Category Archives: Travel

Left Coast Crime Convention, 2014 – wrap-up

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Rick Robinson

We had a blast. Went to more than the usual number of panels, caught up with friends, the weather was great. The convention ran from Wednesday, March 20 (early registration) then Thursday, March 21 through Sunday, March 24, with panels … Continue reading →

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New Arrivals, Current Reading Aug 12 – 18, 2013

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Rick Robinson

NEW ARRIVALS: Continued temperatures in the mid to high eighties plus higher than usual humidity for August has made it uncomfortable here. I know, it’s worse in the midwest and east, but I’m a left coast guy. We went to our … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Reading, New Arrivals, science fiction, Travel | Tagged Anne McCaffrey, Ken Levine, travel | 9 Comments

FFB: Toujours Provence

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Rick Robinson

this is the 76th in my series of forgotten books Toujours Provence by Peter Mayle, published by Alfred Knopf 1991 hardcover (second of two volumes in two book boxed set) National bestseller taking up where his beloved A Year In Provence left … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, reading, Review, Travel | Tagged FFB, Peter Mayle, Toujours Provence, travel and food | 4 Comments

a favorite photo

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Rick Robinson

I took this one in Ketchikan a few years back on our Alaska trip. Love the planes all lined up.

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New Arrivals, October 11-17

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Rick Robinson

Almost the entire week was spent on the way to, at or returning from Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in San Francisco. In spite of my best efforts, some books did find their way into the luggage and home. All are … Continue reading →

Posted in mystery, reading, Travel | Tagged Abbott, Billingham, book bag, Bouchercon, Child, Connolly, Corbett, Hayes, Holmes, Jacobson, King, Lee, McDermid, Moore, Morin, New Arrivals Oct 11-17, Penny, Rollins, Smallman, Staub | 21 Comments

Bouchercon, after the fact

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Rick Robinson

Here’s what I have to say about Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention, or the Big Fan Convention, or B’con, to it’s friends, which was held in San Francisco October 13-17. 2010. Come Fly With Me… We left mid-morning, had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Opinion, Travel | Tagged B'con trip report, Bouchercon | 5 Comments

The Streets – and buildings – of San Francisco

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Rick Robinson

A trio of photos from the trip to kick off the B’con coverage. Click to enlarge. Enjoy.

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off to Bouchercon

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Rick Robinson

We’re leaving in a few hours for San Francisco, and Bouchercon By The Bay, the 2010 version of the long time (since 1970, this is the 40th) world fan mystery convention named after super reader-reviewer-fan Anthony Boucher, pseudonym of William … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Personal Opinion, Travel | Tagged Bouchercon | 16 Comments

Speaking of Powell’s Books

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Rick Robinson

There has been a good deal of comment in my Portland posts about Powell’s Books, an excellent bookstore. There are several branches, the main one downtown, the second largish store in Beaverton, a technical book store and another. Both the … Continue reading →

Posted in reading, Travel | Tagged books. bookstore, Powell's | 11 Comments

Portland Trip – Downtown, then Home

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Rick Robinson

This is final installment in my set of posts on our Portland trip. The previous posts: heading for Portland (see post here), arrival, ice cream and dinner, (see post here) spending the day in town and meeting with Evan Lewis and wife … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Personal Opinion, Travel | Tagged downtown, MET, Portland trip, Powell's, Voodoo Doughnuts | 16 Comments

Portland – a day in the country, sort of

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Rick Robinson

So far, we had flown to Portland (see post here), had ice cream and dinner, (see post here) spent the day in town and met with the Lewis persons for dinner down south in Bridgeport/Tigard. (see post here) An excellent … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Lake Oswego, Portland, Portland trip, travel | 11 Comments

Portland: dinner, downtown and “the Lewis Treatment”

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Rick Robinson

Wednesday We’d had our ice cream (see previous Portland post) and had a nap (travel wears me out!), I read for a while and it was time for dinner. Yes, Portland brings out the eat in us. Portland is such a … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged Portland, travel | 5 Comments

Portland: The Umpqua Ritual

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Rick Robinson

When we flew into Portland, it was sunny, warm, beautiful. Isn’t it always? We got our car at the airport, drove towards downtown, crossing a bridge – I never seem to go across the same one on my way in, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Opinion, Travel | Tagged OR, Portland, River Place Hotel, travel, Umpqua ice cream | 5 Comments

…and back again.

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Rick Robinson

Portland made us welcome as always. We had a great trip, very busy, lots done and always more we wish we could have made time for. Trip thoughts and report over the next few days. Very briefly, we went to Powell’s, … Continue reading →

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