Rock Hopping For The Win! Whytecliff Park beach, West Vancouver
It’s a bit of a scramble to get down there. There’s a wide switch-back path from the parking lot for …
Author Archives: Alison and Don
The Time Of Water – winter in Vancouver
To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake it is necessary to stand out in the cold. Aristotle Most Canadians spend …
A Portrait of Varanasi – a photo essay
*It’s coming on Christmas They’re cutting down trees They’re putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace . …
Of Squawkers And Squashes: snow geese and pumpkin patches on Westham Island.
We’ve only seen them up close once, though most years when we go out to Reifel Bird Sanctuary, ever hopeful, …
You Had Me At Hello: Venice, Bali, Varanasi
This is the fourth post in the Travel Highlights series sharing some of the most enduring highlights of all our …
Small World Up Close – macro magic, a photo essay
It’s like looking into another world, a miniature cosmos I’ve not seen before. I see unexpected, new, different things. I …
Street Art For The Win! A pARTy in Canberra.
They’re coming at me from all directions, huge menacing beings who look like they’d take no prisoners – Batman, Storm …
The Long White Cloud and the Top End: road-tripping in New Zealand and northern Australia
This is the third post in the Travel Highlights series sharing some of the most enduring highlights of all our …
Water Sports! Kayaking and tubing on the Cowichan River
2-3 August 2021. Firstly, I had no idea how big it would be! I look at it askance. Holy shit …
Fantastic Fiestas: three of the world’s great festivals
This is the second post in the Travel Highlights series sharing some of the most enduring highlights of all our …
Seas The Day – Vancouver’s Spanish Banks at low tide
Not financial institutions. Not Spanish. It’s a beach that goes on forever. We start wearing sandals because the land edge …
Out Of My Comfort Zone
The Solo Travel Adventures series Do one thing every day that scares you. Mary Schmich 9 July 2021. I’m perched …
Going The Distance: the best way to get from A to B
The Travel Highlights series I had thought to do a post about the best of all our travels, those places …
Within Reach. Beyond Comparison. Bowen Island, BC
The Solo Travel Adventures series: I recently realized that I’d become so dependent on travelling with Don that I’d forgotten …
Adventures in Wonderland 