travel; history; memoir; place-based creative non-fiction
Feeling the need to get away from it all? This post highlights 10 REMOTE locations in the world and the personal benefits of choosing to visit places like them. Strategies for turning something you think is only remotely possible into the possibility of being able to visit a remote place is also discussed.
They say that you can get stuck in the past if you keep looking back too much. However, I ve recently learned that looking back to the past can help you move forward in life! Last night I looked up from the hot tub and stared at the Big Dipper, which immediately transported me back to Continue reading "Sea Kayaking Alaska : Looking Back to GreatLand Guides"
If you REALLY want to bond with your neighbors, try inviting them over to your house for a CANADA DAY celebration on July 1st! It can be a great way for everyone on your block to get to know one another, welcome newcomers, and improve your neighborhood. Luckily, I had a couple of Canadian Flags Continue reading "Oh Canada!- A Strategy for Building Community"
The best things in life that make you feel freer also happen to be free themselves! Whether it be a splash of colors in the sky at sunset, or a set of magnificent cloud formations, looking up to the heavens at an artistic sky can really reset your mood. Here are some pictures of epic Continue reading "Epic Skies- Look Up!"
It s been over a week since my trip to Okanagia, and I still can t get it off of my mind. Okanagia is the kind of place that gets you excited to write about it. Previously, I had only driven through it on my way to somewhere else. This time however, it was the destination. While Continue reading "Discovering Okanagia"
Highlights of two of the Iconic sections of British Columbia's Kettle Valley Rail trail, including Myra Canyon and the Naramata Bench.
I m feeling kind of blue today ..but it is a HAPPY BLUE! I follow a couple of Blogs that post to the Lens-Artists challenge each week, and was inspired enough by the other posts that I read to offer up a post of my own. This week s challenge by Lens Artist Ritva Sillanmaki asks to select Continue reading "Lens-Artists Challenge #398 Choose a Color"
There are the moments I love most often when traveling: the gentle, rhythmic jolt of train wheels on rails; the long, mournful blast on the locomotive s whistle way up ahead; the feeling of being taken inexorably on a journey, heading somewhere new, yet moving slowly enough to have time to take in the changes along Continue reading "Enjoying the Cuban Countryside From a Slow Train"
There are a lot of reasons to visit the island of Kauai, the Garden Isle of the state of Hawaii. There are stunningly beautiful landscapes like Waimea Canyon, lush rainforests, rich history and Hawaiian culture, beaches with monk seals and turtles, and guided outdoor excursions for the more adventurous. However, the one reason we chose Continue reading "Biking Kauai-the Ke Ala Hele Bike Path"
The figurative expression that something Is for the Birds suggests that it is worthless . But in Hawaii s case, the expression should be taken literally and not figuratively. There are all types of birds on the Hawaiian Islands, many of which are non-native and were introduced. Others are native, and only found on these remote islands. Continue reading "Hawaii-This Place is for the Birds!"