Author dorabenley

The Hampton Inn at Van Horn is a new property that makes one wonder what it’s doing in such an out of the way place. We speculated that it had somethng to do with Amazon and Jeff Bezos who owns… Continue Reading →

We docked in Boston on July 12 on the Queen Mary 2 while celebrating the 175th birthday of Cunard Cruise Line. We took photos of the harbor from deck 7 and deck 5 all day long. That night we were… Continue Reading →

The Citadel Gave Us A 21-Gun Salute: I wish I could attach a video to this review so you could hear the 21 gun salute the Citadel gave us on the evening of July 10 as the Queen Mary 2… Continue Reading →

Denny’s in Benson has been recently remodeled. We stopped in for lunch and indulged in our usual favorite spaghetti with meatballs. It was made with that special Denny’s touch. The Russian waitress was particularly good. She was very polite and… Continue Reading →

Kranberry’s is expensive, more expensive than Denny’s or even IHOP. But it’s an independent restaurant with a reputation as an interstate stop in Lordsburg, New Mexico. It features traditional dining with omelettes for breakfast, big sandwiches and burgers for lunch,… Continue Reading →

The EconoLodge is an older, cheaper property whose chief virtue is that it’s located right across the street from the most popular restaurant in the whole area — Kranberry’s which is an interstate stop in itself. By itself it’s not… Continue Reading →

Also you should see the Queen’s Room on the ship and all the paintings of Her Majesty that abound on Queen Mary 2. She and Prince Phillip are everywhere. It looks very fancy. This is where they have high tea… Continue Reading →

I tell my friend in Austria, “There’s no history here in Arizona, just rocks.” Texas Canyon, just east of Tucson on I-10, right after the Thing and before you get to Wilcox, may not be the Grand Canyon but it… Continue Reading →

Editing books takes forever. I always read them through once myself. Then I read them aloud to a group. I’m thinking of sending the first 50p to Writers Digest for a copyedit for $100.00. This all has to happen before… Continue Reading →

You Can See St. George’s Lighthouse Better From the Queen Mary 2: We spent all day on July 10 docked in the harbor at Halifax, Nova Scotia while the Queen Mary 2 was in port celebrating Cunard’s 175th anniversary. You… Continue Reading →