Where that famous treaty was signed – The Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI and more or less started WWII. The town is beautiful as is the Palace of Versailles, which Louis XIV resided in after he decided not to Read more
Ah, Paris, the subject of fame when it comes to all things cultural, yet my experience has been so different. “Ooh, it’s so beautiful! This is what I imagine Paris must be like.” ~ Marge Simpson Yes Marge, it is Read more
After reuniting with Tim in Vancouver in 2016 after a decade of not seeing each other, I thought I’d had to wait another decade to see him again. Apparently not, after ‘floating’, as Tim would put it, the idea of Read more
You were in the bedroom cleaning out some of your late husband’s clothes into old brown cardboard boxes ready to donate them to the Salvation Army. Though he was killed in action in the Gulf War over two decades ago Read more
Asia’s last remaining greyhound racing track closed in June of 2018, so I decided to pay it a visit just before it closed. Greyhound racing has a significantly lower profit than horse racing, a brief glance at the information board Read more
At a job application, I was asked what I thought about the role of technology in humanitarian work, here is my answer: Like any other field, technology is the new reality when it comes to improving effectiveness and outcomes. Smaller Read more
SONIC claims to be “America’s Drive-in”, and rightly so. With over 3000 stores around the country SONIC is America’s only remaining large scale drive-in restaurant with car hops. During the interwar period, drive-ins were a popular style of restaurant because Read more
Managing Editor, Architectural Conservancy Ontario’s Acorn Magazine The Heritage of Healthcare. Spring 2021 (Print)Stories of our Waters. Fall 2021 (Print) Reporter, Capital Current The 25th Hour: Heritage and SustainabilityScripted, interviewed, and shot the mini-documentary with Jennifer Osborne.https://capitalcurrent.ca/the-25th-hour-heritage-and-sustainability/ The 25th Hour: Read more
This iconic attraction in Paris is a real cash cow for the French tourism industry. It has been the subject of many controversies, scientific experiments, and postcards. Constructed for the 1898 World’s Fair it was supposed to be taken down Read more
