Jan 9, 20205 minSawadee-krap – from Thailand!Golden Buddha Rather than a cold, snowy Christmas break, I managed to sneak out of school a few days early to experience an entirely diff...
Apr 1, 20194 minGuayaquil, Ecuador; Bananas, Heat & Urban Renewal – A New, New DestinationGuayaquil – Ecuador’s largest city is hot and humid. The sprawling city boasts a tropical, savanna climate. I have always visited during ...
Nov 4, 20184 minA week in London with DadYYC My trip to England began very well. We left our home in the Rockies and drove to the airport. Once on our Air Canada flight, we were ...
Oct 19, 20183 minOne Night in Paris ….Our trip to Paris began in St. Pancras station. We boarded the Eurostar train and sped away from London. In barely an hour we were alread...
Apr 25, 20182 minCevichochos – A RecipeCevichochos ready to enjoy! Cevichochos is an Ecuadorian high-altitude meal. It was invented approximately 45 years ago when it first sta...
Apr 1, 20183 minFinn in Quito, EcuadorA stairway to heaven? Finn in Quito As I write this, I am enjoying a coffee (decaf), a passion fruit, and an excellent view in Quito, Ecu...
Mar 28, 20183 minHigh! From Quito, EcuadorQuito’s iconic colonial centre, located in a beautiful Andean Valley After a couple of marvellous weeks at sea level in Patagonia and Eas...
Apr 20, 20176 minSeoul, South KoreaIt is quite possible I have now found my favourite (very) large city. Seoul is huge, lively, interesting, extremely friendly, reasonably ...
Apr 16, 20174 minKorea, DMZ, North Korea, WARThe train route between the two capitals. My photo is a little artsy, but factual. The border is entirely barricaded and closed. On my ve...
Apr 13, 20172 minSnow Monkeys!Enjoying a morning bath Honestly, seeing these monkeys has long been the single biggest reason I have wanted to visit Japan. I really tho...
Apr 10, 20172 minSapporo and Hokkaido (photos)Dotted among the modern, functional architecture of Sapporo are the tired, wooden structures endemic to northern communities Japan’s Nort...
Apr 5, 20175 minJapan – First ImpressionsIt has been a long time since I have visited a place I have never before been. The Land of the Rising Sun is a place I have wanted to vis...
Sep 28, 20163 minTerry Fox RunTerry Fox Run Thursday, September 29 is the annual Terry Fox School Run in Canada and, as always, Finn has taken this event seriously. Go...
Jul 27, 20162 minFinn: Camp Chief Hector (3)This was my home for the week. What an excellent house! For the third time in three years, I recently enjoyed one week at an overnight ca...
Jul 12, 20163 minOregon in DepthOur friendly world travelers at the Oregon State Capitol Dad and I are just on our Air Canada flight home from Portland. What a fun week w...
Jun 28, 20162 minCampbell River – Saving the Planet One Sip at a Time!Campbell River, Vancouver. Sunset on the Discovery Passage Enjoying my first few days off in months, my family and I headed to north-cent...
Feb 6, 20164 minJanuary & The Winter Rockies (Jasper Included)Its all yellow in the heated chair! As we begin February here in the Canadian west, days are already becoming longer, although spring sti...
Jan 11, 20163 minMexico Beach TimeFun, Culture and Family, in the Sun By Finn, Dad & Uncle Graham Us boys learning some acrobatics on the beach! Note from Patrick: This co...
Jan 1, 20162 minBC’s Mountain Village – Silver StarLook at the snow .. and all the new terrain! More powder! Silver Star’s new glades were so much fun after a fresh dump of snow. Located n...
Dec 23, 20153 minSkiing in Revelstoke: We’re Stoked!Finn & Dad enjoying the late day sun, atop Mount Mackenzie, Revelstoke, BC The boys on a powder paradise! This is a shout out to Revelsto...