The Colours of Joy – Vancouver Pride Parade 2019
Warning: naked butts and boobs ahead. It’s Pride month! Gay pride was not born of a need to celebrate being …
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The Life of the Town: the people and wildlife of Rishikesh, India
10 Feb-10 Mar 2019 and 10 Feb-9 Mar 2020 I recently read an opinion piece in India’s The Telegraph by …
Yes, We Have No Orangutangs. But we do have a lovely town: Kuching, Malaysia
10-12 March 2020 We didn’t really know what to expect of Kuching, on the northwest edge of Borneo, other than …
You Can’t Trust the Man Behind the Bar; food and fashion in Kyoto
11-26 March 2019 After thirty hours of non-stop travel from Delhi we finally arrive at our Airbnb in the Gion …
Best. Summer. Ever. Vancouver when the sun shines.
June-July 2019 Warning: naked butts ahead. It was the best summer of my life. Well one of the best. I …
A Hindu Hallelujah – India’s Ganga Aarti
Our first introduction to the ritual is from a boat on the river in Varanasi.Looking towards the “stage” we see …
Turtles Turtles Yeah Yeah Yeah! Bako National Park, Borneo, Malaysia
11 March 2020 The trail is narrow, and lumpy with tree roots and rocks, which makes it a continuous negotiation. …
Kyoto By The Sea: Amanohashidate and Ine
20 March 2019. The houses are lined along the shore like soldiers, creating an organic seam that joins the sea …
*The Earth Laughs In Flowers – some joy in the time of corona.
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change. Buddha In 1950 one …
Love In The Time Of Corona – finding our way home
We got in by the skin of our teeth, but we’re not home yet. Our journey began February 8th with …
Workin’ Man Blues – daily working life in Rishikesh, India
10 Feb-10 Mar 2019 and 10 Feb-9 Mar 2020 Rishikesh, India India’s unemployment rate of about 7% is lower than …
Rishikesh Redux: baggage and street vendors
10 Feb-10 Mar 2019 and 10 Feb-9 Mar 2020 Rishikesh, India Twice she asked us. Would you like to take …
A Soul Dyed With Colour – India’s Rishikesh
10 Feb-11 Mar 2019 Well this is sweet. We’re in a huge airport lounge with everything we could want – …
Ancient Grace: the cathedral and town of Chartres
9 Feb 2019 I’m standing on the station platform. The train doors are closing and are more than half shut …
