​From boom to rust...at the head of the old Texas Trail ​Pine Bluffs, Wyoming - The town the Interstate left behind.  Straddling the Nebraska/Wyoming state line, Pine Bluffs was a boomtown in the 1880's. With vast herds of cattle moving up from Texas, Pine Bluffs became the largest cattle shipping point on the Union Pacific railroad-...

Funchal boasts over 400 restaurants and bars. Enough to cater to every taste, every budget, and every whim of the thousands of tourists who visit this colourful capital of Madeira each year.  ​But nestling almost unnoticed among the many eateries lining the prettily cobbled Rua de Carreira, lies a hidden Funchal jewel. The unimposing O'Am...

​It started when I chose the scenic route out of Moab, gateway to Utah's red rock country. ​Taking a rain check on Arches National Park I headed to Grand Junction via Highway 128 and stumbled into Cisco….an eerie but iconic little ghost town where you get the feeling you're never quite alone. 'Keep Out' signs and one particularly threatening 'Never...

​The imposing Portpatrick Hotel stands like a guardian above the tiny fishing village of Portpatrick, Scotland's hidden gem on the west coast of the Rhins of Galloway. ​It's probably as far west as you can go in southern Scotland, and nearly as far south as you can go in western Scotland - so involves a bit of a trek, but the first glimpse of paste...