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Safari in South Luangwa
When you say the word 'safari' most thoughts turn to the endless plains of Tanzania's Serengeti. But where the Serengeti can be likened to driving a sports car on a four lane superhighway, Zambia's...
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Cheetah Pets & Cheetah Predators
The past week saw one of the most impressive and unexpected stops on the tour so far - the Otjitotongwe Cheetah Park in Namibia.Until then I hadn't caught so much of a glimpse of the world's fastest...
View ArticleWould You Rather Date a Cheetah or a Cougar?
Anyone from Vancouver, or those who have visited, will have first hand experience of the social disfunction that plagues our fair city's dating scene. Here's a couple of choice responses I've received...
View ArticleGround Rush in Namibia
This is the sort of thing you don't tell your mother about until you are safely back on the ground...or perhaps never. Sorry Mom!Skydiving courtesy of Ground Rush.PS - photos in reverse(ish) order...
View ArticleThe Themed Toilets of Ngepi
A raft of new posts are on the way, including photo highlights from the past two months, and full articles on the wrap up of the African overland tour and of life here in Cape Town. In the mean time,...
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Nelson Mandela and District Six
February 11th marked the 18th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's long walk to freedom. I missed the opportunity to make a commemorative post on that event, but hopefully I can make up for it by sharing an...
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My Father the Sun, My Mother the Moon
I've loved solo travel ever since my first trip across Europe a decade ago. Its sense of freedom and endless possibilities are the rarest gifts, and I find it difficult to give those up to travel with...
View ArticleTanzania to Cape Town Photo Highlights
The departure for India is fast approaching, but while I'm still in Africa here are the photo highlights from the past two months. I've included titles and descriptions on the files, so anyone wanting...
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Shark Alley - South Africa
Here's one I've been looking forward to, in spirit since witnessing the breathtaking footage of Planet Earth, and in practice since first stepping foot in Africa - cage diving with the Great White...
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Leech Trekking in Periyar
Yes, that's a picture of a dead fish floating in a pond. And with the exception of a troop of monkeys, that was all the wildlife available during a full day safari in Periyar National Park, India.The...
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A Morning at Elephant Junction
Although my recent elephant safari was entirely unsuccessful, I was able to spend a morning with several Asian Elephants at the Elephant Junction sanctuary in Kumily.Throughout the three hour visit I...
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Beleaguered in Bombay
I love cities. Though I profoundly love nature, I'll always choose to live within the human dense drama of the urban landscape. The bigger the better, and since first visiting there two years ago,...
View ArticleGenerosity, Non-Violence & Non-Cooperation
Having escaped Bombay I'm now in Rishikesh, where this morning I was listening to an old lecture by Jack Kornfield over a second cup of mediocre coffee.He was discussing the roots of generosity and...
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Non-Cooperation and the Olympic Games
"The present era is rampant with the five forms of degeneration, in particular the red ideology (....)"In future, this system will certainly be forced either from within or without on this land that...
View ArticleCanada Sued for Climate Change Failures
I've been substantially away from the home front news for quite awhile, but this is worth mentioning on both a national and personal note. On June 18, Canada became the first country ever to be brought...
View ArticleLadakh - The Last of India
The past few weeks have definitely been a different flavour. Heading steadily to the north of India, the people and country side have both shifted towards mountainous and Buddhist, culminating in...
View ArticleAn Accidental Trip to Thailand
It was meant to be a side trip to the Philippines where a good friend is doing anthropological research in a traditional Kalinga Valley village. Unfortunately, I let myself get bluffed out by the...
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My Rights, Your Responsibility
I’m home now in Vancouver, with the daunting task of summing up and integrating a journey that covered four continents and more than eight months of my life. It can leave a person wondering how to...
View Article8 Months of Photo Highlights
Thanks to all my readers for hanging in while I get my feet back on the ground here at home. Many new developments are coming soon, but in the mean time, please enjoy these photo highlights of 8 months...
View ArticleCampaigning for Change
With most of the world's people facing the catastrophic fallout of the worst US presidency in history and the now undeniable threats facing the Earth's environment, there seems to be an almost...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Recycling
The following is a disturbing profile of the state of the computer recycling business in the United States, and where the electronics end up.The town of Guiyo in southern China is now one of the most...
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Book Review: Confessions of a Radical Industrial
Many books offer environmental understanding and perspective, but few of them offer a genuine path for tangible change. This is exactly what Confessions of a Radical Industrialist, the new book by Ray...
View ArticleCanada Savaged Over Oil Sands
I typically do not re-post articles, but yesterday's piece is the Guardian is noteworthy. Titled "Canada's image in tatters" the article details at length Canada's roll as a corrupt petro-state, and...
View ArticleConscious Earth Closes
First and foremost, a huge thanks the thousands of visitors, commentators and followers that took part in this blog over the past years. As those still following know, the blog tailed off after my trip...
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