Farewell Arizona
When we left Winslow, we just had one night left before our flight home, which we spent in Flagstaff. On the way we stopped off at Meteor Crater – 550 feet… Read more Farewell Arizona →
Standin’ on the corner of Winslow, Arizona…
Our next stop was Winslow, via the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert – remnants of 225 million years ago when Arizona was a swamp. Minerals in the water seeped through… Read more Standin’ on the corner of Winslow, Arizona… →
Canyon de Chelly
Canyon de Chelly (pronounced Shay) is easy to get into – it’s less than 1000 feet deep – but there is only one place you can do it unaccompanied, the… Read more Canyon de Chelly →
The Grand Canyon
What can I add to the torrent of words that have been written about the Grand Canyon? How can I describe it? I’d seen pictures, of course, but my eyes… Read more The Grand Canyon →
Sedona
Back in the days when this blog was young (2011), and I thought it would be an easy job to write a retrospective travel diary, I started with our trip to… Read more Sedona →
Virginian memories
Could I have any more to say about Virginia? Well, a teeny bit actually. I finished writing up my holiday diaries last week, and I managed to include quite a… Read more Virginian memories →
Washington DC
We first visited Washington in 1995 when we spent two weekends there, either side of a conference John attended in Baltimore. We’d intended to go somewhere else the second weekend,… Read more Washington DC →
Alexandria and Arlington
In 2008, we started our Virginian travels in Alexandria and in 2014 we ended them there, so I knew I’d been twice. However, when looking for old pictures of Arlington… Read more Alexandria and Arlington →
Winchester, Virginia
When we arrived in Winchester, we felt as though we’d started a holiday from our holiday – it was definitely a different phase. After nearly three weeks in park lodges… Read more Winchester, Virginia →
Davis and the Potomac Highlands
Our last few days in West Virginia were spent in the Potomac Highlands. We also stayed here on our last visit, in a cabin near Seneca Rocks. This time we were headed… Read more Davis and the Potomac Highlands →
Marlinton & Pocahontas County
We arrived in Marlinton, Pocahontas County, via the Highland Scenic Highway. This was a beautiful road – we stopped at various overlooks and walked a couple of trails, for example… Read more Marlinton & Pocahontas County →
Fayetteville and the New River Gorge
Despite its name, the New River is probably one of the oldest in North America, with the most accepted estimate suggesting that it has run its present course for at… Read more Fayetteville and the New River Gorge →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 