D is for Dirty Dancing – Country Style! Firstly, setting the scene: USA ⇒Wyoming ⇒Jackson Hole ⇒ Million Dollar Cowboy Bar ⇒Saturday Night. We’re in town for a few days hiking in Grand Teton National Park en route to Yellowstone. We’ve had something to eat and pick a bar for a drink on our way […]
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What a great place to build a fortress. Standing high on top of a limestone cliff, this once imposing castle still dominates the landscape. There are a few gaps in its history but this was definitely the location of an early Christian settlement known as Dún Másc (meaning ‘the Fort of Masc ‘- Masc presumably […]
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C is for Carthage You’ve probably realised by now that I’m a sucker for exotic names and stones – put them together, add a bit of sun and I really am in paradise! I wasn’t aware of Carthage’s actual existence until we visited Tunisia in 2001. I knew from Virgil (sorry – really showing off […]
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Straddling the states of Tennessee and North Carolina, The Great Smoky Mountains National Park welcomes over 11 million visitors per year, making it the most visited park in the US (even ahead of the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone). The majority of these visitors are happy to stay in satellite towns and make short excursions into […]
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