Playing in New Zealand
Who would predict a steam punk playground? Penny farthing swings in Oamaru. When my children were young I knew the locations not only of...
Climbing the hills
One of many views on a Dunedin walk. Dunedin on New Zealand’s South Island provides plenty of opportunity for improving fitness. All you...
Visiting Victorian Oamaru
The Criterion Hotel in Oamaru's Victorian Precinct was built in 1877. Oamaru is a town of nearly 14,000 people located in the south...
Rebuilding Christchurch
Severely damaged Christchurch Cathedral will be rebuilt. When I visited Christchurch two years ago I wrote about the damage from the 2011...
Walking in Buffalo
The American bison or buffalo is the symbol of Buffalo, New York. Buffalo, New York is a city that was never on my radar. However, as I...
Living with dinosaurs
Sit down by my side. Recently I made a brief visit to a small Alberta city in love with dinosaurs. Alberta is rich in dinosaur fossils,...
Whining? Not me!
A great day for a walk. Complaining about winter? No, not much, although I may have occasionally muttered to myself: “Why do people live...
Ending & beginning the year
Frigid temperatures mark the end of 2017 in much of Canada. With the outdoor temperature here in Southern Alberta colder than -30°C and...
Remembering in Ieper
Ieper's medieval buildings rebuilt after WWI including the Cloth Hall, centre, and St. Martin's Cathedral, right. In summer 2014 I spent...
Remembering November 11th
As Remembrance Day approaches I reflect on some of the places where I have commemorated the date in the past decade. In 2007 friends and...
