My first visit to England filled us with surprisingly delicious pub food and admiration for spectacular medieval architecture. 13 days of mostly rainy weather didn’t… Read More »ENGLAND: Coast to Coast hike; Hadrian’s Wall; medieval architecture
The striking natural beauty of the state of Hawaii has attracted me six times, and I will gladly return. The islands of Hawaii, Kauai, and… Read More »USA: Hawaii guide
On the islands of Oahu, Kauai and the Big Island from January 16 – February 6, 2017, we rediscovered Hawaii. Since my last visit 20+… Read More »2017 Jan: Hawaii: Oahu, Kauai & Big Island, lava exploding into ocean
From September 11-13, 2016, we enjoyed walking 22 miles in 3 days backpacking to Mirror Lake and idyllic Glacier Lake in Eagle Cap Wilderness, within Wallowa–Whitman… Read More »2016 Sept: Oregon: Wallowa: Eagle Cap Wilderness backpack
In one of our best trips ever, Carol and I hiked in Switzerland from July 27 to August 30, 2016. We walked for 200 miles… Read More »2016 August: Switzerland via Alpenwild tours
Are you looking for a great camera having an APS-C-size sensor? The best, most-portable APS-C camera can capture quick sports action and subjects in dim… Read More »Sony A6300/A6000, best APS-C dim-light sports/action camera; rivalled by RX10 III
In 2016, the most portable 10x zoom on a 1-inch-Type sensor is Panasonic LUMIX ZS100 camera (Amazon) (11 oz, 25-250mm equivalent). ZS100 is now my favorite camera which… Read More »Panasonic ZS100 pocket 10x zoom bests Sony RX100 I,II,III,IV for travel
New in May 2016, Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 III (buy at Amazon) was my ultimate travel camera in 2016–17 (antiquated by the RX10 IV in 2018). It… Read More »Sony RX10 III superb 25x travel zoom outshines 11x on APS-C