I rode around Seattle a bit today, including a tour of Harbor Island , which sits between downtown Seattle and West Seattle. The island is ...

This very skilled kitesurfer performed numerous jumps in front of me, on the beach at Carkeek Park . He was consistent in landing dramatica...

Indeed, the Seattle Municipal Code is quite specific: "It is unlawful for the owner to: B. Permit any cat, dog, potbelly pig or other ...

A few years ago, we visited Cyprus on an Alitalia mistake fare, YYZ-LCA in business class. It was a wonderful trip, and we traveled with R...

I used to work at 439 King St W in Toronto. This was the first office of Kinitos, which then became NeoEdge Networks. It was a beautiful pr...

Airplane wings are designed to flex under load. Pictured at left is the wing of a Boeing 737-900 at taxi, and in flight. I was very carefu...

Transiting Newark, I found myself in a row of Continental 737s at sunset. Continental claims to have a very young fleet, and the recent 6 se...

I've never been one to return a rental car in mint condition. In County Sligo , I accompanied Beth & Deirdre across the tidal channe...

On Saturday I completed a minimal loop of Lake Washington, going counterclockwise. The distance was around 49mi / 78km in beautiful spring ...

One can purchase circulating coinage from the US Mint at face value . They accept credit cards, and there is no shipping charge. This allow...

Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland is much like Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne - it holds a vast volume of water, and the tidal current at...

On Friday, P&T held their wedding at the Narrow Water Castle, County Down, Northern Ireland. It was magic. This is the view from the b...

Flying SFO-IAH, our United pilot requested a "Bay departure" from air traffic control, and they delivered. We were instructed to ...

Baltimore has a few curious ghettos. In Buffalo, Detroit, and Chicago, the truly run-down neighborhoods are mostly bulldozed, so that it se...

This is the Redwood City Saltworks , owned by Cargill, from a United Boeing 757-222 on approach into SFO. The satellite image of the area ...