Inverness was our third stop during our 3-week UK vacation, spring 2024. We had an afternoon to explore the city, opting for a meandering walk, photography, and a stop at an art exhibition.
Inverness was our third stop during our 3-week UK vacation, spring 2024. We had an afternoon to explore the city, opting for a meandering walk, photography, and a stop at an art exhibition.
Mother Nature blessed us with sunshine for four wonderful days in Seattle in early October. Highlights of our mini-vacay include MoPOP, Chihuly Garden and Glass and the NW Chocolate Festival.
In January 2020, when we planned a 10-day trip to California, Nevada and Phoenix, we were aware of COVID-19: a new and highly-infectious virus centered in Wuhan, China. And we took what we thought were appropriate precautions, such as wearing a cloth mask during flights; disinfecting door handles, light switches and remotes in our hotel rooms; and hanging the "no service please" sign so that housekeeping stayed out for the duration of our stay. But we enjoyed eating out three times/day, joined throngs of people exploring Las Vegas at night and didn't hesitate to get up close to the eyepiece of the Clark Telescope at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. We certainly didn't imagine our 10-day getaway would be our only vacation in 2020 and into the foreseeable future. And now I sit, more than 4 months after our return to Calgary, writing the wrap-up post for a holiday that seems like it took place a lifetime ago...
After more than three weeks in New Zealand, Mr. GeoK was fairly comfortable driving on the "wrong" side of the road - or so he thought! As we approached the outskirts of Auckland via State Highway 1 (SH1) mid-afternoon on a Wednesday, traffic volumes picked up significantly. Tackling one lane bridges and roundabouts in New …
Our last Lord of the Rings experience in New Zealand was a visit to the privately owned and operated Hobbiton. The ongoing opportunity for LOTR fans to visit Hobbiton came about when bad weather delayed the dismantling of the Hobbiton film set long enough that locals kept asking to come by for a quick look …