Bon bini! First and only time I tried iguana. Very bony, lots of hot sauce, still tasted like…. yep, chicken. I absolutely fell in love with this “Dushi” island; translation in the local language of Papiamento, “live a sweet life”.
Part of the ABC island checklist – Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao. Windy, protective of nature, kind people, quiet and peaceful. And donkeys. Hee-haw!
My first time here was on a yoga retreat about a ten minute walk down the beach from Atlantis where we would sneak on, swim in the pool, walk around the aquarium, and get latte’s from Starbucks. The second time, five years later, I stayed at Atlantis on Paradise Island, swam with the dolphins, took…
The colours of Columbia are magical.
The summer of 2018 like none other. Romance, mystery, magic, chaos, beauty.
There has got to be a better way to solve conflicts. History shows walls are not productive. Freedom and liberty above all.
Historical beauty.
Bedouin – A nomadic Arab of the desert.
The pyramids, sphinx, sailing in a felucca down the nile, cannon balling into the nile, Valley of the Kings, navigating Cairo solo, Abu Simbel, and King Tut. The university student that once was me thought of being an archeologist. Dreams do come true.
A marathon in the outback, scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef, sailing adventure through the Whitsundays, Blue Mountains, seeing my big brother Pauly, the Australian Zoo, camping in a Walkabout Wildlife Park, spear fishing, and the Gold and Sunshine coasts. It was the endless summer of 2015.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on the first day.
I was in grade 4 when I went to see the Detroit Tigers play at Tiger Stadium with my grandpa. It was a sunny Sunday afternoon with Sparky Anderson, Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammel keeping things interesting. I don’t remember who they played, or even who won. But I remember my grandpa yelling with the…
June 12, 2020 I decided I was going to drive 5000kn from Windsor, Ontario to Vancouver, British Columbia. June 15, 2020 I loaded up my car with a bunch of clothes in a laundry basket, toiletries, snacks, and some writing/reading materials. No plan, just drive. It was the most incredible solo adventure I’d ever taken.
Lisbon and the Algarve with a rental car oopsie.