ColumnsHit the RoadWinter Wonderland on the shore of Lake San MarcosE'Louise OndashDecember 7, 2022December 8, 2022 December 7, 2022December 8, 202201929 The holiday event is staged by the Lakehouse Hotel and Resort at Lake San Marcos and runs through Jan. 1....
ColumnsHit the RoadBotanic Garden lights up the holidaysE'Louise OndashNovember 22, 2022 November 22, 20220913 The mile-long trail that winds through the garden’s 37 acres is sure to delight with its array of light displays, sculptures and music....
ColumnsHit the RoadCharleston mansion provides fuller picture of slave lifeE'Louise OndashNovember 16, 2022 November 16, 20220316 There’s a lot to think about as we tour the home and grounds of the Aiken-Rhett House in Charleston, South Carolina....
ColumnsHit the RoadPutting old buildings to good use in Oregon’s High DesertE'Louise OndashNovember 9, 2022 November 9, 20220254 It’s dark, I’m on foot in downtown Bend, Oregon, and I’m having difficulty finding the front door of McMenamins Old St. Francis School....
Arts & EntertainmentColumnsHit the RoadOregon’s High Desert museumsE'Louise OndashNovember 1, 2022November 2, 2022 November 1, 2022November 2, 20220265 It’s a glorious October day as I drive north from Bend, Oregon, to the Warm Springs Reservation in the state’s High Desert....
ColumnsHit the RoadCentral Oregon’s high desert a hub for art, outdoor enthusiastsE'Louise OndashOctober 25, 2022 October 25, 20220130 From where I stood, I could see three, tiny white splotches on the sheer rock face on the far side of the Crooked River. “Are...
ColumnsHit the RoadWorldA wealth of history at royal summer house in CopenhagenE'Louise OndashOctober 18, 2022 October 18, 20220168 We are standing in one of the cavernous rooms of Rosenborg Castle in Denmark’s capital city Copenhagen. Our guide, Una Stewart, an ex-pat from Seattle,...
ColumnsHit the RoadCopenhagen racing into future on two wheelsE'Louise OndashOctober 11, 2022October 11, 2022 October 11, 2022October 11, 20220165 According to 2019 city statistics, 62% of this capital city’s 805,000-plus residents commute to work and school via bicycle....
ColumnsHit the RoadViking history is big in Oslo — and getting biggerE'Louise OndashOctober 4, 2022October 4, 2022 October 4, 2022October 4, 20220403 University of Oslo’s Museum of the Viking Age is set to open in 2026. It promises “the world’s three best-preserved Viking ships" and more....
ColumnsHit the RoadTouring and toasting Norway, a land of contrastsE'Louise OndashSeptember 27, 2022September 27, 2022 September 27, 2022September 27, 20220262 It’s a country of high-tech commerce, yet shepherds still tend flocks of sheep and goats high in mountainous meadows....