Category Travel
Speaking of Castles…
Six years ago today I offered you a photo essay of the castle in Badenwiler, pictures I took on my first visit there the previous month. At the time in never occurred to me i would spend four years living just a few kilometres away, and the Badenweiler castle would be one of those go-to […]
Another Castle
Given the travel restrictions, I didn’t visit many castles during our last 18 months in Germany. Then again, once you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all. Tourists don’t feel that way of course. Living in Germany, with a ruined castle on every second hill, I quickly reached the point where castles lost their appeal. Seen […]
The Fourth Plinth
When I took the picture I didn’t realize the sculpture was only temporary. It was early 2017 and it was my first viist to Trafalgar Square in (I think) 30 years. I didn’t remember having seen the giant thumb before – but it is possible in 1986 I didn’t want to waste film on it. […]
Jogging The Memory
You think you will always remember. But you don’t. I took this photo in the summer of 2009. Summer vacation in Germany. Exactly where? I haven’t a clue. I know it is within a couple of hours of Heidelberg, because the photos before and after include members of my wife’s family from that area. I […]
Coming Into Vernazza
In the hope that someday soon restrictions will be lifted and tourism will again become possible, I thought I’d share some pictures from my 2009 Italian vacation. My wife wanted to visit Cinque Terre, a region I had never heard of before. She sold me on the idea of five isolated villages with no access […]
Behind Bars
Justin Trudeau is holding me prisoner. I am not alone, he has had thousands of other Canadians locked up without charges, without trial, without conviction. That this “quarantine hotel” is somewhat comfortable does not mitigate the fact this is essentially an internment camp. There is no public health reason for my being here. The government […]
You Be The Judge
Did the Canadian government lie to the people when quarantine hotels were introduced? They wouldn’t do that, would they? Back in January, when it was made mandatory for returning air travelers to stay in a quarantine hotel, the government said there would be exceptions. The rules were made public, and anyone who felt they qualified […]
The Last Sunset
Hard to believe that our time in Germany is over. Took a couple of pictures on our last walk through the vineyard. PCR test came back negative, which means there should be no problems getting home. The goodbyes have been tough, and there are so many mixed emotions. So very sad to be leaving, happy […]
What Bucket List?
So this is what it comes down to. So many places. So little time. And a pandemic. Every traveler has a list of “must-sees.” I’m not quite sure of the “must” part, but there are some places I would still like to visit. Living in Germany for four years I thought I would cross some […]
Falling Down?
If not for the fog, I would never have seen the orphanage. The building reconciled me to missing a day in Cappadocia. With our flight canceled due to weather conditions we spent the day instead on the Princes’ Islands. There was a big wodden structure at the top of Buyukada Island that we just had […]
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