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The page features posts of my published travel articles, photos, blogposts and reviews. It also includes news and features from the travel industry, travel contests and interesting articles about the media.

06/20/2025

Today marks the start of the three-day Rainforest World Music Festival, held in Malaysia at the Sarawak Cultural Village. This is the 28th year for this festival of music and culture. I was fortunate enough to attend it during a trip to Malaysia several years ago. I heard a wide range of music played throughout the festival; I remember listening to an acappella band from Africa, a bluegrass band from Oregon, and a skiffle band from the UK, and saw many local musicians and dancers perform as well. One of the cofounders of this festival was a Canadian musician, Randy Raine-Reusch.

06/19/2025

Today is World Sauntering Day.
It’s always nice to get out into the woods and forests or along some trail…but there’s no need to rush the experience. Instead of marching or hiking, heed the words of Henry David Thoreau. You might be surprised at what you see when you slow down a bit.

06/18/2025

Today is National Go Fishing Day.
Time to sneak off from work or, if you prefer, spend your evening with a fishing rod at a local lake, pond, or river. (Be sure you have a licence!)

06/17/2025

Today is World Croc Day!
One of nature’s most misunderstood - and feared - creatures, crocodiles have ruled rivers and swamps for millions of years, yet many people see them only as threats. In reality, they play a key role in keeping ecosystems balanced.
this is the only photo I have of a wild crocodile, this one is a saltwater crocodile - sometimes known as salties - the largest crocs in the world. I took this from a boat floating down the Kinabatangan River in Borneo.

06/16/2025

Today is World Sea Turtle day. The vast majority of sea turtle species are either endangered or critically endangered due to hunting, plastic and chemical pollution, bad fishing practises, and human development.
You could help change this by going online and finding some of the various ways to make sea-turtle friendly choices.
I took the photo of these two two sea turtles resting on a beach on The big island of Hawaii when I visited there several years ago.

06/14/2025

My latest piece for is an essay about camping with my dad, just in time for Father’s Day.
These images were taken during our very first two camping trips. I had already been camping for five years, my dad is not an outdoors person – it led to some interesting experiences. You can read about it in the link in my bio.

06/13/2025

I’m very happy that an article I wrote for Canadian Wildlife magazine last fall won second place in its category in the 2025 Professional Outdoor Media Association of Canada awards.
“Urban Wetlands: Natural Oases in Concrete.”
😃
The image here is just a partial list of winners created from the PDF sent out to all members.

06/12/2025

When you’re out birding, you DO have to take time out to eat.
Wednesday, as part of our “Bird is the Word” tour with Tourism Saskatchewan, we made our own pizzas at the Solar Gardens restaurant (where you can also enjoy High Tea), after some quick instructions from owner Roger Valliere.
It was followed up by a sweet “pizza” he prepared for dessert.😋

06/12/2025

Day 4 of the final day of our “Bird is the Word” tour with Tourism Saskatchewan.
A wealth of shorebirds today, including an American avocet, female and male Wilson’s phalaropes, black-necked stilts, and a bird I had never seen before – a marbled godwit.

06/11/2025

Day 3 highlight of the “Bird is the Word” tour with Tourism Saskatchewan: getting a photo of a Bobolink at the Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area. A member of the Blackburn family, it breeds in open grassy fields. Not a bird you see on Canada‘s west coast.

06/10/2025

The highlight of my second day of the “Bird is the Word” tour with Tourism Saskatchewan was getting the chance to take some photos of this beautiful western meadowlark near Radisson Lake, Saskatchewan.

06/09/2025

Mug of the Month: the newest addition to my collection comes from Meewasin Beaver Creek Conservation Area, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Spent a day and a half there birdwatching, and learning about nature and the area’s conservation history.

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