Campbell River – Saving the Planet One Sip at a Time!

Campbell River, Vancouver. Sunset on the Discovery Passage Enjoying my first few days off in months, my family and I headed to north-central Vancouver Island for some of the best…

There may be peace in our time….

Colombian Peace? Finding the path to freedom in Central Colombia June 23, 2016 will long be remembered as the most important day in the European Union as most bafflingly, the…

National Aboriginal Day

First Nations Mural on Vancouver Island Celebrate is perhaps a bit generous. Survival is perhaps a bit harsh. The aboriginal people who have inhabited what is now ‘Canada’ – for…

Brexit

Well… I have had sufficient on-line conversations about the issue of the UK’s (England driven) referendum to leave the EU (European Union)- Brexit. Therefore I will try to articulate a…

Karen Meek

Mrs. Meek, beside me, on my right, in Belfast, Ireland Living the semi-nomadic life as I do, I have the pleasure of meeting so many truly enjoyable people, yet from…

Don’t Trust the Numbers

Let’s get the facts right on immigration. Once again there has been a tragedy in the Mediterranean. A shipwreck off the coast of Libya has killed upwards of 700 people.…

Business in Cuba

Che Guevara, in Revolution Square Business in Cuba. The Great Communist Island has legalized business. Well, small and medium business, to be precise: Here is a BBC article. Of course,…

San Francisco to Vancouver

San Francisco to Vancouver. Saying goodbye at Granville Market Big Trees! This is one of the most beautiful and seismically active trips in North America. Indeed while driving north we were…

Another Eruption!

Volcanoes dot the landscape throughout Central America The current seismic event is in little, beautiful and organized Costa Rica. The major eruption is just 50 km’s from San Jose, CR’s capital…

Mount Saint Helens; an Explosive Anniversary

Beautiful Mount Hood, Oregon. Also rumbling away. 36 years ago today (May 18, 2016), Mount Saint Helens in beautiful Washington State quite literally blew its top off. Just recently there…

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