The Ring Road
Splendor. Simplicity. Solitude. Iceland is a place that forces you to fill in all the voids. Splendor and beauty abound along the Ring Road (Route 1)…
Milan, Italy
Mmm hmm…Milano cookies! No real connection with the city of Milan- I’ve just always thought of the two in conjunction; probably because I adore chocolate, cookies…
Venice, Italy
A continuation of my Italy series, and what I like to call Venice the Menace! I loved the waterways, boats and blown glass art throughout this city,…
Dead Fish Go With the Flow
Do you feel numb to the latest sexual assault allegations? Does it seem normal when President Trump misspeaks or mocks something? These days obscene and unthinkable…
The Canadian Rockies (Maligne Lake and Lake Louise)
You can learn a lot about yourself on an 8-mile canoe paddle. Add to that a thirty/forty degree drizzle, novice paddlers, and the pressure of darkness…
The Canadian Rockies (Celestine, Second Geraldine and Laughing Falls)
I climbed. I jumped. I swam. I tip-toed with balance. I huff and puffed. I lost my way and found it again. I felt my heart…
Rome, Italy
A follow-up to the Perugia, Italy post. Rome was my second stop and an extra special one because my brother met up with me for a…
Perugia, Italy
I’ll be going down memory lane in the coming weeks to a decade ago when I took a life-changing trip in Europe. I will forever be…
Canada – Vancouver to Gibsons via Victoria
Now I get why when people say they’re from British Columbia, they say it like they just dropped a mic. Calming and breathtakingly beautiful vistas abound…
Character: It’s what’s on trial
Growing up my parents impressed heavily on me the importance of character. We start building them as children. Listening to mom and dad leads to respect…
Based on Principle 