a writer blogs about her travels and other life adventures
The TV show is fictional, but the jail cells are real I happened to flip to an episode of Alcatraz the other night just as an inmate was using his cell wall for a punching bag. I recognized the narrow 9’x 5’ cell in this notorious penitentiary, but it was definitely not the cell I... Continue Reading →
Golf clubs should fit your swing, I learned, not the other way around While a late season snowfall interrupts Alberta's winterless winter, the golf season in Arizona is in full swing. And so am I, standing at the TPC Scottsdale driving range sending 100 balls into flight, or not. I'm being fitted for a new... Continue Reading →
Frontier tales of gambling, girls and gin We were passing through Seattle's airport to San Francisco recently and I was reminded of the last time we visited this port city in 2010. After an obligatory walk through the crowded and colourful Pike Market, I lined up to take a 90-minute walking tour of Seattle's original city,... Continue Reading →
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