Inverness
This is the capital of the Highland region of Scotland. The bus travels from Loch Ness following the River Ness … Continue reading Inverness
Author: Doug Jarvie
Loch Ness
Loch Ness is the largest fresh water lake in Great Britain by volume. It is twenty three miles long and … Continue reading Loch Ness
North Atlantic Crossing
Last fall I was cruising from Iceland to Scotland through the North Atlantic. Can I say the very north Atlantic? … Continue reading North Atlantic Crossing
Disneyland Paris Castle Courtyard
There is a lot happening in the courtyard below Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. They are still trying to pull the sword … Continue reading Disneyland Paris Castle Courtyard
Kyoto Nijo Castle
One of seventeen UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kyoto, this was the showpiece of the Tokugawa shogunate. Building began in … Continue reading Kyoto Nijo Castle
Kyoto Golden Pavilion
KinKaKuji is a Zen Buddhist Temple. Formerly called Rokuonji, it was the retirement villa of shogun Askikaga Yoshimitsu. He bequeathed … Continue reading Kyoto Golden Pavilion
Road to Kyoto
From the Port of Osaka, it is about a ninety-minute drive to Kyoto via expressway. For our comfort, the driver … Continue reading Road to Kyoto
Osaka, Japan
Osaka was one of the ports on our itinerary but we did not see much of it because it was … Continue reading Osaka, Japan
Busan Port Views
Sometimes you do not get to see what is around you until you come back to it. For example, we … Continue reading Busan Port Views
Busan Shopping
Only a couple of blocks inland from the seafood market is a busy shopping area to buy all of the … Continue reading Busan Shopping
