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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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,…

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…

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…

Electoral reform was promised and it is expected. Traditionally I have not supported the Liberal Party of Canada, but I did lend some tepid (published) support in the last election…

Chile, Patagonia. From 2002-2004 I lived and worked on the Island of Chiloe, in Chilean Patagonia. Many of the friends I made there remain close friends and the Island is…