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Aoraki / Mt Cook
Standing at over 3,700 metres, New Zealand’s highest peak, Aoraki / Mt Cook is surprisingly accessible. That is at least…
Thawing out in the Algarve
After a long, cold, snow laden Canadian winter, the prospect of thawing out in Portugal was pretty inviting. A change…
Mountains of Inspiration
Photo: © Soren Rickards The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival had been pencilled into my calendar for the best part…
Under Boreal Lights
We had barely been in Banff a week before hearing stories of how spectacular the northern lights are here. Because the entire…
To The Rockies!
It took well over a year of planning – making sure we secured visas, saving and getting our lives in…
The Okanagan, true wine country
From the Diary: June 2013 We’re all set for a two week long road-trip around British Columbia and Alberta. Our…
Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
When most people think of Croatia, they probably imagine a rugged mediterranean coastline, drenched in sun. They wouldn’t be wrong…
An Olympic Weekend in Lillehammer
If the town of Lillehammer sounds familiar it is because it was host to the Winter Oympics in 1994. Back…
Oslo in the snow
As our plane dropped beneath the clouds over Norway I have to admit I wasn’t quite prepared for what was…
Tofino, Vancouver Island
If ever there was a perfect coastline, in my eyes, it would be this. Peppered with islands, rocky outcrops, secluded…
Vancouver, British Columbia
I’ve always wanted to see the West Coast of Canada and after three years of travels I finally made it…
Saying Goodbye… for now
It’s not easy saying goodbye to a place. Especially when it’s somewhere you fell in love with (and in for…
Flight to the Fiords
It’s not every day your boss gives you time off work and it’s even rarer I’d imagine that he’d spend…
Dancin in Donegal
After my trip back to Scotland I headed over the water to Ireland and the seaside town of Bundoran in…
A Wee Scottish Holiday
It was an interesting concept, going back home to Scotland on ‘holiday’, but one I took full advantage of. It…
