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Vancouver’s Granville Island and Commercial Drive

January 9, 2021

There’s something magical about Granville Island; something so magical, so enticing, that, during pre-covid times it attracted 10.5 million people …

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A #covidbubble Christmas

December 31, 2020

Unknowingly we’d begun to lay the foundation in April. Don and I returned from Malaysia on March 21st, just squeaking …

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One Foot in Front of the Other – living your best life is not what you may think.

December 16, 2020

Those of you who have followed the blog for a long time know it has always been as much about …

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The God of Rice – a Fushimi-Inari pilgrimage.

December 5, 2020

From the beginning of time we humans have worshipped mountains. They are the highest and most impressive elements of any …

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Hello to the Queen! And other tales from Rishikesh, India

November 24, 2020

Feb-Mar 2019 and Feb-Mar 2020 Rishikesh, India. Back in August I wrote this to close a post about India: In …

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Saturna Island: unspoiled gem of BC’s Gulf Islands

November 12, 2020

3-10 July 2019 Saturna Island, BC. We’d walked the nearly two kilometres in from the road, passed through the backcountry …

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Above My Pay Grade: the joys and sorrows of photography competitions.

November 1, 2020

The first time I entered a photography competition was on Facebook 6 or 7 years ago. The hosts encouraged people …

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Kyoto’s Magical Mountain – hiking from Kurama to Kibune

October 23, 2020

18 March 2019 I really wanted to hike the Nakasendō, a 534-kilometre ancient highway between Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo). It …

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An Unconventional Life

October 15, 2020

Hey! I did a thing! The lovely Heather Markel of Heather Begins fame interviewed me as part of her Inspired …

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Gateway to God: Haridwar on the Ganges

October 5, 2020

5 March 2019 We first went to India in 2012 and lived in Tiruvannamalai in the southern state of Tamil …

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A Tale of Two Seasons – summer and fall on Vancouver Island

September 26, 2020

3-6 July and 22-25 Oct 2019 Sitting on the ferry carrying us across the Salish Sea to Vancouver Island I’m …

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The Harbinger of Spring – plum blossoms at Kyoto’s shrines

September 14, 2020

12-25 March 2019 I’m either too early or too late. The best time to see the wisteria in Tokyo is …

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Just Don’t Call Me Sprightly: musings on turning seventy

September 3, 2020

I’m astonished to discover I’m seventy. It feels surreal, as if it doesn’t belong to me, as if I’m wearing …

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Spectacular Whistler – a #covidbubble escape

August 26, 2020

11-14 August 2020 So the five of us are sitting around on some bleachers in the shade, intermittently watching a …

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  • Hello to the Queen! And other tales from Rishikesh, India
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