It’s The Whole Fam Damily! Christmas 2021
We knew it would be different, and we were prepared to be a little disappointed but decided to go anyway. …
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A Winter’s Tale – Montreal in December
12-27 December 2021. Our first flight in nearly two years. I thought I’d be excited but there’s wasn’t time. Don …
Southeast Asia Redux – unpublished photos from the vault
In 2010 Don and I travelled for six weeks around the Cook Islands, Australia, and Vietnam. It was the beginning …
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 …
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 …
Adventures in Wonderland 