From the jagged, ocean-shaped cliffs towering over the Atlantic Ocean to the sand-swept Saharan border town of M’Hamid, where a body of water, no matter how small, might not be seen for days, Morocco’s landscape is as diverse as the people who call it home. We arrived in Marrakech in late 2013, refreshed from a … Continue reading
At 1,466m, this is often described as the highest elevation in mainland Canada between Labrador and the Rocky Mountains. It is an island on the Canadian prairies. It was once a seaside resort. It has a bloody past. Rewind 68 million years, the Bearspaw Sea, which covered most of southern Alberta, had started a retreat … Continue reading
The road to this secret river is enfolded in jungle and time. El camino a Rio Secreto esta rodeado de selva y tiempo. The Yucatan peninsula is one of the top destinations for travellers to Mexico. For the majority, it consists of a flight into Cancun International Airport, a short bus ride south along the … Continue reading
A picture, so the saying goes, speaks a thousand words. That’s what I had in mind when recently taking a stroll around Upper Kananaskis Lake. It seems that every 100m another thousand words stream through my mind. Stop. Look. Listen. Breathe. Continue on. I think that a common misconception is that, in order to see … Continue reading
This time there was no apprehension. We thought we knew what to expect, but witnessed more than we could possibly imagine. Minke, Humpback, Killer whales, sea lions, seals, Dall’s porpoise, bald eagles, salmon, herring, various underwater creatures including jellies and star fish, and a wasp sting. The four-day kayaking trip along Johnstone Strait had it … Continue reading
It was one year ago, to the week, that I became an environmentalist at heart. I had spent just a couple of days at sea with Sylvia and North Island Kayak in Johnstone Strait and while I was environmentally ‘aware’ up until that point, it was on this trip that I became green. One year … Continue reading
I am not sure when I became ‘green’. In fact, I’m not sure I can say that I am green. I am still getting there. Day by day. Green is a state of mind, and I’m there. Living green, however, is quite a different thing. It’s a challenge, but it’s the most important challenge you … Continue reading
Traveling from Cordoba to Buenos Aries on an overnight bus, on the last leg of our Argentina journey, I sat with my laptop and produced a frighteningly witty and smart comment to start off this blog entry and wrote for a full page before taking a break, sleeping for a while, and waking back in … Continue reading
Britain has a special place in my heart. Born and raised in Sheffield, I spent 21 years of my life in England before moving to Canada. Every family holiday up until that point had been a journey of its own, but it is only since leaving Britain on a permanent basis that returning their feels … Continue reading
Technically, we kayaked with Orca. As we paddled along the Johnstone Strait on Day 2 of our paddling we heard reports that several Orca were swimming alongside boats that we could see with our bare eyes. We could not, however, see the Orca. In my gut, I feel that we did not kayak with Orca, … Continue reading
a beautiful world 