This post is part of a series called Kenya 2019 The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is an amazing organization. An integral part of their operation is the Orphan’s Project, where they rescue and raise orphaned elephants. The Nairobi Nursery is the starting point for most of these orphans who require considerable care for years before they can…
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This post is part of a series called Kenya 2019 The Nairobi National Park is 117 square km and was the first National Park in Kenya, established in 1946. Although small, it is teeming with wildlife and was the biggest surprise of my trip! The park is home to 4 of the “big 5” – lions,…
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This post is part of a series called Kenya 2019 Nairobi, Kenya’s largest city and the capital since 1963, sits at an altitude of 1,795 metres above sea level. My home for the first few days was Ololo Safari Lodge, located on the southern edge of the Nairobi National Park. I arrived after dark so the…
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This post is part of a series called Fireworks The 3rd show of 2019, entitled “Up and Down”, was presented by the Greek Firm of Pavlos Nanos. “As you are reading this, you might be wondering what makes this look so special even if you’ve seen massive fireworks in the past. Our show will leave…
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This post is part of a series called Fireworks The 2nd show of 2019 “Estate Italiana” was presented by the Italian firm of Pirotecnicia Giuliani s.r.l.. They described it as follows: “The show is a tour in Italy, to visit our most beautiful places, and enjoy our fantastic Italian atmosphere. ‘’Italian Summer’’ is the pyrotechnic…
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This post is part of a series called Fireworks The first show for 2019 was presented by Pirotecnia Igual Sa from Chile, entitled “Dancing for the world”, described as follows: “Dancing for the World is the explosion of a dream, creativity, smiles, colors and everything our soul seeks to be happy every day. In our journey…
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Just outside of the Eastern Ontario village of Douglas sits one of the best developed cave systems in Ontario – the Bonnechere Caves. In these limestone caves they’ve found fossils in the rock from the Ordovician time period, 400-500 million years ago. On private property, these caves have been open to the public for over…
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This post is part of a series called India April 2019 We arrived in Bandhavgarh at King’s Lodge around 4 in the afternoon. They gathered us for a briefing about the lodge and the park before showing us to our “rooms” – this will do… Another beautiful outdoor space that I never had the opportunity to…
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This post is part of a series called India April 2019 After a short night in Delhi we were on the move again. We met in the lobby at 3:45 (am) for our flight south to the city of Bhopal. By 8 am we were out of the airport (a relatively new and very clean…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called India April 2019 Located in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam is Kaziranga National Park. To get there we had to fly 1,500 miles from Delhi to Guwahati and then drive another 150 miles to Kaziranga. The roads in India are not like we’re used to; it…
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This post is part of a series called India April 2019 My second day in Delhi was dedicated to seeing some of New Delhi’s many monuments. Our first stop Sunder Nursery. Sunder Nursey is a 90 acre Heritage Park adjacent to Humayun’s Tomb; it’s monuments were built in the 16th Century by the Moghuls. From…
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This post is part of a series called India April 2019 My first of 2 Delhi Photo Tours was a walking tour of Old Delhi. It was hot, noisy, chaotic and utterly fascinating. Our first stop was the Daryaganj Sunday book market. Held only once a week, vendors set up their books for sale on the…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 A 13 hour layover in Beijing provided a perfect opportunity for a layover tour to the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China. This section was first built in the middle of the 6th century. In the Ming Dynasty, the current wall was built…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 In the morning, it was time to say goodbye to the Avalon Myanmar and her crew as well as some of our group that were continuing on to Inle Lake. After a short flight to Yangon and once settled in at the hotel, it was…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 This day started earlier than normal, a group of us were leaving the boat at 5:30 am to watch the sunrise in Bagan. We hopped on the coach for the short ride and soon noticed large numbers of Burmese walking along the side of the…
View MoreThis post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 Up early again for sunrise. Every morning they’d see me out there and without my asking would bring me a ginger tea. One morning I was up top and they still found me! Amazing service. At first light, we set sail for the small village…
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This post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 We were still docked in Mandalay in the morning, so I couldn’t get a nice sunrise picture. I did, however, get a picture of someone’s neatly arranged laundry… A small shrine to Buddha on a nearby tree. Do you think the water bottle is an…
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This post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 Where we were docked in Mandalay wasn’t the best spot to capture the sunrise, but that didn’t stop me from trying. We had a busy day in Mandalay, starting out with a visit to a gold leaf workshop to learn how it’s made. This is…
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This post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 It was a beautiful Christmas morning on the Irrawaddy River, not a snowflake in sight. We pulled anchor and literally crossed the river to Mingun. Taxi anyone? We certainly weren’t alone on the river anymore! A buddha figure in a snake, why not? This…
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This post is part of a series called Myanmar 2018 As with every other day, my day started on the front of the boat, watching the sunrise and the river wake up. This was another of my favourite mornings – the cloud and the fog made the scene somewhat surreal. Some images really lend themselves…
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