by Lee Daley | Nov 15, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
Text and photos ©2012 The crossing: Getting to Whistler by air requires flying to Vancouver, a beautiful city that deserves at least afew days of your time. En route to Whistler, the awe-inspiring ambiance of the Sea to Sky Highway with its misty mountainous...
by Lee Daley | Nov 14, 2014 | Wine & Spirits, Wine & Spirits blog
text & photos ©2010 Host country for the World Cup 2010 Soccer Games, South Africa’s time has come. Buffed and polished to the nth degree, the nine host cities exude excitement and pride. Cape Town is where the June 11 kick-off begins and the “Mother City” of...
by Lee Daley | Nov 11, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
text and photos ©2012 Burma is now on many world travelers’ “A” list. With the release of Nobel Prize Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest last year and her subsequent triumphant election campaign, tourism to the country is at an all-time high. Decades of...
by Lee Daley | Nov 11, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
© 2011 A painting made me do it. I’m not sure whether it was “Purple Hills II” or “LavenderHill with Green 1952” that gave me the itch but when a friend gifted me with a coffee table book commemorating Georgia O’Keeffe’s artwork, I knew I had to set foot on the land...
by Lee Daley | Nov 11, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
Text and Photos ©2010 by Lee Daley From cool and classy to centuries-old and traditional, Oaxaca never fails to entertain Whether it’s sassy and sultry, simmering with sensuality or slow and easy with a soothing after dinner drink, Oaxaca nightlife serves up...
by Lee Daley | Nov 9, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
Photos and Text ©2009 Oaxaca’s appeal is so fundamental it’s a wonder this southern state of Mexico and its mile-high capital, Oaxaca [pronounced wah-HA-ka] City, are not more traveled. Blessed with year-round temperate climate, nearby archeological ruins,...
by Lee Daley | Nov 6, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
Text and photos © by Lee Daley While spending a week in San Miguel de Allende, a city in the Mexican highlands that I love, I heard stories of a nearby ghost town that has gained new footing as a haven for artists. My curiosity was piqued by local expats around town,...
by Lee Daley | Oct 31, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
A generous beauty, vivacious Vienna encourages visitors to indulge themselves fully. Going native means immersing oneself in the city’s physical beauty, its coffeehouses and cafes, magnificent museums and musical concerts. And, of course, this is the city that gave...
by Lee Daley | Oct 2, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
text and photos © Lee Daley HOI AN From its beginning in Saigon, my month-long sojourn through Vietnam continues its way north, though the hills of Dalat and down to the central coast village of Hoi An. In the 17th Century before its river filled with silt, Hoi An’s...
by Lee Daley | Oct 1, 2014 | Food, Food blog, Travel blog
The road to the real Vietnam runs through its kitchens and markets. On a recent gastronomic quest to savor as much of the country’s rich and varied cuisine as possible, I found modes of transport every bit as diverse as the nation’s menus. These included a train ride...
