Our intrepid cross-Canada girl traveller heads to Moose Jaw, which has an elaborate system of underground tunnels that were used for a variety of nefarious activities over the decades. “They are now total tourist traps, and have two theatrical tours that most suckers have to pay to see,” she writes. “But not me!”
The Gipsy and the Snake: Travels in India
Vincent Ross visits the Indian town of Nimah where he interviews the region’s gipsies, famous for snake charming, puppeteering, pottery and juggling. DNA evidence shows India was the birthplace of the world’s gipsies. The bloodline of the Roma people, or gipsies, dates back to pre-1000AD, when their forefathers migrated westwards from northern India, spreading throughout Europe.
On Writing and Riding Drunk on Lawn Mowers
A hilarious tidbit in a local newspaper about a man arrested for driving drunk on a lawn mower inspires the author to contemplate the craft of writing.
Girl Meets Canada: Attacks by Mosquitos and Gnolls
The ongoing story of a girl and her van on an epic journey across Canada. Day 28 (Sunday June 6th) As I rolled out of Viking, Alberta, I saw a hand-written sign on bright pink poster board in a pharmacy window that read, “HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!” Oh, crap! Is it Father’s Day? This was bad […]
Mouthwatering, Lipsmacking, Fingerlicking: The Euphoria of Tennessee Barbeque
You haven’t lived until you’ve experienced tasted the flavours of the Tennessee Barbeque. Phyllis Wilson travels to Memphis and Nashville for a taste of heaven.
Girl Meets Canada: Babies and Bloody Vikings
Our traveler spends her last few days in Alberta with good friends and better tequila, then heads North East, weaving her way through the backroads to a town called…wait for it…Viking.
Welcome to Kabul, Home of the Taliban Swimming Pool: Part Two
In the streets of wartime, Kabul, the chaos is remarkably organized despite all appearances. The effect is surreal as Allan Cram discovers while driving through Kabul’s streets amidst reports to beware of a suicide bomber in a yellow Toyota.
How to Buy a Camel
Vincent Ross learns what to look for in a good camel at the Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan’s Thar desert, in northern India. With camels, as with cars, one secret is to “ride before you buy”!
Girl Meets Canada: The Really Long Road to Calgary
Our traveler and her plans to take the long road from BC to Alberta, through the Canadian Rockies, are repeatedly thwarted by the weather.
The Road Less Travelled
Julia McLean reflects on the importance of going your own way, getting lost and appreciating and discovering life. The road less travelled is truly the way to see the wonders many people bypass as she discovers on the backroads of Normandy.
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