Category Archives: Travel I was excited about my first day in East African parks. In the few hours we had spent driving around Kenya’s Lake Nakuru National Park, we had seen two of the Big Five and numerous other magnificent wild animals. The centrepiece and raison d’être of the park, of course, is the lake, known for its […]  There is so much more to Kenya than just the animals. But, as I was going there anyway, not taking advantage of the game parks seemed a waste – especially as it had been many years since I had visited an African national park (see: Etosha, Namibia). I was signed onto a photographic trip to […]  Time loses its meaning when you are chugging slowly around Türkiye’s Gulf of Gökova. Well – not entirely: the days are punctuated by wonderful meals and the occasional landfalls. I was on a small gulet with nine other passengers and four crew, making various stops around the stunningly beautiful coastline in Türkiye’s south-west. One day, […]  I love a road trip! It was my first trip back to Canada for several years – thanks to life, and Covid19, and stuff. I had some painful business to deal with, so I had decided to reward myself afterwards with a long-dreamed-of trip to the magical islands of Haida Gwaii (see: Weekly Wanders Haida […]  I was staying in Geneva, Switzerland, but spending the day in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Chamonix) in France. Europe is like that! In the midst of a couple of rainy days in Geneva visiting with old friends before continuing further east, I booked myself an self-guided day trip bus trip to Chamonix. This included a ticket for the […] |
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