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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.

Sailing & Scuba Diving Travel

Fiji

Bula In 2006, we visited Fiji. After we returned from Belize, I really wasn’t happy to be back in Montreal. The first winter back was bad and the second was worse. There was one period where the temperature did…

February 14, 2006
Sailing & Scuba Diving Travel

Sapodilla Cayes

The Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve is the southernmost group of atolls in Belize. They consist of 14 mostly uninhabited islands within a section of the Mesoamerican reef measuring about 39,000 acres in size. These islands include Sapodilla Caye, Hunting…

October 15, 2004
Sailing & Scuba Diving Travel

Moho Caye

Moho Caye is a beautiful island that is home to soft white sandy beaches and lush greenery including, coconut, almond, oak and mangrove trees all surrounded by crystal blue waters ideal for snorkeling, diving and swimming. Located only 12…

June 15, 2004
Life & Stories Travel

How did you end up in Belize?

We had told the same story 500 times by now… How had we ended up running a five star resort in Belize was always the question. So one night, I winked at Yim and started off down the plot…

March 15, 2004
Sailing & Scuba Diving Travel

Roatan

The first time I visited Anthony’s Key was to purchase their 48 foot Pro Dive boat they had for sale and I had flown over from Belize via Pedro San Sula to Roatan to check the boat out. I’m…

August 15, 2003
Hiking Travel

Ranguana Caye, Belize

From late 2001 until 2004, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to teach scuba diving off the barrier reef of Belize, and that is enough to spoil most anyone as southern Belize is one beautiful place to…

May 15, 2003
Sailing & Scuba Diving Travel

A Tale of Three Steves…

In 2003, Scuba Diving magazine rep Steve Eisenberg approached me and asked for a couple of days of scuba diving from the dive shop I was operating in southern Belize. Since this included meeting and leading one of the…

April 15, 2002