Visiting United States on a Budget

Superior Views (UP North in Michigan)

The view from the Rock Cut Cabin was pristine – Lake Superior stretched out beyond our sight, golden eagles soared overhead, thimbleberry bushes lined the driveway, a rock-face bordered the fire...

Glacier National Park: Beat the Crowds

An internet booking site lists 157 accommodations in Whitefish, Mt, the center of Glacier National Park tourism. Whitefish is at the west end of the Going to the Sun Highway. Babb, MT, is at the...

The Best Eats in Montana, USA

In the 1950's, The National Geographic Magazine picked Mom's Cafe as the quintessential example of a Western Cafe. A few years ago, an Australian friend and his wife were coming to the USA for a two...

5 Great Novels Set in New York

Have you ever thought about researching your next trip to New York by diving into a novel? Of revisiting a trip you have made through the eyes of an author (especially now when we can't...

Critical Planning for Zion National Park

If you are planning to visit Zion, you must carefully study Zion's web site well in advance of your trip, especially the confusing part on the shuttle bus befora booking a trip Taking a bus...

Cowboy Lodging: The Apache Motel, Moab, Utah, USA

There is a TV channel in the USA called “Grit”, a name taken from two famous cowboy (western) movies (films) telling the same story, both based on the book “True Grit”. The actor John Wayne...