En route to Christmas in Seattle.
They seem to have brought a snowman with them from Calgary. 🙂
Category: friends
Where are Garth, Michelle and Caroline?
In 2013 they’ve been to San Francisco, France, Montreal, Toronto, Northern Ireland, & Equatorial Guinea (West Africa).
Garth and Michelle are currently renting an apartment in Berlin.
Caroline and friends “drove our old Subaru all over Western Canada and the Western States in search of good ski tracks and gigantic outdoor music concerts”. She spent time in Melbourne, Sydney and Tasmania.
Carolyn got accepted for a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning at the University of Toronto. On scholarship.
🙂
Zia & Dean Kalyan videos
My old buddy Dean Kalyan from Victoria BC is an Artist, always working on one interesting project or another.
Highlight Reel of some of the video projects Zia Kalyan & Dean Kalyan have been working on this past year.
If interested in working with us, please contact us here: dean@deankalyan.com
Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.
http://vimeo.com/80582827
Music by JB Eckl ( jbeckl.com )
related – Dean Kalyan Photography
China and India …
China and India sounded a new optimistic tone in their relationship … as they signed an agreement to boost meetings between their militaries to avoid any repeat of this year’s tense standoff along their disputed Himalayan border.
The accord followed a meeting in Beijing between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who also had trade ties on the agenda as India seeks to gain greater access to Chinese markets and readjust a trade balance tilted heavily toward China. …
feeding dolphins at Monkey Mia
Colin Lorback is touring his homeland — Australia.
He’s reached Monkey Mia in WA.
That’s wonderful wilderness.
I was there 10yrs ago.
never say never …
Elaine was quite sure she’d not return to coaching Gymnastics.
But here she is. It could be 1990 all over again. :-).
related – Sandy was just as sure she’d never be a cycle commuter. 🙂
Olive Tree, Petrofka
NY writer likes Saskatoon
New York based travel writer Michael Kaplan is getting much love for his article on my second home town:
… next morning, we stroll across Broadway Bridge to the Broadway District, where cute shops and bakeries abound. We settle down at Broadway Roastery (broadwayroastery.com) for cups of strong coffee and locally baked muffins.Then it’s back to the other side of the river for a quick run through Saskatoon Farmers Market (saskatoonfarmersmarket.com), where, inside, you get stunningly authentic Vietnamese summer rolls and perfectly gooey cinnamon buns, while brilliant cherries and sweet plums shipped up from Vancouver are to be had on the outside.
The whole thing is soundtracked by a busking guitarist cruising from the Eagles to Elvis to Merle Haggard. Alongside him, a grill man named Johnny Hollywood makes pretty good brats and burgers. …
read more – Canada’s ’Tooned in
Surprises in Saskatoon? You betcha!
hiking Waterton
Brian and I took two of his sons and a friend to Waterton National Park. None of the teens had been there before.
We took them first to a classic destination – Red Rock Canyon.
Henry
Next day we did Canada’s Best Hike 1982 – Crypt Lake.
Akamina Parkway has been closed all season. The road washed out.
Waterton’s my favourite National Park
Rick McCharles 