This photo of a dirt road is the last I took before a travel photographer’s worst nightmare struck. During a cold-stomached panic, all efforts to revive my camera were futile and for reasons I will never know, it was toast. With help out of reach, I strapped my substitute photographic device (iPad) to my chest […]
Categories: exploration, hiking, history, nature, travel
Several days ago I climbed a mountain in the Arctic to explore Mine 2B, which has been abandoned since 1969. In Svalbard, it is law that anything made by humans before 1946 must be protected; nothing can be touched or removed. Combined with the cold, dry climate, this creates fantastic opportunities to catch a glimpse […]
Categories: exploration, history, travel
Previously I wrote about travelling in your own country. Friends and family visiting from far away are great opportunities to play tourist in your own land. This past weekend my father came to visit all the way from California. I enjoyed catching up with him and seeing England from a visitor’s point of view. Being […]