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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.

Hiking Travel

Flowerpot Island

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…

September 1, 2024
Travel

Rome

Beginning in the 8th century B.C., ancient Rome grew from a small town on Italy’s Tiber River into an empire that at its peak encompassed most of continental Europe, Britain, western Asia, northern Africa and the Mediterranean islands. After…

July 15, 2024
Travel

Tuscany

“Tuscany,” Goethe observed, “looks like Italy should.” When we began talking about traveling to Italy, Tuscany was the area I most wanted to visit. I wanted to rent a Tuscan Farmhouse where we would feel at home, a nice…

June 15, 2024
Hiking Travel

Cinque Terres

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…

May 15, 2024
Travel

Three Days in Venice

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…

May 1, 2024
Hiking Travel

Hoggs Falls

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…

January 15, 2024
Hiking Travel

Acadia National Park

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…

December 1, 2023
Hiking Travel

The Jesup Path, Acadia

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…

November 1, 2023
Hiking Travel

Watkins Glen State Park

This year we discovered Watkins Glen State Park. I had read about it on several occasions before but we have not really made much of an effort to visit the US in the past five years. So while we…

October 1, 2023
Life & Stories Travel

Paris

This May, we visited Paris.  Apparently, the springtime is supposed to be the perfect time to visit and while we didn’t have the best weather, we did have a great visit. We had several very nice days, a couple…

May 15, 2023