Tag Archives: USA

High Line

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

New York City isn’t the sort of place that immediately springs to mind when one thinks of walking but the city is a treasurehouse for urban exploration. Walking – with a little bit of assistance from the city’s comprehensive bus and subway system – is by far … Continue reading →

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East of Everett – Riding the Empire Builder

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Arriving in Seattle, having spent the last two weeks on a small boat, it was time to make use of other forms of transport to get home. Flying all the way Seattle-New York-London would have been straightforward enough but after a fortnight at … Continue reading →

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Blowing bubbles in the Clarence Strait

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

After Petersburg, a squeeze through the self-explanatory Wrangell Narrows took us south into the Clarence Strait, prime hump-backed whale territory. A group of hump-backs were soon spotted off the stern and we took skiffs out for a closer inspection. We … Continue reading →

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Petersburg

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

Petersburg. No, not that one – this Petersburg is in the Alaska panhandle, south of Juneau, north of Ketchikan. This is the first time in a week there has been any phone signal or internet access; the first time since … Continue reading →

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