Visiting the bear’s world at Khutzeymateen
The younger eyes spot the bear first. The young man passes me the binoculars and points: “There, to the left of the white rock.” But I just see lumps on […]
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Beautiful British Columbia
Toronto Star, August 1 2015: The dolphins are on their way to lunch. We’re near the top eastern tip of Vancouver Island when our boat is surrounded by dolphins in […]
Making pizza in Italy: A love story
Toronto Star, July 15, 2015: “I have a little story to start!” Maurizio Ortona, speaking Italian while smiling and gesturing behind the counter of his pizzeria, launches into a tale […]
Going with the flow in Florence, Italy
Toronto Star, May 28: I’m standing in a soft white robe looking out at the green hills of Tuscany, holding a perfect strawberry and half expecting Pierce Brosnan, or maybe […]
Italian rice a cure for whatever ails you
Toronto Star, May 29: It’s like a game of itchy Twister in the bath. I am soaking a dozen or so bug bites on my left hand, forearm and face […]
Rocky Mountaineer: ‘Well done, Canada’
Toronto Star, May 23: The tomato slices are arranged like little pieces of art. The glistening red fruit is covered with a Spirograph of greens and goat cheese with a […]
Keeping your love alive on O’ahu
Toronto Star, May 14: You wake up to the sound of the waves rolling on the beach, birds chattering as they fly past your open balcony and dolphins splashing and […]
Italian women in red with bikes and buses: A (very) short photographic essay
Woman 1 (above): Stopping traffic in Verona in red pumps. Woman 2 (below): Also stopping traffic in Verona with dog, life-saving tourist + patient bus driver.
“Woo-hoo” to “Yahoo:” Santa Fe has it all
Toronto Star, April 29: While it’s just a slogan on a T-shirt most places, ‘Dance like no one’s watching’ is pretty much how they roll in Santa Fe. The city […]
Madrid: A quick and colourful day trip from Santa Fe
Toronto Star, April 29: Madrid, a town of a few hundred half an hour south of Santa Fe, is named for a town in Missouri not the city in Spain. […]
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