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Travel is a learning curve. It’s different for all of us. We learn what we can do, what’s adaptable, what’s intolerable, and what we crave. It takes time for these things to become evident [...]

A wind blows now, enough to wave the flag upon the cathedral in Oaxaca’s Zocalo, but not enough to herald the expected storm, not yet. Clouds have closed in around the steeple, a mix of greys and [...]

This is a "Steller Story." The site allows for creating interesting "book" style stories laden with photos and videos. I think it's a brilliant way for me to add to my little storytelling routine [...]

At an altitude of 5,200 feet, life in Oaxaca comes with a break-in phase for a sea-level-lifer like myself. The highest I’ve ever lived is about 3,000 feet, so this has been completely new [...]

I’m down to my final 50 hours in Vancouver and then I leave on yet another jetplane, taking me to Oaxaca, Mexico, which I believe to my core will be a huge turning point in my travels, my life, [...]

Back home in Vancouver, it's sleep-coma time as I catch up on all kinds of to-do lists and work. It's also got me reflecting on where my travels went awry... Read on for why I'm okay with having [...]

They’ll tell you that you can’t go home again. You’re changed, home’s changed, everything changes. That’s right about a lot of things. But today I’ve found a safe place, a place where time and [...]

Life’s made of magic and unicorns and pixie dust at times. Mistakes can become gateways to serendipity, and among some of the greatest moments we experience. This is when we’re expecting [...]

I have been in cities caught between the ages before but none like Manchester. Anyone who’s ever been a music fan knows there’s a kind of magic that seems to course through this city but I [...]

Last night I walked down the Royal Mile and heard bagpipes in the distance, and as I approached the player, he began Braveheart's famous heart-wrenching funeral song.