Travelling Back in Time on Michigan’s Mackinac Island
I've always considered myself a hopeless romantic, and one of my favourite movies was a 1980 film called Somewhere in Time, starring a young Christopher Reeve (before his crippling accident) and the always-beautiful Jane Seymour. The plot revolves around two time-crossed lovers who manage to meet each other despite being separated in time by more than sixty years. Jane Seymour and...
How Sugar Saved Surfer Ryan Rustan’s Life
At first glance, he’s the stereotypical surfer dude: sun-bleached hair, smile lines from squinting at the California sun, and tattoos visible everywhere his wet suit stops. But Ryan Rustan’s story is anything but that of a shiny, carefree California boy. I met Ryan just north of Huntington Beach, the epicentre of surf culture affectionately known as Surf City, USA. Ryan had come to Bolsa...
Storied Names and Places: What to See in Death Valley
Death Valley. Its name conjures up visions of sun-bleached cow skulls, rattlesnakes and desolate ribbons of asphalt shimmering in the desert heat. But while these images are not far removed from reality, especially in the Great Basin, which holds the unflattering title of the hottest place on earth, I learned that there is much more to see and do in Death Valley than meets the eye – and much...