Homer, Alaska – In Another Minute (324)
Homer, Alaska, is a fishing village and tourist hot spot at the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula. While it has only about 5,000 permanent residents, it has quite a few nicknames: “Halibut…
Malecón, Havana (Cuba) – In Another Minute (Week 316)
The Malecón in Havana is both a broad street and seawall along the north shore of the city, west of the Havana Harbor entrance. The 5-mile (8 km) stretch is popular day and…
La Habana Vieja, Old Havana (Havana, Cuba) – In Another Minute (314)
La Habana Vieja (Old Havana) is the oldest neighborhood and the city center of Havana, Cuba. Old Havana and its fortifications are a UNESCO World Heritage site. La Habana Vieja was first established…
Cobá Mayan Ruins (Mexico) – In Another Minute (312)
The Cobá Mayan ruins are the remains of an ancient Mayan city on the Yucatán Peninsula in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Cobá is located just 27 miles (44 km) north-west of Tulum, which I…
Skyline Drive (Cañon City) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 303)
Cañon City’s Skyline Drive is a must-see sight during a visit to the Royal Gorge area in the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Skyline Drive is a scenic one-way road that follows the…
U3 Hamburg U-Bahn (Subway), Germany – In Another Minute (Week 293)
With my love for train and subway travel, I have a favorite subway line in my hometown Hamburg, Germany: the U3 Hamburg U-Bahn. The most scenic section IMHO is in-between the stations Baumwall,…
Driving Down Pikes Peak Highway – In A Colorado Minute (291)
Driving down Pikes Peak Highway is even more thrilling than driving up. Or should I say nerve-wrecking? The Colorado mountain Pikes Peak is the highest mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky…
Catalina Highway (Arizona) – In Another Minute (289)
The scenic Catalina Highway in Pima County, Arizona, is known by many names: General Hitchcock Highway, Sky Island Scenic Byway, the Mount Lemmon Highway and Arizona Forest Highway 39. The 27-mile road starts…