Meeting a Bear Whisperer in New Brunswick
Iain MalloryIainMallory “If you go down to the woods today You’re sure of a big surprise. If you go down to the woods today You’d better go in disguise! For every bear that ever there was Will gather...
View ArticleA Night in Wendake Longhouse – Tales from Turtle Island
Iain MalloryIainMallory Surrounded by the silent pelts of bears, wolves, moose, and coyote in front of a roaring fire, I listened in hushed silence to the Wendat creation story. The dim, reddish glow...
View ArticleThe Mural Festival in Montreal; A Celebration of Street Art
Iain MalloryIainMallory Street art done properly, it can transform a neighbourhood, and even an entire city. It enhances dull, and boring buildings, making them bright, and vibrant works of art. The...
View ArticleRegalia and Rhythm; Ottawa Aboriginal Summer Solstice Festival
Iain MalloryIainMallory The light was already fading on the second longest day of the year when the taxi pulled up at the Aboriginal Summer Solstice Festival in Ottawa. I’d been invited to the soft...
View ArticleBald Eagles in Flight; The Prince Rupert Airshow
Iain MalloryIainMallory The BC sky was filled with feathered dive-bombers, swooping, diving, cartwheeling and sweeping low over shallow waves, Prince Rupert, raptor squadron reporting to entertain....
View ArticleLighthouse Love on the Atlantic Coast, Canada
Iain MalloryIainMallory It’s easy to fall in love with lighthouses, they’re usually found in stunning locations, sitting high above crashing waves on rocky promontories. They seem to dominate the prime...
View ArticleRoadtripping in the Canadian Rockies; The Icefields Parkway
Iain MalloryIainMallory There are many ways to enjoy the Canadian Rockies, perfect for outdoor adventure activities including, climbing, trekking, biking, or rafting. Patient, and fortunate visitors...
View ArticleMontreal Street Art; “Tales and Legends”
Iain MalloryIainMallory Street art is popular in Montreal, turning plain, boring buildings into colourful, and vibrant works of art. It even has a mural festival celebrating talented local artists,...
View ArticleEpic Journeys; Coast to Coast, Canada with Via Rail
Iain MalloryIainMallory The term ‘epic journey’ is probably bandied about too often, but travelling from Halifax on the Atlantic coast of Canada to Vancouver on the Pacific shoreline is justifiably...
View ArticleWinnipeg, Canada; The Canadian Museum of Human Rights
Iain MalloryIainMallory If there is one thing I may live to regret, it’s missing the opening of the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg. The opening ceremonies, were just a few days ago, and...
View ArticleA Culture of Hospitality at Ksan Historical Village and Museum
IainIainMallory After taking a short detour to see the Totems of Kitwanga, and several unscheduled photographic pauses along the way, the drive from Smithers to Prince Rupert was taking slightly longer...
View ArticleTales from the Road – The Yukon
It wasn’t until the city of Whitehorse had long disappeared from the rear-view mirror and miles of pine tree lined open road stretched out before the vehicle that The Yukon began to feel real....
View Article‘Autumn’ in The Yukon Wilderness
Strictly speaking this isn’t autumn, it was late August and early September, but while most of the northern hemisphere is only just packing away swimming costumes at the end of summer, The Yukon is...
View ArticleSleeping with Sled Dogs in The Yukon
Have you ever slept with around fifty sled dogs? If so, you might be surprised to hear when I did, it was one of my most peaceful night’s sleep ever experienced. My humble abode for the night was a...
View ArticleBison on the Road from Watson Lake
“What’s there to do in Watson Lake?” “Go to Liard River Hots Springs, it’s just down the road in north British Columbia“. The itinerary planned a full day in Watson Lake, The Yukon, so I’d asked the...
View ArticleBest of Canada – Bucketlist #Canada150
Canada is one of my favourite destinations, returning there almost annually in the years since becoming a travel writer/photographer. It’s a vast almost continent sized country, diverse with incredible...
View ArticleDiscovering St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
Visiting Newfoundland and Labrador has long been an aspiration, and various recommendations for St John’s have been received over the years, so accepting an invitation to visit was a no-brainer. The...
View ArticleIceberg Alley, St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador
The small boat of Iceberg Quest slowly circled the floating block of ice, providing all passengers with the perfect viewpoint from which to take their shots. We were cruising the famous “Iceberg...
View ArticleHarbour Lights, Lighthouses and Places to Alight in Newfoundland
It was the final full day of a road trip in and around St John’s, Newfoundland, having visited many of the attractive villages and attractions of the Avalon Peninsula. Pulling off the main road, the...
View ArticleNewfoundland; An Adventurous Destination
Walking on an ancient sea floor in Newfoundland, once tugged by the wildly different tidal forces which effected the planet over 600 million years ago, it felt necessary to tread carefully. Surrounded...
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