The Tallest Free-Standing Totem Pole (and Other Victoria Delights)
Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, has an odd claim to fame: it is home to the world’s tallest free-standing totem pole. Originally carved in 1956 from a 133-foot cedar […]
Tag Archives: Parks
Cycling (and Walking) in Stanley Park
There are many things to love about Vancouver, but one of the top has to be Stanley Park. Founded in 1888 on Coast Squalish land, this enormous stretch of urban […]
The Streets of Kyoto
Kyoto has a magical ring to it. The city is often said to be the spiritual center of Japan — the Lonely Planet calls it “a walk in mysterious places.” […]
Kanazawa: City of Samurais
Kanazawa, a city of nearly 500,000 that sits between the Japanese Alps and the Sea of Japan, offers day’s worth of things to do. Most people will start with a […]
Tasmanian Wildfire
On January 3, Prescott and I woke up to a sky that looked like this: It was hot as blazes and windy, but we figured that a hike in the […]
Going to the River Styx
The westerns and south central sections of Tasmania offered us far more eerie and unexpected scenery than we expected. This is the part of the country where you can best […]
Cradle Mountain: 3 Hikes
Prescott and I have fallen in love with Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park. This is one of the most popular parks in Tasmania, and with good reason — you’re […]
Tramping Through Tampines
The area of northeastern Singapore known as Tampines — now a major Regional Centre (read: giant suburb) — was once little more than a twine of mangroves, mudflats, and swamp […]
Here There Be A Dragon
Singapore has more playgrounds that I can count — given that over 80% of the population lives in government housing, and all of the housing buildings (HDBs) have playgrounds nearby, […]
Have a Nice Home!
Roughly 85% of Singapore’s population lives in government housing called HDB (“Housing and Development Board) flats, which usually come in the shape of big blocky towers that look something like […]
