Emily got it in her head that circumnavigating Nova Scotia, by foot, was a swell idea. So to all the people that thought I was nuts for driving across Canada alone, I’d like to present Emily as exhibit A in my defence. If she’s not certifiable, how can I be?
Spirit of Place
In Australia’s Broken Hill region you can find the following inscription: “Some people come into our lives, leave footprints on our hearts and we are never, ever the same again.” You would be hard pressed to find a more humble epitaph to Australian mateship in a more fitting location.
Beyond the Mysteries of Ancient Egyptian Medicine
Some people inferred from Egyptian art and tombs that oddly-shaped aliens had visited earth, or that artists had taken extreme artistic license, elongating bodies, distorting skulls and creating hunched figures. But George Burden points out there may be medical explanations of which the sophisticated ancient Egyptians were well aware.
Girl Meets Canada: The Lion, the Witch and the Sarah
Our traveller feels like she once stumbled through a closet and grew up in a world with talking beavers that’s ruled by an ice queen. And now, years later I’ve somehow been drawn back to my home planet — a child again, with my experiences in Narnia just a faded memory.
Two Shirts and a Blue Jar…
Kane Ryan shows up at every fundraising event for the Dirty Wall Project with two t-shirts and a blue jar. That seemingly innocuous blue jar contains all the hope and magic (and donations) that make a big difference to some of the world’s most impoverished people. As Kane prepares to head back to India, he gives a glimpse into what goes through his mind as he sets out on a very important mission.
Air Travel and Things that Make You Go “Hmmm”
After a long day of flights, the little things start to rub Julie the wrong way. A minor rant on some of the nonsensical routines of air travel.
Welsh Scotch? You Don’t Say
Is it possible that the only whisky distillery in Wales, hunkered down as it is among industrial age slag heaps, rivals the great peaty Scotches of the Highlands?
Girl Meets Canada: Pirates and Unicorns and Friends of Yore
The ongoing story of a girl and her van on an epic journey across Canada. Whoops. Where has the time gone? Here I thought that I’d be all good and post regularly and then, BAM! Days and days (and DAYS) go by and I give you nothing. You have my deepest apologies, interweb. Apparently I […]
Shooting the Tidal Bore
The Bay of Fundy, bordered by the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, boasts the highest tides in the world. Up to 50-foot variations in water level are commonplace here. You can enjoy the spectacle from a comfortable chair on the beach. Or you can see them up close — from a Zodiac raft.
Girl Meets Canada: Old Friends and Misused Hair Gel
The ongoing story of a girl and her van on an epic journey across Canada. I know all of you faithful readers have every event of my entire life (as thus far blogged) committed fondly to memory. So of course you remember that on August 8th, 2009, I made a comment about being one of four […]
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