Too Square to be Hip
A narcissist's guide to travel and culture
Lacing up my shoes in the Mono Cliffs parking lot I listened to these two annoying girls from Toronto, talking about how badly labelled the park signage was. This was to my contentment as the Mono Cliffs mapping and signage is very well executed. Typical of some of the less experience hikers coming from the …
At the northern extent of Grey County, not far from the town of Owen Sound, you will find one of Ontario’s premier waterfalls, that of Eugenia Falls. Located in the Beaver Valley (part of the same system as Old Baldy), the falls are an extension of the Beaver River that runs through the area. This …
Northern Ontario can be breathtaking, yet only a fraction of Canadians get to experience its unparalleled beauty, and most of those people are hunters and anglers – men and women used to the remote nature of the land of endless lakes and thick impenetrable forests. It is on one of these trips north that I …
Welcome to the northern terminus of Lake Temiskaming. In this post we examine a little section of Lake Temiskaming, specifically the town of New Liskeard, and it’s rich heritage as well as the natural beauty that surrounds it. No longer is this corner of Ontario reserved for mining, today the area is a hub for …
Deep into the northern extremity of of Algonquin Park, where access is not provided by the paved asphalt comforts of Highway 60, lies a region of a distinct natural beauty. Accessed via an active gravel logging road, it is much less crowded, yet just as worth seeing. This article is a stub of the much …
The ancient city of Thebes, where the Nile river gently flows by the ruined Great Hypostyle Hall of yonder, is a marvelous place. After the fall of the Pharaohs, the land of Upper Egypt, the power center of the New Kingdom, lied forgotten, ravaged by time and unfortunate neglect. Once this city would have been …
Completing his journey to Cairo, Burckhardt’s exploits made waves in the archeological community and set the template for the African explorer Richard Burton who would travel to Mecca under the guise of a Muslim a few decades later. This act is still forbidden today, so this was seen as quite the daring exploit. Johann lied …
For more information on the the capital of Upper Egypt, Luxor click here and for the exotic southern city of Aswan click here. Before you Leave Luxor! If you are a drinker like me, or a budget traveller like me, you may want to make a quick run into town to pick up some cheap …
Entry to the Park, Ski and Accommodation When you leave the highway and enter Lake Louise, you will be greeted by a small alpine town with a general store, some hotels and restaurants such as the excellent eatery in the old Railway Station. On the north side of the highway you will find the Lake …
Geography As previously mentioned, Aswan is built on the first cataract of the Nile. These were shallow sections of water between Aswan and Khartoum in the Sudan that were difficult to navigate in ancient times, some would call them whitewater rapids. The city is located in southern tier of Egypt and beyond it lies the …
