After finding lots of great beer but not enough sun during my five days in San Diego, I headed north under a bright, sunny sky. My first stop was about an hour south of Los Angeles- the historic mission of San Juan Capistrano. The mission was built by the Spanish in the mid 1770s and served […]

San Diego has an amazing microbrewery scene, with over 120 breweries in the county alone. When I started planning my trip to the American West, I allotted 4 days in San Diego, predominantly to visit the many well-reputed breweries that call the city home. As it turned out, I arrived in San Diego early, which […]

Part four covering Southern Arizona to San Diego from June’s Western road trip.

The Third Installment of my June 2015 trip Out West.

Heading West into the Four Corners area of the United States.

A summary of the first four days of my June 2015 trip west, from my departure in Michigan all the way to Albuquerque, New Mexico, and the stops in between.

A summary of the statistics from my recent month-long trip around the American West.

My cruise on the Rhine from St. Goar to Koblenz, alongside Castles and vineyards.

I arrived in Cologne, Germany late in the evening. After dropping my bags at my hotel, I took a brief walk in the are around the massive Cologne Cathedral and Train Station since I had planned on leaving early in the morning for my Rhine River Cruise.   Europe 2013 Posts- Europe by the Numbers […]

And, it was off to Germany, at 237 kilometers per hour. An advantage to traveling on a mid-afternoon, off-peak train is that I had the entire first class car to myself. I arrived in Cologne last in the evening, and, after dropping my bags off at the hotel, I strolled around the city. The city’s […]