In mid September, 2020, I ventured from my home in Vancouver, B.C., on a 10 day camper van road trip and headed points north to escape the smoke from forest fires in adjacent U.S. states. It wasn’t an easy escape, the smoke was still pretty thick when I overnighted in Glacier National Park. The smoke […]
Year: 2020
The enchanting seaside city of Barcelona, Spain
From mid October to early November, 2018, I embarked on a 4 week trip to Spain and Portugal with my friend Blaine, also from Ottawa where I lived at that time. I joined Blaine in Barcelona after finishing up my trip to Venice, Italy. The AirBnB for our 5 nights stay was close to the […]
Taking in a multi-day photography workshop in E.C. Manning Park, B.C.
The stars lined up for me this summer (2020) as I was able to attend Jess Findlay Photography’s annual Manning Park Wildlife and Mountain Vistas multi-day workshop from July 12th – July 15th. Although photographers from all over the world would typically be welcomed to attend this workshop, given the COVID-19 travel restrictions, only those […]
The beauty of Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park, B.C.
Near the end of June, 2020, I set out on a 5 day day camping trip to explore the Sea to Sky Highway (route 99) up to Lillooet then looped back down through Cache Creek and Route 5 through Kamloops, Merritt, Hope, then home via the Trans Canada Route 1 to New Westminster. I spent […]
Camping in E.C. Manning Park, B.C.
With COVID-19 restrictions my travels abroad came to an abrupt halt since March 2020. The silver lining, however, was that exploring my “own backyard” here in the province of British Columbia (B.C.) was an exciting new lure since June 1st, 2020 when the provincial health authorities allowed resident-only camping in the parks. I scouted Manning […]
Temples of Thailand
Throughout my 11 day trip to Thailand in January 2020 I was was never really far from among the country’s over 41,000 Buddhist temples (Wat is the Thai word for temple). Clearly, I could not visit them all, haha. For some temples, I went out of my way to visit them, but in most cases, […]
Whale watching and sunsets in Tofino
I was pretty fortunate to have a cloudless four day camping weekend in Tofino, British Columbia, in mid March, 2020. Tofino is a small community on the West-side of Vancouver Island and is known for its spectacular scenery and amazing outdoor experiences. During my short stay I took in some surfing photography, whale watching, and […]
Surfin’ Long Beach in Tofino
A highlight of my van camping trip in March, 2020, to Tofino on the West-side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia (BC), was Long Beach within Pacific Rim National Park. It’s considered a bit of a surfers paradise (albeit cold at 7 to 16 degrees Celsius) producing waves for stoked beginners and seasoned pros. During the […]
Out and about in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand, is a hive of activity throughout the day and night, lots of sights, sounds and smells to keep one amused. Below are some Bangkok photos taken during my January 2020 trip. The lion’s share of photos are food related, after all, Bangkok, is known over the world for its street eats. Silom district […]
Sunday Walking Street in Chiang Mai, Thailand
A highlight of my trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand, in January 2020, was a stroll through the Sunday Weekend Walking Street, a lively outdoor night market of art, crafts, music, and food. It runs along Ratchadamnoen Road for around one kilometre starting from the ThaPae Gate. It starts from 4 pm until around midnight. Many […]