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iPhone vs. Kindle: A Personal Take on Convergence from the Road
What device do you take with you when you’re biking across the Baja, sleeping in tents and raising dust and craving convergence? iPhone? Kindle? iPad? Neil Johnston does the road test.
Florida Retirement: Life, Love, Limbo
With the arrogant wisdom of the middle-aged armchair homebody, I was of the opinion that retirement and Florida had at least one thing in common – each was the metaphorical equivalent to Limbo, that mythical place where Christians await their ticket to Heaven.
Easter in Rome is Not for the Faint of Heart
About five years ago, my sister Angie and I both happened to be in Europe. She was teaching in England, and I was working at my company's branch in Dusseldorf, Germany. Yes, there was a time that I had a "real" job. After six months of that I … Read more →
The Wild Grandeur of Australia’s Kangaroo Island
Set amidst the wild grandeur of South Australia, Kangaroo Island offers beauty, luxury, exotic wildlife, romance, adventure and one of the most amazing destinations in the world — Southern Ocean Lodge.
My Bi-polar Blood Stained Existence in A War-Ravaged Society
My life is full of contradictions, or what I call my bi-polar activity. Not that I have some clinically diagnosed chemical imbalance in my aging grey matter; rather, unlike most of my friends whose work and home life are often inter-related, mine is completely disparate.
Things I Did in the Dark
Inky fingers stroked my hair. And the darkness had a sound. It buzzed and whispered to the rhythm section of my heartbeat as I lay paralyzed by the fear of ghosts. The fear of being left alone. The fear of dying of fear itself.
They Seek the Whales
Off the coast of Victor Harbor in South Australia, Southern Right Whales keep returning in ever-increasing numbers to seek safe sanctuary from predators in these waters during breeding season.
Wilderness Canoeing, Tent Dwellers’ Style
Life As A Human is pleased to present another adventure in Sandra’s Phinney’s travel and exploration series, Travelling Thoughts. This time she goes into “the deep unknown” in the wilds of Nova Scotia, following the footsteps of Mark Twain’s biographer and a military spy.
The Accidental Squatters
Last weekend my good friend Andrea and I went camping. That's right, in mid March, while it was still technically winter. We. Went. Camping. This is one of the many things I love about the west coast of Canada. We're really not part of Canada at … Read more →
My Private Sudan: Part II
Does the Western world really get the truth about what is happening in far-flung countries? Do reporters overseas see the real picture – the big picture? These issues are explored in second installment of My Private Sudan from writer and helicopter pilot Allan Cram in which his recollections of Sudan differ dramatically from reports in some Western newspapers.
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