Shall we talk about slavery? I honestly did not know the term Juneteenth, but over the years I have begun to understand a little about the history of enslavement. However…
Welcome to the Cape I have now been coming to New England and Cape Cod on tour for four years, so just for fun I have just done a ‘Cape…
Saint Augustine I recently returned to Florida to lead another comprehensive tour of the Sunshine State. As a mountain person, flat Florida is slightly out of my regular environment, yet…
This has been a mountainous summer. Two countries, three jurisdictions, but just one time zone – mountain time (my time)! The University of Calgary Rather than travelling east-west, I have made…
Reflecting on New England As my refined smorgasbord of lobster, quaint towns, beautiful coastlines, rolling mountains and the extremely rich has come to an end, this is an opportunity to…
It had to be done! A handstand atop Cadillac Mountain 🙂 The New England Coast is beautiful. Naturally beautiful, architecturally beautiful and culturally beautiful. The highest point on the American…
Overlooking the Falls on a beautiful fall day With the greatest volume of water of any waterfall on earth, Niagara’s powerful beauty is arguably one of the most accessible major…
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…