Blogs from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, North America - page 3

The current "Wilf Perreault: In the Alley" exhibition at Regina’s McKenzie Art Gallery has over 40 paintings & watercolours which trace Perreault's fascination with the unlikely urban icon of back alleys. The exhibition runs Sept. 27 2014 to Jan. 4 2015. Wilf Perreault, who still lives and works in Regina, SK, is one of Saskatchewan’s most celebrated painters as well as one of the most interesting contemporary landscape painters in Canada. This former High School art teacher is best known for his paintings of everyday back alleys. His paintings have been exhibited widely since his first solo exhibition at the MacKenzie Art Gallery in Regina in 1978. Wilf Perreault was born in 1947 in the small French community of Albertville, Saskatchewan. He grew up in Saskatoon where he received private art lessons from a neighbour, the ... read more

Boy it is difficult to choose from the 1750 photos I took this trip . Yesterday I did narrow it down to 300 hard copies which you are welcome to view any time . For now here are a few from Mandalay that I thought you might enjoy ... and get a flavour of that city and region. If you click on a photo it will enlarge to give you a better view.... read more

Adventurous travel is not easy. If it were, it wouldn't be an adventure, it would be a vacation. We'd like to believe that we are adventurers and problem solvers, not vacationers. What we seek in travel is to meet people from other cultures; to develop more understanding, patience, and compassion; to better appreciate the many choices we have had in our lives; and to continually seek ways to somehow give back. Along the way, we have the privilege of seeing sights and sharing experiences that most people only dream of, as we are, after all, dreamchasers. It is exciting, it is amazing, and it is humbling, but it is not always easy. I will admit I have become complacent in the last few months - relishing for the first time in as long as I can ... read more

A few years ago there had been a very clever advertisement directed at travellers who have completed their careers, and finished raising their families, but have not in the process lost their youthful spirit of adventure, and are now set to pick up where they left off - way back when they had no responsibilities - and continue their global wandering. It featured a plane taking off into the sunset and was accompanied by the caption "Remember when the kids wanted to run away from home?" We thought about finding that image and posting it on this final blog entry, but decided instead to use one of our own photos, captured as we flew our own skies, into the new sunsets and sunrises that await us. And we are not running away from anything. Instead, we ... read more

On partit d’Indien Head et on traversa au Manitoba sans oublier que nous avons changé l’heure encore une fois... On s’arrêta pour manger à l’extérieur car – enfin! – il fait assez beau pour manger dehors ! Nous avons trouvé un terrain de camping gratuit à St Jean-Baptiste pour la nuit. On se coucha mais on eut de la difficulté à s’endormir car il commença à pleuvoir et à venter fortement. Il a fallu se lever en vitesse pour fermer l’auvent qui allait s’envoler. À l’eau, l’idée de se coucher tôt pour pouvoir partir à la première heure le lendemain !... read more