Culture
Art, literature, poetry, dance, cuisine: all enthrall and delight me. Learning about culture is one of many reasons to travel. Culture sustains me when times are tough. You?
Impressionists Who Rowed
Inspired by five paintings, I travel to Paris and think about rowing on the Seine and about flow and change.
Grouse Grind Literary Competition
Very honoured to be the second runner-up in the Grouse Grind Lit Prize for v. short forms.
Rowing Rhythm of the Nile
There is a special rhythm to rowing the Nile River. Our group found during a tour in February 2026.
Dreaming of the Nile
I will be rowing the Nile River in February! How should I prepare? With books and cross-country skiing.
Canaletto’s Thames Painting Trip
Mistaken for Venice, Canaletto’s Thames painting leads to trips in Nova Scotia and London and imagined journeys of connection and coincidence.
I’m Fine with Not Doing It All
Insights from a trip to Japan about the joy of not doing it all even when that is exactly what you thought you wanted to do.
