The Palace District Tour, Budapest Hungary
Editor's note: Do you want to learn more about Budapest…from home? As a result of the 2020 pandemic, Context Travel has introduced an excellent series of virtual seminars. These live,…
The Man on Norway's Flåm Train
Long story short, I found myself in Oslo, Norway, with a Eurail pass and a week to spare before my flight back to the U.S. It was midsummer (June 27-July…
Four Fall Days in Breckenridge, Colorado
Biking and hiking, eating and imbibing are just means to an end: enjoying the scenic Breckenridge Colorado area, and breathing in the fresh mountain air.
Hike Breckenridge Trails
September in Breckenridge CO is a great season for hiking and biking, and enjoying the views and fresh air.
Breckenridge Distillery Revisited: Starting with Water
[Editor's Note: At the invitation of Breckenridge Colorado Tourism, Travel Past 50 returned to the Breckenridge Distillery–and a bunch of other Breckenridge sites–in September 2015. During this visit, and since…
Climbing the Cinder Cone at Lassen National Park
Since we’ve been traveling, I’ve done some bold (for me) things. I’ve hiked 120 km in the Guatemalan jungle. I’ve climbed Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. I’ve hiked most of the…
Sunset, Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
Some sunsets are better than others, but that's no excuse to keep from trying. I got up to a point near Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park to shoot the…
Fog, Redwood National Park, California
Driving down the scenic Hwy. 101 between the north and south parts of Redwood National Park. There seems to be fog here most of the time, so why not just…
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
The drive to see the vaunted Crater Lake National Park was interrupted before it got started. We'd stayed north of the park the night before and planned on getting an…
