Tripeiros
People born of hardship remember and celebrate their common adversity. We spent a full day in Porto living among such people.
Click on the Tripe Eaters for details…
Second Chances
I didn’t realize until we traveled to Portugal, just how important this rooster is.
Click on the colourful bird for the full story…
Dream Catcher
The trip we are on today is an exploratory journey. We won’t be conducting experiments on butterflies, plants or mice in an orbiting space lab, but we hope to discover things that elude us while we are at home.
Click on the life cycle diagram for details…
One Thousand and One Nights
Bear and I are sitting at Calgary Airport Gate D22, awaiting a magic carpet. Climb aboard with us; we will fly through space and time to the deserts of Morocco with Atlantic island stops along the way, then on to equatorial Africa.
Click on the rug to reserve your seat.
A Wonder-Filled Year
Bear and I would like to wish you a Very Happy New Year!
Pour yourself “a sly thumb of rye” and join us as we listen to music that affected us this year.
Click on the whisky for details.
At the Bottom of the Atlantic (revised)
The red dot on this map is where the S/S Danmark sank in 1889.
My Danish great-grandfather was aboard that ship. Fred Bekker survived the ordeal and spent time on the Azores Islands waiting for transport to America.
Click on the dot for details….
Caganer
The people of Catalonia have a curious Christmas tradition.
Click on the Caganer for details….
In Paton’s Barn
Edwin Landseer sometimes anthropomorphized his subjects.
Click on “The Monkey Who Had Seen the World” for details….
Taking a Year Off
Do you need to be rescued from the effects of political bombardment? You have come to the right place.
Click on the St. Bernard for help.
The Evidence
The King of the Smugglers procured a small boat, which he anchored at remote Smuggler’s Cove.
Click on the idyllic estuary, for a less-than-ideal story.