Berridale, Australia Wake up, walk dogs, pack, research visas, vaccine jabs, walk dogs again, repack, apply for visas, make chia pudding (hmm, not enough chia), drive to Canberra, acquire visas, see friends, drive back to Berridale, walk dogs again, repack. Dear Friends, We passed into November halfway through my first full week back in Australia, […]
October marked the end of the New Zealand season, filled with parties, pack-downs, pack-ups and of course, a road trip or two. Fern Burn Hut The month began at Fern Burn Hut, waking up to rain on the tin roof and clouds settled in the valley. It was going to be a wet hike back […]
I’ve had the strong desire to live overseas for a long time which was compounded by the stories and experiences of the foreigners that worked with a lot. As my Marketing degree was wrapping up in the middle of 2021, the late stages of COVID, I, like many others, had the strong desire to escape! […]
Have you ever come across pictures of the new light pick-up trucks that are emerging in the US? Cars such as the Ford Maverick and the Hyundai Santa Cruz… yeah Hyundai has a “pick-up” and from the front, it looks exactly like a Tucson just with the back chopped off. SUVs are at the height […]
By Rory DiaconoOriginally Published – Feb 14, 2024 Backside of the Hut Located in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountain Range you’ll come across one of the world’s most magical natural wonders that comes in mountain form, The Bugaboo Mountains! The Hut Facilities: All areas are communal where guests are expected to clean, chop wood and shovel […]
By Rory DiaconoOriginally Published – Jun 27, 2023 Overlooking the town of Canmore, on the Massif of Ehagay Nakoda lies Ha Ling Peak, no we’re not in Tibet, it’s yee-haw Alberta! (although the least yee-haw-ey part…) Ha Ling Peak in Canmore (Bogdan Teodoru 2015) Standing at 2,407 m (7,897 ft) it’s the northernmost peak of […]
By Rory DiaconoOriginally Published – May 22, 2023 My Neighbor last winter On the 22nd of April 2023, five of my friends and I attempted the summit of Mt Ymir. Travelling on touring skis the walk was long, hard work and especially challenging at the summit but to ski the Ymir bowl, it was totally […]