The ongoing story of a girl and her van on an epic journey across Canada. Day 11 (Thurs, May 20th) I left my new friends in Houston and drove to Prince George. I’ve been to PG before. I have to be honest. I didn’t like it. My sister Angie lived there for a few years […]
Sailing The Rock
The first thing you notice is the air, scrubbed by a thousand miles of ocean and a hundred miles of evergreen forest. The spruce-scented breeze wafts along the shores of western Newfoundland filling the billowing sails of our tall ship, Concordia, and simultaneously purging our lungs of city smog. Even the tap water in Newfoundland […]
Romancing the Rails
A couple pursues a second honeymoon on a rail trip through the Rockies and discovers the romance of the rails is far more than just a distant memory. In fact, love is in the air amidst some of Canada’s most majestic scenery.
Girl Meets Canada: Follow the Yellow Brick Road
The ongoing story of a girl and her van on an epic journey across Canada. …or the Yellowhead Highway… Day 7 (Sun, May 16) I was up in Terrace, BC, maybe 11 years ago. Actually, I was about an hour North of Terrace, in a tiny hippy community called Rosswood, for a music festival. It […]
Antarctic Odyssey
George Burden isn’t the first physician to visit Antarctica but he is one of the few privileged to visit this remote and stunningly beautiful continent. There was even the chance for an quick and icy dive with penguins in water of 1.8 degrees Celsius.
For the Love of Cheese
“How can one possibly govern a people who make 246 cheeses?” General de Gaulle is supposed to have asked. In few places on earth is cheese as celebrated and revered as it is in France, and one of the highlights is cheese from Pont l’Eveque.
Girl Meets Canada: The Longest Ferry EVER
A desire to see a northern British Columbia town leads our traveller to take the LONGEST ferry ride ever. Can she survive 20 hours of floating tedium? Will the town meet her expectations?
Eco Fishing: Can an Environmentalist Designer also be a Sport Fisher?
On a fishing trip to wildly breathtaking Haida Gwaii, environmentalist and designer J.C. Scott ponders the ecological impact of his trip, the wind power proposed and opposed for the region, how to help crabs migrate, and how to stop offshore oil drilling if we don’t have the option of alternate sources of energy — all this while fishing in some of the world’s most exciting waters.
Gallivanting ‘Round Ghana
A 15-year-old boy travels to Ghana and encounters kings, priestesses, sacred crocodiles, juju magic and malaria.
Girl Meets Canada: We Have Achieved Take Off!
The ongoing story of a girl and her van on an epic journey across Canada. So, did I mention that I’m driving across Canada this summer? I think I may have failed to do so. I’ve been thinking about it for so long, I just assumed that everyone else knew. The whole world. Hi, world! […]
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