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Love In The Time Of Corona – finding our way home

March 19, 2020

We got in by the skin of our teeth, but we’re not home yet. Our journey began February 8th with …

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Shelley’s Story – reflections from a freelance travel writer

June 18, 2019

Her work has been featured in National Geographic, USA Today, Fodor’s, LA Times, CNN, The Telegraph, The Guardian, Yahoo, and …

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The Other Side of Travelling Without Don: new friends in China!

July 27, 2018

An article I wrote for Intrepid Travel has just been published in The Journal, by Intrepid Travel. I recently wrote …

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Lost in Translation

July 3, 2018

26 May-11 June 2018. Nearly seven weeks travelling solo in Japan and China. Non-stop sightseeing, long days, walking walking walking. …

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The Journey to Tokyo

April 29, 2018

26 April. I’m at the airport in Vancouver waiting for my flight to Tokyo. Alone. It’s been such a rollercoaster …

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All Creatures Great and Small: wildlife around the world. Part 2

April 17, 2018

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

March 28, 2018

Following on from the recent posts of my favourite photos of people, and my favourite landscape photos here are a …

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Ch . . ch . . ch . . Changes: a whole new era

March 8, 2018

The last line in my previous post about my recovery from pain and hip replacement surgery was: I have no …

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A Thousand Ways to Kneel and Kiss the Ground – landscapes around the world

February 6, 2018

I always have had, and still have, a great curiosity about the world. I’m fascinated by people, by different cultures …

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People Around the World

December 31, 2017

Of all the people I’ve photographed over the years I had in mind three or four photos that were particular …

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The Enigma of Pain: a journey towards healing

November 17, 2017

Those of you who have been following the blog for a while know that I’ve been in pain for some …

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The Love of Small Things – settling into home after years on the road.

September 24, 2017

From Alison: August 31st was our six-year anniversary of becoming homeless and nomadic. Five years and nine months later, on …

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Homing In On Home

August 14, 2017

From Don: I don’t know what to say, I hardly know where to begin. We got back to Vancouver from …

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The End of an Era

July 2, 2017

Six years ago Don and I made the decision to sell our apartment and our car, sell or give away …

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