Every Park in the World

[...] and Fishing Dockside at Water's Edge Campground, Dease Lake, British Columbia (photo by Simone Cannon)  Camping season is almost here and since Luis and I have lately been, shall we say,  [...]

[...] suggestions for quick  rejuvenation:   A warm and comforting bowl of Pho (photo by Simone Cannon)  1) Find Some Comfort Food (and Drink): one of the fastest and easiest way to [...]

[...] Luis and The Chateau, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia (photo by Simone Cannon) Four months ago, Luis and I sold most of our belongings, left boxes of things that we couldn' [...]

[...] Edisto Beach State Park, South Carolina, USA (photo by Simone Cannon) 6.  Home is Where You Park It: there is no single place that will make you happy or unhappy.   [...]

Snoqualmie Falls in the Snow, Fall City, WA, USA (photo by Simone Cannon)  This week in Puget Sound, we had the first snowfall of 2012 and& [...]

Our thoughts and wishes are with the Japanese people this week, in the hope that they find the courage to survive the tragedies that have be [...]

(photo of Kyoto schoolgirls by Simone Cannon)  I can't think of a lovlier setting for a few laps arond the track than this temple in Kyoto, [...]

(photo of Rattlesnake Lake by Luis Bastardo) After five years of living in Argentina, Luis and I moved from Buenos Aires to Seattle last month. [...]

[...]  24-hour taqueria just outside our hostel, a few blocks from Zócalo (photo by Luis Bastardo)    Luis and I just relocated to Seattle after spending five years in Buenos [...]

[...] The 24-hour taqueria just outside our hostel, a few blocks from Zócalo (photo by Luis Bastardo)    Luis and I just relocated to Seattle after spending five years in Buenos [...]

[...] prior to our trip...ya gotta love him; he's a truly happy guy). Mexico City at Night (photo by Luis Bastardo) I have my own obsessions. I like to read everything I can about a place so I know which [...]

[...] At the celebrations at el Obilisco, avenida 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina (photo by Luis Bastardo)  On May 25, 2010, Argentina celebrated its Bicentennial, the 200th anniversary of the [...]

[...] Kayakers on Los Siete Lagos, San Martin de Los Andes, Patagonia, Argentina Luis and I spent several weeks in December and January 2010 (summer in the [...]

[...] Kayakers on Los Siete Lagos, San Martin de Los Andes, Patagonia, Argentina      Luis and I spent several weeks in December and January [...]

[...] Lupin and bee, Junin de los Andes, Argentina (photo by Luis Bastardo) In the summer of 2010, after living for almost five years in [...]

[...] . It was an unseasonably warm and sunny autumn day (since Argentina lies in the Southern Hemisphere, the seasons are the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere), and the crowds were out in full [...]

[...] autumn rather than the spring in Argentina, since the country lies in the Southern Hemisphere). Although many people don't immediately think of Argentina as a thriving center of [...]

[...] Hemisphere are shedding coats and shopping for spring vegetables, the people of the Southern Hemisphere are winding down their summer vacations and bracing for the cool autumn and winter [...]

[...] autumn rather than the spring in Argentina, since the country lies in the Southern Hemisphere). Although many people don't immediately think of Argentina as a thriving center of [...]

[...] to the Grand Canyon and Luis's first. As you might have gathered by now, Luis is a bit of a photo addict and can literally snap hundreds of pictures a day in the most mundane of places, but in [...]

[...] tour for our visitors), there is always something new to discover. Luis took this wonderfully spooky photo of one of the Morticia Addams-like sculptures at a family tomb near the entrance. A [...]

[...] tour for our visitors), there is always something new to discover. Luis took this wonderfully spooky photo of one of the Morticia Addams-like sculptures at a family tomb near the entrance. A [...]

[...] last drop of luscious, warming broth.         Argentine Locro 1 kg dried white corn kernels (use fresh yellow corn if you can’t find white) 1 kg [...]

[...] last drop of luscious, warming broth.         Argentine Locro 1 kg dried white corn kernels (use fresh yellow corn if you can’t find white) 1 kg white [...]