The roadside motel is a well charted piece of infrastructure in the United States, with post-War designs specifically catering to motor vehicles and the freedom of road trips. These same … Read more

Philadelphia, or better yet, “Philly,” is a true East Coast city, in part feeling and looking like a mixture of Baltimore, Boston, and Washington D.C. But it has its own … Read more

Embracing the motel retrofit trend, Trumbull & Porter is a boutique hotel located on the west side of Downtown Detroit in the Corktown neighborhood. Compared with the patchwork of high-rise … Read more

Initially established as a trading and transportation hub at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers, Saint Paul (St. Paul) was founded in 1849 as the capital of Minnesota, … Read more

An overview of American history during the 20th century is hardly complete without mentioning the role of the automobile. Mid-century novelists wrote about the mystics of early engines, federal planners … Read more

Alongside its reputation as the foodie capital of the American South, the home to Duke University also has a full set of facilities for runners, cyclists and swimmers. Durham’s original economy … Read more

This post batches some exciting waypoints north of New York City, in an an attempt provide some basic context to new visitors to the Hudson Valley. The idea is also … Read more

Leave the San Francisco Bay Area and follow the Napa River upstream and you’ll arrive in Calistoga 30 miles later, having passed through the greater portion of California’s prized valley. … Read more

Lifeguard huts, boardwalks and bicycles. These signature seaside items might come to mind when you think about Los Angeles, but they’re specific to the Venice and Santa Monica portion of … Read more

Glide into the shade of the beak-like awning at the entrance to The Saguaro, Palm Springs and you might mistake the ping pong table and cruiser bikes as treats of a … Read more

Malawi is not famous for its mountains, rather for its wide fresh-water lake and internationally renowned Lake of Stars Music festival. In fact there is only one mountain in the entire country, … Read more

I’m moving towards the core with this review, away from the shell garments discussed in the earlier ‘old favourites’ blogs. The Helly Hansen Lifa Stripe Crew is my favourite baselayer and in twenty years of running, mountaineering, climbing and cycling I’ve tried many alternatives, but none do everything a baselayer needs to do as well as the humble Lifa.