North America Archives - Travel The Four Corners https://travelthefourcorners.com/category/north-america/ Travel With Insight Mon, 18 Aug 2025 22:46:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/travelthefourcorners.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Final_JPG.webp?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 North America Archives - Travel The Four Corners https://travelthefourcorners.com/category/north-america/ 32 32 210440351 Seattle: Pike Place Market Culinary Tour https://travelthefourcorners.com/seattle-culinary-delights-at-pike-place-market-a-food-tour-adventure/ https://travelthefourcorners.com/seattle-culinary-delights-at-pike-place-market-a-food-tour-adventure/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 15:55:23 +0000 https://travelthefourcorners.com/?p=123385 The bomb cyclone hit the Seattle area the day before we arrived, but at the moment our plane touched down at 9 a.m., a sliver of sun shone over the Emerald City. We had to pick up a rental car, so I was cutting it close for my culinary food tour of Pike Place Market […]

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]]> https://travelthefourcorners.com/seattle-culinary-delights-at-pike-place-market-a-food-tour-adventure/feed/ 0 123385 Wine Country USA: A Perfect Day in Sonoma’s Vineyards https://travelthefourcorners.com/wine-country-usa-a-perfect-day-in-sonomas-vineyards/ https://travelthefourcorners.com/wine-country-usa-a-perfect-day-in-sonomas-vineyards/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2024 23:52:21 +0000 https://travelthefourcorners.com/?p=122904 Updated November 9, 2024 Based on my European travel focus, you’d be hard-pressed to guess I live in one of the world’s most beautiful spots, near San Francisco and the famous Napa and Sonoma wine regions. I’m within driving distance of the snow-capped peaks of Tahoe and the granite monoliths and waterfalls of Yosemite National […]

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]]> https://travelthefourcorners.com/wine-country-usa-a-perfect-day-in-sonomas-vineyards/feed/ 0 122904 Pass The Butterworms: Remote Journey’s Oddly Rendered https://travelthefourcorners.com/pass-the-butterworms-remote-journeys-oddly-rendered/ https://travelthefourcorners.com/pass-the-butterworms-remote-journeys-oddly-rendered/#respond Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:57:02 +0000 https://travelthefourcorners.com/?p=121986 Paddling Peru’s Maraňón River, a source of the Amazon, I dodged boat-swallowing whirlpools and kept an eye out for danger lurking in the thick brush. On another expedition to count gorillas, elephants, and leopards, I bushwhacked with pygmy guides through the steamy Congo jungle. On that trek, swarms of bees made life a living hell. […]

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]]> https://travelthefourcorners.com/pass-the-butterworms-remote-journeys-oddly-rendered/feed/ 0 121986 A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail https://travelthefourcorners.com/a-walk-in-the-woods-rediscovering-america-on-the-appalachian-trail/ https://travelthefourcorners.com/a-walk-in-the-woods-rediscovering-america-on-the-appalachian-trail/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2024 22:15:47 +0000 https://travelthefourcorners.com/?p=121907 Who would think a hike across the wintry Appalachian Trail with two grumpy, middle-aged men could be so entertaining? And yet, A Walk In the Woods by Bill Bryson is one of the most amusing books I have read in years. This mismatched hiking duo is a recipe for laughter. Bryson’s out-of-shape Little Debbie cake-loving […]

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