Category: City or urban travel
As the day comes to a close in Los Angeles, one’s mind often drifts toward finding a good beach sunset spot, then maybe a nice view of the city …
What if, by enjoying a sandwich at midday or a a coffee or a breakfast pastry, you could help someone make his or her way out of being homeless? …
Beacon Hill in Boston: history and present day both walk with you in the streets of the north slope of this neighborhood which lies near the Massachusetts State House …
Whenever friends visit the Austin area, they ask me for tips on where to go. Unfortunately, I’m often a rather useless source of information because I live about twenty …
Glasgow: when I talk with people about their plans for travel in Scotland, this is city is not often on the list. Glasgow is a lively, welcoming place with …
Back at the end of 2020 we put up a post on planning trips to bucket list destinations before they got busy again. We hope you took advantage of …
This year, I celebrated New Year’s Eve in Jakarta, Indonesia – a rather unusual location. It was my first time in the country and I didn’t really have an …
Celtic Connections: that is the name for one of Europe’s best winter festivals, held every year in Glasgow, Scotland. Celtic Connections also makes a good description of the essence …
I’m flattered when people ask me for travel advice – “I’m going to so-and-so place for the first time; what should I see?” – but often as not, they …
Boston and Dublin: these are two cities where people really know how to celebrate the music of Ireland and other Celtic lands, on any given day of the year. …
Kerry Dexter
October 23, 2023
Australia & NZ travel, City or urban travel, encounters, Europe travel, History, Kerry projects, Travel, travel stories, US travel, world music
As autumn begins to turn to winter, as days grow shorter and nights become longer in the northern hemisphere. it is the time of Halloween, of Samhain, a time …
As October begins, it’s almost time for Thanksgiving — Thanksgiving in Canada, that is. That has me thinking about the stories of Canada adventures we’ve shared with you, experiences …