Travel experiences, memories and stories about exploring this great planet of ours

Galleon’s Lost* 165 King Street * Charleston, SC 29401 * galleonslost.com * (843) 577-3875 * Down the city center along King Street, in the historic pirate town of Charleston, South Carolina, you can find a treasure shoppe of timeless maritime collectibles, treasures, rare objects, antiques, and an authentic pirate treasure gallery. Being a big fan [...]

Hadley’s Fish and Chips* 11 Bridge Street Whitby, North Yorkshire YO22 4BG, United Kingdom 01947 604 153 * In the heart of the Yorkshire coast, in the little historic fishing village of Whitby, I couldn’t think of a better place where I’d crave fish n’ chips than this location. There were many places to choose [...]

Captain Cook Memorial Museum* Grape Lane Whitby North Yorkshire, YO22 4BA, United Kingdom 01947 601900 * After having followed Captain Cook’s life from his place of death in Hawaii, and embarking on part of the 2012 circumnavigation of Australia this summer aboard the HMB Endeavour, I could think nothing better than to finish my summer [...]

The Whitby Abbey* Abbey Lane, Whitby, North Yorkshire – YO22 4JT * Always has been a draw the iconography of that Gothic Abbey atop the hills of Whitby that is vaguely interwoven as the backdrop into the gothic culture draw to this city that once housed Bram Stoker and the concept of “Dracula”. This fabulous [...]

The Dracula Experience* 9 Marine Parade North Yorkshire, Whitby YO21 1EA, United Kingdom * 01947 601 923 * How could one come to Whitby without thinking of Dracula? the home of Bram Stoker, without thinking about peeking one’s curious head into the “Dracula Experience”. Well, bother not. It’s a chain horror shop that can be [...]

1780 Bar and Restaurant* 167 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 4LS, Scotland * 0131 255 1446 * The five of us – one American, four Germans … on day 1 of exploring Scotland together were already at a quick start to disagree where to eat. Thai, Japanese, Irish, Mongolian, Indian … many choices, but no mutual [...]

A wonderful time living in Brisbane as a volunteer tour guide, as I was staying with couchsurfing hosts in Brisbane’s artsy West End … I would cross this bridge daily to get to work on the HMB Endeavour. This was Brisbane’s first permanent bridge and had its foundation stone laid on August 22, 1864 by [...]

Peppermill CasinoWendover, Nevada Peppermill Grand Buffet Casino *680 Wendover Boulevard, West Wendover, NV 89883 1- 800 – 537- 0207 * One of my favorite litte roadstops when I travel to Burning Man from (and return voyage back to) Colorado. I often visit the casino playa dust covered and all, and have always been welcomed there [...]

Mooney Memorial Fountain a.k.a. Eagle Street Fountain>corner of Queen Street and Eagle Street, near 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia As I passed by this quaint little fountain each day enroute to work as volunteer guide aboard the HMB Endeavour, i took a brief moment to admire this work of art. It was created by [...]