People of the Forest – the orangutangs and other wildlife of Borneo, Malaysia
13-17 March 2020 Initially Don didn’t want to go at all. As usual when we’re planning a trip he checks …
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A Moving Work Of Art – a glimpse into the world of the geisha
A short anecdote about childhood curiosity: When I was ten years old and living in Melbourne, I was in a …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Paris is always a good idea. Stories of a brief winter sojourn
5-8 February 2019 In December 1973, when I was 23 years old, I left Australia for the first time. The …
Winter In The City of Light – ordinary and extraordinary Paris
5-8 February 2019. I’d returned from a solo seven-week journey to Japan and China in early June 2018. The summer …
A Blue And Green World: Cowichan Days on Vancouver Island
The Coast Salish First Nation, the first people to live there, gave the place its name. They called it Quamichan …
