At first Antalya looked like many of the larger cities in Turkey, row after row of off-white or peach apart­ment build­ings all mod­elled after the same design. But once we started walking around, the beauty of the city was appar­ent. The city is located on the Mediterranean ocean. It’s natural for­ti­fic­a­tions resemble those of Dieppe in France. The [...]

Hi all, my name’s Dale. I’m a friend of Chris and Laura’s from way back and I’m going to India. Here’s a little back­ground for my trip: My grand­mother was the daugh­ter of a Scottish Protestant min­is­ter sta­tioned in India during the first half of the 20^th Century. She was born and raised in Seoni, India, at [...]

Hi all, Hope every­one is doing well, both back in Canada and wherever else you’re reading this from. According to our web stats, you are a very diverse bunch: Some of you may have noticed some changes around here. This will be an ongoing project as we try to improve the blog and promote it [...]

Hi all, I figured we owed you all a proper update out­lining our plans for the next little while, aside from the cryptic ref­er­ence to detours and cheap flights in the last post. On April 26 we will be leaving Lanciano, heading north on a train to a town near Milan called Piacenza. Laura’s friend [...]