Clik here to view.
A Prairie Sunset – In Photos
Shot gold, maroon and violet, dazzling silver, emerald, fawn, The earth’s whole amplitude and Nature’s multiform power consign’d for once to colors; The light, the general air possess’d by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Trip of Firsts – Visiting Lake Louise
We had never been to Waterton. Or in a canoe. Never been quadding, or never tried Lumpy Dick. This trip to our home province has been one of many ‘firsts’, where even though we lived here for 30+...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcards from Alberta
Is it vain to say that we’re proud of our home province for all it’s natural beauty? It’s not like we had any part in creating it. We didn’t hand chisel the lyrical mountain ridges, or carve out the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Winter Wonderland
For me, visions of hell have never included a flame-filled pit of despair. Instead, hell is crowded blankets of white. Crusted snow drifts that block doors and roads, stopping hopeful travelers in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcards From Wisconsin
Canadians, Americans, family, friends, colleagues, and random internet friends, all exclaimed a similar word when we proclaimed we were heading to Wisconsin for a few months in winter: “Why?” With...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcards from Guatemala
Guatemala turned out to be our eleventh Latin America country visited, and was easily elevated to one of our favourites. However, we recognize that our appreciation of Guatemala may have been highly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcards from Finland
Finland was a challenge. Not only were we tested when it came to our adventurous spirit and the size of our cajones our bravery, but it was an artistic and personal challenge as well. The majority of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Playground for Artists
When we managed to get out and finally see Berlin, descriptive words swirled between us: hip, gritty, cool, tough, spirited, angry, political. Berlin is a city that deserves all of it’s raging praise,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcards from Berlin
Can a city ever tire of itself, of its history? We have to wonder this of Berlin. Restricted by a visit of only one week (three turned into one, courtesy of Dalene being so sick), much of our time was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
For the People of Turkey
Our hearts ache for the people in Turkey. For the last couple of days we have been glued to news and other reports, waiting for resolve to the events that directly affect our friends who live in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcards from Québec
One of our greatest lessons from travel is the appreciation we’ve developed for our home country. That of which we were familiar with, that is. Canada is a large country and we still have so much to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw
The entrance to the Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw is not lavishly marked or easy to find. A simple, solid black iron door gates the high brick walls – it looks like nothing more than the passage to a house...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Splash of Colour in Communism
I must admit that I have become completely fascinated with learning about all-things communist: the popular restaurants, the long battle to enable change in the ideology, and more. I’m also enthralled...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcards from Poland, Part One
Our visit to Poland is best described in just two simple words: bitter and sweet. Remnants from its tragic history are never far from sight – we toured more museums and stood in silence at more...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcards from Poland, Part Two
On our first day in the country, we were picked up at the Gdansk airport by our highly accommodating apartment rental hosts. They, like some others we met in the country, were quite interested in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcards from Greenland
As the weeks have passed since our time in Greenland, the reality of all that we did and all that we saw is still settling in. In one moment we may have been grumbling over rain or struggling with the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Photographic Evolution in Ireland
My evolution in photography has come a long way. Five years ago, I was pushing buttons on a calculator as an accountant. Ever since being “deleted” from that career path, I’m now only pushing a shutter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Iconic Paris
As first time visitors to Paris, we knew exactly what to do (when we weren’t just making out, that is). We had to hit all the big sights. See the tower, cruise the river, stand under the Arc. Yes, we...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Postcards from Cambodia
I had my usual death grip on the small metal handle curved around the edge of my seat. The traffic was lighter at that time of day, near noon, but it only meant that everyone drove faster. A quick...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Elephant Nature Park, Part Two
There are few spots in the world that we have returned to, always preferring the excitement of a new experience over trying to rekindle the old. But there is one place that we visited in the past year...
View Article
