I Don’t Give A Damn How You Travel
Because new readers discover my site all the time, I’ve lately taken up the habit of posting what I was doing one and two years ago on Twitter. That way they can catch up on things they might not have been around for when I was originally blogging about it. A few days ago sent [...]
Fairmont Hotel, Newport Beach Coupon Code – 15% Off
When I was in the Los Angeles area I had the pleasure of staying at the Fairmont Hotel in Newport Beach, California. The Fairmont was dramatic change from the normal Super 8 and Motel 6′s I normally stay at. In fact, I sort of felt a bit odd pulling up to a fancy hotel in [...]
Deep in the heart of Texas
Here is what has been happening on my US road trip the last few days and other odds and ends: With today’s daily photo, I have now caught up with my most recent World Heritage site. Carlsbad Caverns was my 106th World Heritage site and it only took 35 days to go from Italy to [...]
World Heritage Site #106 Carlsbad Caverns National Park
From the World Heritage inscription: The more than 100 limestone caves within Carlsbad Caverns National Park are outstanding and notable world-wide because of their size, mode of origin, and the abundance, diversity and beauty of the speleothems (decorative rock formations) within. On-going geologic processes continue to form rare and unique speleothems, particularly in Lechuguilla Cave. [...]
World Heritage Site #105: Taos Pueblo
From the World Heritage inscription: Situated in the valley of a small tributary of the Rio Grande, this Pueblo Indian settlement, consisting of adobe dwellings and ceremonial buildings, exemplifies the enduring culture of a group of the present-day Pueblo Indians. It is one of a group of settlements established in the late 13th and early [...]
