The Curious Case of the Opitsaht Cows of Vancouver Island
To be fair, the cows themselves don’t rouse all that much curiosity. I am, after all, talking regular mooing livestock commonly found roaming in herds across green fields or dusty plains. It’s where you find this particular little group of cattle, and what brought...
The Changing Face (Book) of Travel
I’ve just finished watching an old episode of Michael Palin’s Pole to Pole TV series, first broadcast in 1992. It’s made me feel terribly nostalgic. I remember watching it the first time around. It was romantic, exotic and steeped with inspiration and possibilities....
5 Things I Discovered About the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia
That’s right, the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia. In Canada, not Australia. If you thought this westernmost of Canadian provinces was all about the Rockies, the gateway city of Vancouver and great swathes of temperate rainforest brimming with bears, you’d be...
Revisiting Favourite Places – Flashbacks of Canada
When you fall in love with a destination, and re-visit it after many years, there is often a slight risk that it won’t live up to the reputation your rosy memories have bestowed upon it. For starters, has it changed much since you were there? Are you even the same...
Harmony of the Seas – A Seafaring Giant
For the last couple of days, Royal Caribbean’s new flagship Harmony of the Seas, has been waiting patiently outside City Terminal in Southampton, anticipating the green light for her maiden voyage. She’s the largest cruise ship in the world, and a template for the...
Bedridden at Baikal – A Trans-Siberian Trip with A Difference
Don’t become ill on the Trans-Siberian, not unless you are proficient in Russian. Even then, you may experience a ride in a builder’s van masquerading as an ambulance - and the small matter of having to palm airport officials with US dollars to exit the country upon...
Celica Art Hostel – Doing Time in Ljubljana’s Quirkiest Abode
Travel recommendations can be very hit and miss. Somebody’s ultimate luxury can be another’s pretentious overkill, and my road trip fantasies could easily be at loggerheads with your dreams of idyllic, palm-fringed beaches. So when a friend tells you that you simply...
Sowing the seeds of wanderlust – how a coffee ad fired up a love for travel
The steam train glided majestically through backwater towns and stark sweeping vistas. Then, there she was – sipping her coffee and gazing out of the window, That image of the unknown woman on her journey never left me. Here’s how a coffee advert fired up a love for travel…
