Beyond Great Lakes

Out-of-Place Viking Church – Wang Temple in Poland

The Wang Temple is an old Viking-built structure that you would expect to find in Norway, but not in Poland. Yet, the temple is...

Visiting Czocha Castle – What you need to know

Czocha Castle (pronounced Cho-ha) is located in the western Lower Silesia region of Poland. The town of Lesna where the castle is located is...

Castillo de Castellar de la Frontera – A Unique Place to Stay in Spain

There is a castle, Castillo de Castellar, in the town of Castellar de la Frontera in the southern Spanish province of Andalusia, that has...

Riding The Great Allegheny Passage Trail & C&O Canal Towpath

The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) and C&O Canal Towpath with over 330 miles is an excellent long-distance trail for a multi-day bike tour. Especially,...

Autostop – Useful Tips and Info for Hitchhiking in America

What foreigners think of hitchhiking in the U.S. Recently, on one foreign travel forum, I came upon a discussion about hitchhiking in the U.S. And...

Black Bears – My musings…

Black Bears I have decided to write a post about black bears. The reason for it is that there are a lot of posts on...

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