We really enjoyed Kanazawa. After taking the Shinkansen from Kyoto to Kanazawa, we arrived at its splendid train station – a mix of modern and ancient. We were able to…

Everyone we’ve talked, who has visited Japan, highly recommended Kyoto. Taking a relatively quick Rapid Express Train from Osaka to Kyoto, we found the train station to be very impressive….

From Osaka, we made a day trip to the ancient capital of Japan, Nara.  First, we visited the beautiful Isuien Garden before making our way to the massive Tōdai-ji, which…

After taking the ferry back to Tokyo, we caught the shinkansen (bullet train) to Osaka.  It was a central city to base ourselves out of to get to the ancient…

The fast-ferry took us two hours to get from Tokyo to Izu Oshima.  We wanted to enjoy a quiet place where there were beaches, but it appeared we arrived during…

The morning after our wedding, we left Edmonton to fly to Toky0 (via Vancouver).  In all, it was well over eleven hours of flight, with a two hour layover in…

Chris, Reesa, Nathania, and I got together again for New Years – something we’ve been doing every year since 2011/2012 – and returned to Riding Mountain National Park. It was…

For this third visit to Jasper, we decided to have the Thanksgiving weekend away in the Rocky Mountains. It was a bit cooler but perfect for hikes. We had checked…

This was the 5th time I’ve seen Arcade Fire in concert.  The first was 9 years ago in the Walker Theatre, Winnipeg – a beautiful Vaudeville-era theatre that had a…

I was in New York for my 6th visit.  Granted, I was here for a 12 hour layover, but I had enough time to enjoy a little bit of the…