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Sunday Special – Dettifoss Falls, Iceland
My apologies for not posting this yesterday. Since it is (Canadian) Thanksgiving today let’s consider it a Thanksgiving post :) To date, my only experience with Iceland has been a quick flight connection while enroute to Manchester, England. It was December and pitch black at 8:30 a.m. So of course this will have to change.…
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Dirty Hands
I had planned to wander around Chandni Chowk but the rains were coming down hard. I was already partly soaked from just crossing the street. I thought it best to head back to the New Delhi subway and back to the hotel. I sent Dempy a message on WhatsApp to see if she wanted anything. She…
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Sunday’s Special – The Colosseum, Rome
As much as I like researching obscure and lesser known whereabouts (at least to me) to feature on Sundays, now and then it is good to post about famous landmarks around the world. Afterall, they are well known for a reason. Rome’s Colosseum is no exception. A truly stunning building that I was able to see…
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Sunday Special – Dude Chilling Park, Vancouver
How often does a prank end up becoming an official art installation? Well at least once. Here in my city of Vancouver that exact thing happened. It was just a bit fun that ended up becoming permanent after the locals in the neighbourhood thought it fitting to the area. Back in 2012 a then mystery…
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Sunday Special – Up Helly Aa Fire Festival, Scotland
January can be a dreary month in the northern hemisphere, what with its short days of sunlight, frigid cold air and in many places with snow but no place to ski or snowboard. So what does one do to help pass the dreariness? Well in Lerwick, Scotland they hold a fire festival on the last…
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The Map Project – India
Hello! Here is the next and last (but only for the time being I hope) installment of The Map Project. It has been great reading the posts and seeing what these kids have learned. Perhaps when I get back to doing a few short trips now and again they can give their insight once more. I hope…
