Located in The Forks district in central Winnipeg, Manitoba, this architectural gem is reason enough to visit Manitoba’s capital. It is always good to stroll with Gandhi As the only…

Mighty Bison in the Manitoba Legislature Winnipeg, Manitoba. Located in the middle of southern Canada, or roughly smack in the middle of North America, the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba is…

Terry Fox Run Thursday, September 29 is the annual Terry Fox School Run in Canada and, as always, Finn has taken this event seriously. Going door to door (generally rollerblading),…

Loyalist Murals in Belfast – the art of propaganda I once listened to an Italian philosopher point out the obvious (paraphrased); “with the Internet, we now have access to almost…

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…

Its all yellow in the heated chair! As we begin February here in the Canadian west, days are already becoming longer, although spring still feels very far away. I leave…

Finally, a handstand at Machu Pichu 🙂 I love Peru and now it is fair to say another 18 people do as well. I started this contribution while sitting on…

Here is a blog from my friend, (award-winning) photographer and international tour guide, Yvette Barnett. I have know Yvette for many years and we recently caught up in Boston. She…

Just another hike – this one is Vancouver Island, but we ‘climb’ throughout the mountains. Falling from 8000 ft – How did we survive! Well, we actually survived because it…

Victoria’s Beautiful Architecture We have just returned from our annual family trip to Vancouver Island. I love Vancouver Island. Although I travel often to beautiful Victoria, every summer we join…