Category Archives: On the Road

The joint is rocking, but Motown hangs in there

Posted on May 1, 2009 by admin

Downtown Detroit on May Day 2009 viewed from the riverfront in Windsor, Ontario

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The best little real ale pub in Edinburgh: Halfway House

Posted on June 25, 2008 by admin

No visit to Edinburgh is complete without stopping in at the Halfway House pub on Fleshmarket Close in Old Town between Cockburn Street and Market Street. It is one of the best real ale pubs in Britain and the food … Continue reading →

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Ah, the pleasures of the forest

Posted on April 20, 2008 by admin

… the view from my bedroom on an April Sunday morning near the New Forest

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On the Road: Snow in April

Posted on April 8, 2007 by admin

SATURDAY: Detroit in the rear-view mirror. Barely, due to the heavy snow flurries. Hitting the highway, headed east, with Bob Seger on the radio. Detroit’s classic rock station WCSX tracks almost to London. Returning from a weekend in Toronto in … Continue reading →

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On the Road: Toronto & Detroit

Posted on April 5, 2007 by admin

Heathrow to Pearson Tuesday, BA in the comfortable seats that are neither business nor first class. They call it World Traveller Plus, something like that; costs a little more but doesn’t break the bank, or a six-footer’s legs. Check in … Continue reading →

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