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 all. We pretend. We’re all Hockey! And Eh! and […]
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.
Wedgeport: Tuna Fishing Capital of the World – Then and Now
Sometimes small villages become the centre of the world. For years, the famous (and infamous) flocked to Wedgeport, Nova Scotia for the tuna fishing. But there are other reasons besides tuna fishing to visit this fascinating Acadian village.
First Nations Art Brings a Powerful Beauty to Victoria’s Breakwater
It’s no easy task to bring grace to one million tons of rock, 10,000 granite blocks, 53 concrete caissons and over a million cubic yards of dredged fill but murals by First Nations artists bring a powerful beauty to the old grey breakwater at Ogden Point in Victoria, British Columbia.
How Beer Saved My Life
A Canadian ex-patriot living in London, UK, finds a warm feeling of familiarity in a British beer aisle.
Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis Part III: Once Bitten
From Mongolia to Moscow to London, author Steven Erikson’s journey home is as angst-ridden as his time away on an illness-wracked archeological expedition.
Petionville Market: The Haiti I Knew
In the wake of the Haiti earthquake, Allan Cram remembers his time in the lively, noisy, fascinating Petionville Market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Clarity: Beyond Crazed Travel Itineraries
Hippy Urban Girl discovers that beyond crazing travel planning and structured itineraries is vacation that truly allows for relaxation and the re-discovery of self.