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Are you crazy? Your guides will have guns won’t they? Don’t you know that hippos kill more humans than any other animal in Africa? And so it went. I knew I would be paddling through hippo and croc infested waters but thought the experience totally outweighed any fears that may have crept in. Until we found an article written by a British travel writer who had done the very trip...Read More

This weekend I went up to Whistler with my friends Elaine and Damian to partake in this years Cornucopia. We left after work on Friday and drove up in what seemed like no time at all to their condo in Whistler. The highway is now finished and it was great to have no road closers or construction, I was amazed at how they have landscaped along the way making the...Read More

After four planes and 36 hours of flight I found myself in the middle of the Botswana bush. Throwing my backpack in the land rover, off we went and after barely having time to catch my breath, peel off a few layers of clothes and get my camera out we came face to face with giraffes, zebras, ellies and antelope…WOW. What a start to what was an amazing adventure that...Read More

For an easy one or two week get away from Vancouver I think Puerto Vallarta is one of the best spots you could choose. The charter airlines offer non stop flights of 4 ½ hours and even if you have to make a connection it is still not a long flight. There is a huge choice of accommodation. The major hotel zone is just north of the town near the...Read More

We were on the Norwegian Star of Norwegian Cruise Line for a one day cruise from Seattle to Vancouver on September 16, 2009. We left the port of Vancouver at 7:30am and headed for Seattle by bus. We had a real surprise when we arrived at the US border. It appears that there were over 50 buses trying to cross. We were luckily close to the front of the line...Read More