North America Traveller Reports Articles

Swinging Stumptown – It’s more than you think

Courtney S. Ries highlights the attractions in P-town.

Victoria, BC Canada – April 2000

Parks and Campgrounds take centre stage this month as the weather warms and thoughts turn to nights snuggled in sleeping blankets under the stars or roasting marshmallows over a campfire. Now, don’t get me wrong, all you southerners who think of spring as balmy. Spring here means weather in the 60’sF (15C), but for [...]

Ontario, Canada – October 1999

What Horrors Hide in the Ottawa Valley???(Aside from the marauding Liberal caucus)
Since it’s near Halloween, this article is about the scariest place in all of Ontario: the Ottawa Valley!
Man-eating bears! Polish vampires! Gawking Francophones! Gigantic sea-monsters! Drugged-out hippies! Radioactive rhubarb! Deadly bacteria! All 100% true! (with just a bit of my characteristic hyperbole).

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Ontario North Shore, Canada

The North Shore, an often-misconstrued notion of huge waves off Hawaii,
represents an almost endless wilderness in Northern Ontario. It is the
topside of Lake Superior, stretching from Sault Ste. Marie to Thunder Bay. Even by Ontario standards, this area represents a huge playground for outdoor enthusiasts of all types.
Tradition dictates that I must [...]

Excursions – Chicago, Illinois, USA

Excursions
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Despite the never-ending possibilities for amusement a city the size of Chicago provides, you might still wish to get away and do some small-scale traveling while you’re in the area. What could there possibly be to do in the Midwest besides Chicago? If you’ve got a couple days, a ride, and possibly a [...]

Hot Days in the Oregon Caves – Southern Oregon, USA

The Southern Oregon Travel Guide
Ashland to Kerby to Selma
Hot Days in the Oregon Caves

Post office in Buncom, ostensibly on the way to the caves in Selma.

So hot, I can’t sleep. We should be living in caves, I think to myself, nice and cool those caves. The idea bounces around my heat-muddled brain a bit. Slowly [...]

Getaway to the Oregon Coast – Florence, Oregon, USA

Eugene, Oregon Travel Guide
Florence
Getaway to the Oregon Coast

I was born and raised in the quaint and historical state of Massachusetts, where I spent many a happy childhood summer on Cape Cod and other Atlantic coast areas. My afternoons were spent making drip sand castles and gorging myself on mass amounts of saltwater taffy. My [...]

Port Townsend, Washington – A Visual Delight – Port Townsend, Washington, USA

Port Townsend, Washington – A Visual Delight

Photo courtesy of Port Townsend Media/Chamber Commerce

I walk down Port Townsend’s Water Street, taking in glimpses of the harbor’s bright blue water on my right and the steep bluff rising on my left. Tourist shops and eateries along the street – turned modern at ground level with plate glass [...]

Cobourg: A Beautiful Getaway

About an hour’s drive east of Toronto is the lovely old-fashioned town of
Cobourg. This thriving community is full of unexpected delights and has one
of the nicest waterfronts that I have seen anywhere. As a Torontonian, I’m
not used to thinking of Lake Ontario as swimmable, but this stretch of the
lakefront is so enticing [...]