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Friday Photo GalleryFebruary 15, 2013

A Norwegian Sunrise – Weekly Travel Photo

We found our way to Oslo as part of a mini-cruise special. The cruise ship - and it was a cruise ship, not the ferry I expected - left Copenhagen at 4PM in the afternoon, steamed over night to Oslo and then disgorged us near Oslo's famous opera house on a cold January morning. The deal was a fun…

BackpackingFebruary 13, 2013

The Polar Bear Adventure: Part III

It's a cold and blustery day here in Copenhagen. Snow has been falling all day - the cold air converting biker's deep breaths into jets of steam. The barely audible grunts as they strain against their pedals, pushing …

Friday Photo GalleryFebruary 8, 2013February 7, 2013

An Italian Paradise – Weekly Travel Photo

Italy's charm never ceases to amaze me. There's just something about the storied Italian towns as they sit perched atop ancient hills that oozes romantic thoughts. It is always somewhat shocking to me how the gritty …

BackpackingFebruary 4, 2013

The Polar Bear Adventure: Part II

Whoof. Woof. Wolf? Our ears were bombarded by a chorus of dog sounds as we stepped out of our vehicle and onto pristine white snow at the Wapusk Dog sledding headquarters. The dogs knew we were there, they had heard u…

Friday Photo GalleryFebruary 1, 2013

Polar Bear Meetings – Weekly Travel Photo

While most of a polar bear's existence is spent in relative isolation, there are times - often during their great migrations - when they find themselves cued up and provided with the opportunity for casual social inter…

Friday Photo GalleryJanuary 18, 2013

Startled Lions – Weekly Travel Photo

While watching a small pride of young lion and lionesses relax in Chobe National Park, Botswana we were treated to an entertaining sight. The ordinarily confident lions were brought to their feet and startled out of their lazy late afternoon naps when an ambling group of Elephants accidentally wa…

AfricaJanuary 12, 2013January 12, 2013

Crash Course Advice For Travel Photography

A huge chunk of the travel photos I see on a daily basis are horrible. Not just amateur shots from friends and strangers, but also from semi-professional travel bloggers and established travel brands. It always amazes…

BackpackingJanuary 5, 2013July 22, 2013

The Polar Bear Adventure: Part 1

You know things are either off to a brilliant, or ill fated start when you learn that your charter flight which flew at the crack of dawn was the only Churchill bound flight that left the airport. As a bit of an obnoxi…

AfricaDecember 30, 2012December 30, 2012

My Top 5 Travel Videos From 2012

In 2012 I filmed a ton of HD video footage as part of my mission to do more videos. A lot of that footage still needs to be edited. My equipment has also improved a lot over the course of the year as has my underst…

Friday Photo GalleryDecember 21, 2012

Leopard In The Dark – Weekly Travel Photo

While the racing thud of our heart beats may not have been audible to our insensitive human ears, I wonder if the dull pounding echoed in those of the massive leopard that silently strolled our way. He tolerated us wit…