from her description, so I googled it and started reading… Continue reading Pacific Northwest Coast Trip – Part 2 Looping North
Pacific Northwest Coast Trip – Part 1 Heading South
The Olympic Peninsula, Lake Quinault, Washington to Cannon Beach, Oregon 7-9 June 2014 I debated whether or not to include the stop at Lake Quinault, my itinerary kept changing over and over again and in the end, having read some entries on Sporkhashi’s blog I decided to include a 2 night stay at Lake Quinault… Continue reading Pacific Northwest Coast Trip – Part 1 Heading South
Pacific Northwest Coast Trip – Dale Chihuly and my love of glass
I love glass! Not your average windows or drinking vessels, I mean beautiful works of art made from glass. I have done glass blowing and glass jewellery making glasses at 2 different studios in Scotland, I collect glass, have inherited glass and have pieces we are looking after for my mother-in-law. So any opportunity to… Continue reading Pacific Northwest Coast Trip – Dale Chihuly and my love of glass
The travels of HighlandHeffalump 