I don't know too much about the beginnings of my trip to Chile with Evergreen State college. All I know is that I leave on April 3rd (this thursday), one day earlier than the rest of my classmates, to Santiago Chile to be shown around and learn tons for 4 weeks with 15 other classmates and my instructor. I am currently in a program at Evergreen studying Latin American economics, history, sociology, politics and culture. Even though my Spanish is horrible, this will be an amazing experience to learn more. Hopefully when I arrive this Friday, I will find the right [View Full Entry]

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Tuesday and Wednesday, June 5&6 The drive from Vancouver to Seattle was superb. We drove along Highway 5, a curvy and sometimes 90 degree square around the corners of farmer's fields. It was picturesque with red roofed barns and weathered tumble down sheds. It was soothing; displaying various sheds of green from fresh yellow green dandelion to spring green deciduous leaves to turquoise new spruce growth and to dark almost black green of aged pines. Every turn in the road presented a new collage of farm field fence and far off horizon. Will had a workout today what with all [View Full Entry]

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To celebrate 40 years wed, Doreen and I decided to spend a month in north west USA, June-July, visiting en route our Nephew Dennis and Family in Tacoma. On 6 June, we flew British Airways (BA) from Edinburgh to Seattle via Heathrow, causing us the only major problem in our four weeks away. Judging by the hostile messages on the internet about BA, you've probably guessed that they lost my wife's suitcase, probably at Heathrow, including all her clothes and toiletries for four weeks!! Fortunately, Dennis met us at Seattle Airport and drove us to Tacoma. We decided to spend the [View Full Entry]

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Spent a long weekend in Tacoma in Washington state. Drove to the Olympic National Park. Pacific Ocean beaches, rainforest valleys, glacier-capped peaks and stunning views. [View Full Entry]

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UntitledWe're getting everything ready to go on our trip. The camper's packed, the animals are eagerly(?) perched inside, and all that's left to do is spend a bit more time with Paul's family and friends while we wait on some last bits of mail to come in before we can take off. We're shooting for Sunday or Monday to start heading south where it's WARMER! Tacoma itself isn't a place we're sightseeing, so exciting entries will hopefully commence on Monday! [View Full Entry]

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After rolling up my yoga mat and riding the rails like a new age hobo I come to find out at the end of my year of travel and wanderlust that Time magazine has nominated me “Man of The Year”. (please see three slide shows - just click on the film strips above - and the map of my trip to understand why) Tempting as it is to say “well of course”, I am compelled to say I have been humbled by this years I have traversed. Humbled to the mystery of life’s path when I just let go. Amazed at [View Full Entry]

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For those of you reading about our upcoming Thailand and Vietnam trip who'd like to learn more about Clouded leopards, this is from the great Clouded Leopard Project website maintained by zoo keepers at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The Clouded Leopard The clouded leopard is a medium-sized wild cat found in the forests of Asia. Little is known about the wild behavior of clouded leopards due to their extremely secretive nature. Much of our understanding of this cat’s natural history and behavior is a result of observations of them in captivity. Taxonomy While all species of cats are closely related [View Full Entry]

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I'm working from home today due to last night's snowstorm. Schools are closed in Seattle and Tacoma, so I'm now just checking out the weather in Hanoi, Vietnam and Bangkok, Thailand. It looks like it'll be about 80-90 degrees in Thailand and 70-80 degrees in Vietnam!! Since we're camping in hammocks for a couple of days in Thailand, I'm getting my camping gear together. I have a sleeping bag with a compression sack, and a day ago I purchased a new headlamp-style flashlight. The coordinator in Thailand says that if we're camping at the substation out in the forest, we're in [View Full Entry]

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I am currently working as Education and Outreach Director at Citizens for a Healthy Bay, where I have worked for about 2 1/2 years. However, shortly I will be leaving this position and taking some time off to backpack around New Zealand and Tasmania, working along the way on Organic farms. I always love to travel to see how other people interact with the natural world. I think that experiences such as these are a school of sorts, and that I always come back wiser and with more understanding and compassion for humanity than when I left. It is a good [View Full Entry]

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I am currently working as Education and Outreach Director at Citizens for a Healthy Bay, where I have worked for about 2 1/2 years. However, shortly I will be leaving this position and taking some time off to backpack around New Zealand and Tasmania, working along the way on Organic farms. I always love to travel to see how other people interact with the natural world. I think that experiences such as these are a school of sorts, and that I always come back wiser and with more understanding and compassion for humanity than when I left. It is a good [View Full Entry]

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