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A National Geographic treasure from 1969
The Art: A treasured 1969 issue of National Geographic The Story: When I was 8 years old, I found this issue of National Geographic at the cottage where I spent every summer, and without knowing it then, the traveller in me was born. Reading about the temples at Abu...
Documenting My Love Affair with Rome
They say you never forget your first love. It certainly applies to me because it was 30 years ago that my love affair with Rome began and the city captured my heart forever. Like its famous moniker, the Eternal City, the flame it sparked in me so long ago still burns...
Higher Than a Kite in Titicaca
Taquile Island in Lake Titicaca, Peru, is known for its weavers. So I couldn’t resist searching for a unique artefact to bring back that reflects this culture…
Sometimes You’ve Just Gotta Drop the Gloves
For anyone reading this title who loves hockey (and being Canadian, who doesn't?), you might think this post is about getting in a fight. Especially with the back alley photo, right? You couldn't be more wrong. It's about art. It was a particularly frigid day in...
