A blooming pink cherry tree next to a balcony

Spring in Vancouver: a Photo Essay

Spring has to be my favourite season in Vancouver. The Pacific Northwest winters are not particularly bad--the weather is mild, the grass and many trees stay green, and some plants actually bloom in winter--but spring still...

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An Ode to Scotland

Here is another set of lines from my journal written during the trip to Scotland this June. I encourage myself to do a bit of free flowing writing that would record some of the things I am experiencing, often as a simple list...

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Ten Days in California

Ten Days in California: Favourite Moments

My brother has been living in San Francisco for nearly four years now, which gave me a reason and an opportunity to visit California frequently. Traveling from one major North American City to another might not initially appeal...

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