Monthly Archives: June 2024

Tourism is facilitated like no other country in the world. Every town has an i-site visitor information center where any trip or means of transportation can be arranged. Speaking English and having a culture very similar to the one I … Continue reading →

In the mid-90s, I went to Patagonia and hiked in Torres del Paine National Park, Tierra del Fuego and Fitzroy. In the winter of 2011/12, I spent several months travelling in South America only going as far south as the … Continue reading →

As a physician, I try to look after all my medical problems without consulting a physician. Frankly, I don’t trust the medical practitioners in many 3rd world countries. I appreciate that you probably don’t have this ability. If I were … Continue reading →

ROCKY MOUNTAINS & COLUMBIA MOUNTAINS OF CANADA I did my first hike in 1974 in Waterton Lakes NP in the Canadian Rockies when still in university. I then interned in Victoria on Vancouver Island and In 1977, I started my … Continue reading →

I rarely go to festivals. It takes a lot of research to find the dates, buy a ticket and be there at a specific time. Being tied to a schedule doesn’t usually fit into my style of travel. But I … Continue reading →

GOOD LUCK I have unfailing good luck. I am a white man from Canada. Born in 1952, I am a baby boomer, the generation that has had it best – cheap education and unlimited career opportunities resulting in the last … Continue reading →

These are my favourite landscapes in the world. Determining the best landscapes is subjective. Colorado Plateau Patagonia Rocky Mountains of Canada  Columbia Mountains of British Columbia  Tassili n’Ajjar, Algeria China Bolivian Altiplano & Salar de Uyuni Karst Landscapes Tepuis, Venezuela … Continue reading →

This is a controversial category as the boundaries of many cities are difficult to determine. There are seven different lists depending on how the area of a “city” is determined. Is it the formal municipal boundaries or the general area? … Continue reading →

1980- Mexico. Climb Poppopocatepetl, my highest mountain 1996 – Patagonia (Chile & Argentina). Torres del Paine, Perito Moreno, Fitzroy 2006/2007. Drive to Cabo San Lucas in Baja Mexico. 2007.2008. Drive to the Yucatan, Mexico. 2008/2009. Drive across Canada and down … Continue reading →

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain “cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value … Continue reading →