
Journey to St. Kilda – What I do for Puffins By Ethel DeMarr As casual “birders”, or more specifically, as lovers of puffins, my husband and I had read that St. Kilda, off the west coast of Scotland, should be on our “bucket list”. Located fifty miles west of the Outer Hebrides, St. Kilda is […]

Why I Love Scotland and the Kingdom of Fife By Ethel DeMarr Just north of Edinburgh, south of Dundee and nestled between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay, lies an idyllic corner of Scotland that has become one of my favorite places among the parts of the world I have seen. Admittedly, […]

Travel Idaho: Biking the Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes By Ethel DeMarr Idaho Bicycle Idyll No cars. No hills. Smooth paved road. Gorgeous scenery. Sounds like a road cyclist’s dream. And it is. The Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes in northern Idaho is one of the most scenic and popular cycling trails in the western […]