Airport security swiped my iPad mini on my way through, presumably searching for explosive or drug residue. Forensic science class taught how gas chromatography machines can analyze substances, breaking them down into their molecular components which float at certain levels on a tube-like readout machine. Apparently, I was supposed to place my iPad out of … Continue reading
High Line: Railway Conversion, Art Space and Leisure Trail for New York
When people decide to re-purpose something old and of character into something functional like the High Line in the Chelsea neighbourhood in New York City, the result is a new common space, a park which adds valuable urban leisure space by recycling structures. A 2009 article by New York Times reporter Nicolai Ouroussoff calls the … Continue reading
Sonic Sea Review
Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum recently featured a showing of Sonic Sea, a 2016 ocean sound documentary. Narrated by Rachel McAdams, the film addressed sounds created by human activity and how they are changing the behavior of marine mammals. A generous amount of ocean visuals are served up in Sonic Sea portraying a scene the viewer … Continue reading
Explore Carbon Offsetting Your Air Travel Now
Under $23 US dollars was all that it took to support a carbon offsetting project for my flight to Hawaii, which was a big surprise. I was expecting some scary dollar amount to jump off the page like $150 or $200. Nope. No such nightmare did I have to endure. Different countries likely already have … Continue reading
Breathe: Take a Dip with Freediving
The movie Breathe by director Martin Khodabakhshian allows the idea of conquering fear and darkness through sport without actually getting your feet wet. The tropical Caribbean crystal blue waters and sandy beaches paint the picture of island paradise. The tension of the descent into deans blue hole in Bahamas gets built up over various interviews with … Continue reading
There’s Something About Liège…
The French accent I’m listening to has a bit of a sharp edge to it as I approach the train station. Two hours from Cologne and I’m in an entirely new country, new language, new culture. I’m not so familiar with the Northeast France accent but I wonder, does it sound like the Belgian French … Continue reading
Summer Caving Tales
Bushy ferns line the pathway along a several km lakeside trail and through the thick forest. Sunlight pours in through the treetops. Groups of campers come by on a wide trail clearly marked. This is my microadventure and day trip in the Gatineau park north of Ottawa. Gatineau park is in the Outaouais region, which … Continue reading
Traveling Barracuda 