Make sure to check out the photo gallery at the bottom of the page! Ecuador Lunch at 3100 meters, before flying to sea level the following day Straddling the equator, and rising from both the Pacific Ocean and the Amazon basin to volcanic peaks above 6,000 meters (20,000 ft), Ecuador squeezes more biodiversity into a small area than any other country. It is also … [Read more...]
Chile in February – Summer in the South
Just to clarify - that is the Chilean flag, not Texan February is high summer in Chile. Our planet’s longest, thinnest country is incredible. The entire west is defined by the Pacific Ocean and its chilly Humbolt current. Almost the entire east (often barely 200 km’s away) is framed by the Andes. Indeed it would seem Chile’s sole purpose is to prevent Argentina from … [Read more...]
Venezuela and False Political Narratives
The ongoing tragedy of events unfolding in Venezuela is desperate. The populist regime is failing at almost every level - and it should fail. Ideally peacefully and quickly. The country’s slide into economic ruin has lead to massive medicine shortages and over three million people fleeing to neighbouring countries. So is this the failure of socialism, or something else more … [Read more...]
Banff today: Visiting the heart of the Canadian Rockies
Banff and Region Today The actual Townsite of Banff - as differentiated from the National Park is one of a few rare municipalities inside a protected, and nationally managed area. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep The Bow river flows from Bow Glacier - fed from the Wapta Icefield 37 kms north of Lake Louise, through Lake Louise, Banff, Canmore, Calgary and eventually … [Read more...]
Banff – the birthplace of Canada’s Parks & Modern Tourism
“If we can’t export the scenery, we’ll have to import the tourists.” William Cornelius Van Horne, General Manager and subsequent President of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1880’s Iconic Moraine Lake Banff National Park, in Alberta, Canada is among the world’s most famous scenic parks. It borders Jasper to the North, Yoho to the west and Kootenay to the south. Together … [Read more...]
