Great Camp Sagamore in Adirondack Park – Land of No Locks

Great Camp Sagamore in Adirondack Park, New York
This entry is part 1 of 7 in the series Adirondack Park, NY

I swung the door wide and surveyed the rustic room at Great Camp Sagamore that would be my home for the next three days. Rich leaf green walls topped pine wainscoting and a red and black checked quilt was deftly tucked into the sides of the heavy wooden cradle bed. Anxious to dive in for … Read more

York, England – Another Fascinating Surprise

Walking the city walls around medeival York, with York Minster in the background

Aloof, humorless Brits; dingy gray cities and streets choked with tourists – that’s what I expected to find in the UK. But by the time I had toured Edinburgh, Scotland and visited lovely Newcastle, England, it was obvious how ridiculous those stereotypes were; not only had I found warm, welcoming people, the cities were filled … Read more