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 →
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 →
Pumpkin Paradise offers Cinderella-style birthday It was a Cinderella kind of birthday, except I turned into the pumpkin. But my transformation wasn't by the wand of a witch or fairy godmother, it was the result of a weekend celebration at the Ritz-Carlton in Half Moon Bay, Calif. This historic seaside hamlet is the biggest pumpkin... Continue Reading →
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