Travel has always had a place in my life from the time I was a boy until today. In 1998, Yim joined me on the adventure and our big trips are still to come.
I enjoy writing about them and using my photography to illustrate them simply as a way of recording a life well lived. I hope you find something you enjoy.
It’s been a beautiful Autumn this year. The weather seems to be getting slightly warmer for longer each year. This year, a full ten years in to our having begun work on landscaping the backyard as a clean slate,…
Flowerpot Island near Tobermory, Ontario, is one of the most beautiful and unique places in Ontario. The island, part of the Fathom Five National Marine Park, is famous for its rock columns that resemble flowerpots – narrower at the…
Yim and I had been talking about hiking the Cinque Terres for years. This year, we finally made it. Tucked between Genoa and Pisa, along a mountainous six-mile stretch of the Italian Riviera, lie the Cinque Terre. The five…
When planning our Italy trip, we each had different areas we wanted to see. Yim really wanted to see Venice so we decided three days might be fun – and it was. It’s a ridiculous city and I’m not…
Hogg’s Falls, located just outside of Flesherton, is one of the many waterfalls of Grey County, Ontario. Located on the Boyne River, Hogg’s Falls is about a 2 hour drive north of Toronto and 40 minutes from Collingwood. This…
Established originally as Sieur de Monts National Monument in 1916, Acadia National Park encompasses more than 48,000 acres on Mount Desert Island, the Schoodic Peninsula, Isle Au Haut, and many smaller coastal islands. The major portion of the park…
Recently we visited Acadia National Park in Maine and the only hike that was mandatory for me was The Jesup Path. Why? Because of the birch trees. Anyone who knows me knows that birch trees are my favourite tree…
