Journal

Places I've been.
Things I've seen.

A personal record of the places, landscapes, and moments that made the trips worth taking — from the Canadian Shield to the Arctic Circle.

NEW ZEALAND

Hiking The Tongariro Alpine Crossing in 2025/2026

The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a renowned trekking destination in the central North Island of New Zealand — ...

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand · 5 min read
NEW ZEALAND

5 Must-Visit FREE Campervan Sites in New Zealand

New Zealand offers some of the most picturesque landscapes in the world, making it a dream destination for cam...

New Zealand · 3 min read
AUSTRALIA

Sydney to Melbourne Road Trip: Best Stops, Routes & Travel Tips

Driving from Sydney to Melbourne and beyond along the Great Ocean Road is one of the best ways to experience N...

New South Wales & Victoria, Australia · 15 min read
NEW ZEALAND

How to Buy a Van in New Zealand: A Complete Guide

Exploring New Zealand by campervan is the most immersive and flexible way to experience the country. The vast ...

New Zealand · 8 min read
NORWAY

Lofoten Islands: Northern Lights Over the Arctic Sea

Amidst the rugged beauty of Norway's Arctic Circle, the Lofoten Islands rise from the Norwegian Sea like somet...

Lofoten Islands, Norway · 5 min read
ITALIAN DOLOMITES

Tre Cime di Lavaredo: Three Peaks at the Top of the World

To reach Tre Cime di Lavaredo at its best, you have to start in darkness. I began the hike at 4am, guided by a...

Sexten Dolomites, Italy · 5 min read
ITALIAN DOLOMITES

The Dolomites: Pale Mountains, Ancient Seabeds

The Dolomites are named after a geologist who never climbed them. Déodat de Dolomieu was a French mineralogist...

South Tyrol, Italy · 4 min read
ITALIAN DOLOMITES

Lago di Braies: The Pearl of the Dolomites

Lago di Braies — or Pragser Wildsee in German — sits in a high valley of the Prags Dolomites like something pl...

Pragser Wildsee, Italian Dolomites · 4 min read
EUROPE

Mont Saint-Michel: The Tidal Island at the Edge of Normandy

At low tide, Mont Saint-Michel sits on dry sand, connected to the Normandy mainland by a causeway. At high tid...

Normandy, France · 4 min read
EUROPE

Meteora: Monasteries Suspended in Air

The name says everything. Meteora means "suspended in air" in Greek — and standing at the base of these format...

Thessaly, Central Greece · 4 min read
EUROPE

Germany's Black Forest & Neuschwanstein: Bavaria in Autumn

The Black Forest — Schwarzwald in German — gets its name not from darkness but from density. The spruce and fi...

Bavaria & Baden-Württemberg, Germany · 4 min read
ONTARIO

Toronto Timeslice: Compressing Time Over the Skyline

A timeslice photograph is one image made from many. The technique compresses hours into a single frame — showi...

Toronto, Ontario · 3 min read
ONTARIO

Autumn at Kennisis Lake: Colour, Cold, and the End of Summer

The colour change in Ontario's cottage country is not subtle. When the maples turn in October, the hills above...

Haliburton Highlands, Ontario · 4 min read
ONTARIO

The Great Northern Diver: Loons of the Haliburton Highlands

The common loon has been around for 65 million years. It is one of the oldest bird lineages on Earth, and it l...

Kennisis Lake, Ontario · 4 min read
EUROPE

Skogafoss: Where the Forest Waterfall Meets the Black Sand Plains

Skógafoss drops 60 metres in a single unbroken curtain. It is wide — 25 metres across — and the volume of wate...

Southern Iceland · 4 min read
PERU

Dead Woman's Pass: The Highest Point of the Inca Trail

At 4,215 metres above sea level, Warmiwañusqa — Dead Woman's Pass — is the highest point of the Classic Inca T...

Inca Trail, Cusco Region, Peru · 5 min read