All Creatures Great and Small: wildlife around the world. Part 2
As I looked through my files for my favourite wildlife photos it became obvious that there would be far too …
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All Creatures Great and Small: wildlife around the world. Part 1
Following on from the recent posts of my favourite photos of people, and my favourite landscape photos here are a …
Ch . . ch . . ch . . Changes: a whole new era
The last line in my previous post about my recovery from pain and hip replacement surgery was: I have no …
A Thousand Ways to Kneel and Kiss the Ground – landscapes around the world
I always have had, and still have, a great curiosity about the world. I’m fascinated by people, by different cultures …
Hiding in Plain Sight: a restaurant and radical art in Havana
26-28 February 2017. At the 1993 Havana Film Festival a film called Fresa y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate) won many …
People Around the World
Of all the people I’ve photographed over the years I had in mind three or four photos that were particular …
One Million Christmas Lights! Christmas season at VanDusen Botanical Garden.
I know, I know, I still haven’t posted all I want to share of Cuba. There’s one more post to …
Riding the rails and trekking the trails: day trips from Trinidad, Cuba
22-25 February 2017. About twelve kilometres east of the town of Trinidad there are three long interconnected valleys. They are …
The Enigma of Pain: a journey towards healing
Those of you who have been following the blog for a while know that I’ve been in pain for some …
Giant Rats and Prehistoric Lizards – The tropical paradise of Cayo Las Iguanas, Cuba.
24 February 2017. The breeze caresses our skin as the sun warms it. Don sits facing the sea. I sit …
Extracurricular Activities
I’ve recently had two articles published in The Journal by Intrepid Travel, one about our time on the Nile: The …
Trinidad de Cuba: for richer, for poorer
21-25 February 2017. We’re flying down the bumpy rutted street, the bicycle taxi bouncing all over the place as it …
The Love of Small Things – settling into home after years on the road.
From Alison: August 31st was our six-year anniversary of becoming homeless and nomadic. Five years and nine months later, on …
Clop Along Placidly – Viñales, Cuba.
20 February 2017. Sitting on the wooden bench seats of the horse-drawn cart, as we trot along the red dirt …
