The Conversationalist

A selection of imagines from my month tutoring English in Luang Prabang, and other images from journeying around the nation of Laos. 

This one’s for the dreamers.

A selection of imagines from my month helping at a yoga retreat in Goa, and all the delicious sights and adventures of India.

Dear Family and Friends, Sometimes I feel like there is a hand grander than mine guiding this adventure. Wait. That sounded cheesy. I take it back.

When we hit the road, we leave the comforts of home behind. What we carry in our bag can have a huge impact on our comfort level and overall ‘success’ of our travels. Here’s some of the stuff that’s working for me.

Travel is many a splendid things. It is an insistent, but patient teacher. It is flirtatious, slightly intoxicated babe. It is an old man with no teeth laughing at the wind. Travel’s multifacetedness keeps us guessing and inspired.

For my final days in France I did some special activities, such as drive with a dog and shake my booty to some brass brand music and eat on the banks of the Seine River. You know, the yoosh. But perhaps the most emotional moment was at an airport with an old friend…

Twenty first century reflections on the dilemma between urban and rural living. Can we have it all?

Dear Family and Friends, I’ve decided that it’s time to break-up with my blue jeans. Despite a dynamic relationship that has stretched over two years – including a six-month elongation period thanks to some patches on the knees – this second set of denim skin has reached its end point. Denim death is impending.

Dear Family and Friends, It was a cool and rainy Sunday afternoon here in Ruffepeyre. But that didn’t mean that the mood was depressing. Nope. We kept ourselves occupied with hot cups of tea and a gripping game of ‘Hearts.’ And then I played Master Chef for the dinner party. This is what happened.

Each month I create a short video clip for the blog of Canada’s well-respected travel magazine, enRoute. The videos generally include an interview with a local, as well as suggestions of things to do and to see in each of the destinations that I’ve visited.

France is the most popular tourist destination in the world for a reason. Actually there are several reasons. There is the delicious French cuisine that includes the most decadent cream sauces, crusty/chewy baguettes, bold cheeses, perfect patisseries and the best wines in the world. There are the beautiful French Alps and the rolling hills of [...]