North America Desert Mining Towns Part 2 – Rhyolite, NV Fiona August 5, 2015March 28, 2025 Yesterday, I wrote about the former mining town of Chloride, AZ, now a quirky community…
North America Desert Mining Towns Part 1 – Chloride, AZ Fiona August 3, 2015March 28, 2025 Originally, I was going to write one piece about the mining towns we encountered during…
North America Hoover Dam Fiona July 30, 2015March 28, 2025 Hoover Dam Complex Hoover Dam. My knowledge of dams is strictly African in focus –…
North America Atomic Aliens Part 2 – Area 51 Fiona July 29, 2015March 28, 2025 Panoramic Shot of Rachel, NV. Photo by Nic Brown. After whetting our appetites with the…
North America Atomic Aliens in Nevada Fiona July 28, 2015March 28, 2025 Landed in Las Vegas. Check. Picked up car after ridiculously long lines and a free…
North America This Hermit Gets Her Week in the Desert Fiona July 27, 2015March 28, 2025 I’m something of a hermit. Not – as my husband would like to believe –…
North America Step Off the Bourbon Trail Fiona June 9, 2015March 28, 2025 Most visitors to Kentucky make time for at least one bourbon distillery tour, and I…
North America The Vintage Whinery at Niagara Falls. Fiona November 11, 2014March 28, 2025 Mural in the entryway This is a long overdue post but one that has to…
North America Why I’ll Never Stay at a Howard Johnson Hotel Again. Fiona August 20, 2014March 28, 2025 The first time I stayed at a Howard Johnson, or HoJo, was 20 years ago.…
Uncategorized Feed South Africa Fiona February 10, 2014 Head over to my food blog where I am helping to raise awareness about hunger…