YouTube Video Alaska on Two Wheels
Alaska on Alfonz’s R1200GS! Check out the youtube link!
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Tourist in our own town -White Rock, BC
White Rock is a beautiful place to visit. Mom is here visiting from 100 mile house, and the must dos are always the same. Moby’s fish and chips on the beach, homemade tartar sauce with french fries from special grown local potato farmers that you actually eat! Huge pieces of cod. High traffic, always fresh The…
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Strawberry Moon
These photos were taken up by Sunnyside Park the night of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, here in White Rock, BC. The strawberry moon turns up 3 times in 100 years. It lasts 100 minutes, and the central eclipse, when the moon passed through the centre…
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40 Before 40 Venice Italy – The Floating City of Venice
Venice is remarkable. It has a romantic allure that tops the charts for places to see in the world. The idea of a city on top of water, with canals for roads and little cobblestone footpaths lined with window displays, and festivals like Carnevale and Il Redentore; bring 12-20 million tourists here per year. Piazza San Marco, Grand Canal, Saint…
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My Expat Life – Artisan Azur Stones and Jewelry
“Faith in oneself is the best and safest course. The greatest danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short: but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” Michelangelo. Some say stones hold magical powers, healing properties within the elements locked in from the time it…
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Re-defining Time Currency where time not working has value
My favourite things in life don’t cost money. It is really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time. – Steve Jobs Time Currencies In economics, a time-based currency is an alternative currency where the unit of exchange is the man-hour. This traditional definition is usually referred to corporate “America” where you…
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My Expat Life – Olive Orchard & Potbelly Pigs
“I would like to see people more aware of where their food comes from. I would like to see small farmers empowered.” Anthony Bourdain I drove along the winding dirt road outside our village. The busy street disappeared behind me, and I was completely surrounded by vineyards, a cow pasture, and an orchard. I looked around…
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Peyriac-de-Mer – Glass Lake
Those are flamingos! I was captivated by my many subjects on Peyriac de Mer, different varieties of birds, landscapes, mercury rippling waters. The children hiked through the trails, the sun shone down on us, it was a cool day, bundled up we stripped down as we went. Being part of nature, walking…
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Food | France | Our Journey
The King’s Cake
Our hairdresser Hughes, from Twin’s Hair Design here in Capestang France, gave me my new French-looking hairdo, honored us by inviting us to his home for the King’s Cake tradition. Like many people of the South of France, Hughes speaks another language, and has been very accepting and helpful to our family during our first…
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Place De La Comédie Montpellier
Daniel and his team had their second handball match against neighboring towns and villages. Now that he understands more of the language, he has been improving with passing and scoring. Although the team as a whole lost to some pretty tough players, Daniel shows great promise as a strong player. We were very proud! To…
