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Why Vancouver After Years of Travelling? – a new interview

June 9, 2021

We were so delighted to be asked by Gil and Gene to be interviewed for their podcast. Gil and Gene …

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Buildings, Too, Are Children of Earth and Sun* – remarkable buildings around the world

May 14, 2021

Extraordinary, iconic, and unusual buildings; a collection of images from around the world Japan 2018 Ainokura. In a remote valley …

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It’s Autumn Somewhere Right? Fall colours in Vancouver – a photo essay

May 5, 2021

I know I know, it’s spring where I live and I’m posting about autumn! Last autumn I was posting about …

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We Could Be Heroes – shameless self promotion

March 31, 2021

A while ago now Don and I were interviewed for a book about people who have led unconventional adventurous lives. …

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The Eyes Have It – a photo essay

March 23, 2021

Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen. Theophile GautierRishikesh, India 2019. This opening photo is the one …

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Happiness Is To Hold Flowers In Both Hands* – a photo essay

February 12, 2021

In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty. Phil Ochs We live in challenging times. Most of us …

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Just one person – in photographs from around the world

January 22, 2021

There’s an instagram account called insta_repeat. Each post is a composite of twelve photos of an identical (or very similar) …

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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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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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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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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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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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Down By The Water – summer evenings by Vancouver’s Fraser River

August 12, 2018

On these long hot summer evenings Don and I like to have our dinner here:It’s a tiny rocky pebbly “beach”, …

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