Tag Archives: Travel Blog It is a truly biblical landscape. Referenced in the Old Testament, it was on this rocky desert terrain that the Hebrew prophet, teacher, and leader Moses walked, gave sermons, and ultimately died. Moses is considered the most important prophet in Judaism and one of the most important personages in Christianity, Islam, and other Abrahamic religions. He […]  Pictures don’t do it justice! There is nothing like being in the Himalaya with magnificent jagged snow-capped peaks rising all around. The rarified spring air, thinned by the altitude (3210 m), and the effort involved in the steep, 1.4 km hike up the hill from Ghorepani in the dark, only add to the feeling of […]  One of the things I love about travelling with a photo group is that you can end up in some strange places that you might otherwise miss. In addition, you spend more time in one spot than you would with a ‘normal’ tour group, giving you a chance to think about seeing things differently and […]  “There never was a good war, or a bad peace.” – Benjamin Franklin (July 27, 1983) Last Tuesday was ANZAC Day: a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that commemorates those “who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations” and their contribution and suffering. The date, however, was specifically […]  I think the forests of British Columbia (BC), Canada must be my Spirit Home. It was my first time to the north end of Vancouver Island, at the very west of Canada, but I felt right at home! I was on a BC road trip, and was booked to take the long ferry trip north […] |
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