Orangutan Trekking in Sumatra

With Sumatra in basically in the same time zone as Shanghai, it seemed a shame not to visit this last wild refuge for orangutans while we're on this side of the world. As close cousins to the mountain gorillas of Rwanda, these animals live inside a somewhat large and highly protected forest that's hemmed in by rubber and palm plantations in the island's interior. The local people we met value the orangutans as the backbone of eco-tourism so they're keen to protect the environment while sharing their great apes with visitors. Bukit Lawang literally means "doorway to the hills" and, as we stepped through this figurative doorway, we found lar gibbons, Thomas's langurs, pig-tailed macaques, long-tailed macaques, white-handed gibbons, river turtles and of course, the Sumatran orangutans. Most of those made it to our highlight video:

Wonderful Norway

Self-made videos have always been our way to express joy and thankfulness for the blessing of travel. The best 30 seconds per day (on average) has been selected to represent our two-week travels in just a small part of Norway. Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger feature prominently in this.

If you have the time, join us on the journey...

Shanghai Happenings

For the past few months, our "in between work" hours have been punctuated with interesting adventures in this beautiful city of 23 million. From street food to art galleries, Shanghai has it going on. There's even a short, fun video that we put together to highlight a rainy spring day adventure.

A Week in Myanmar

Historically remembered as Burma, this lovely southeast Asian nation is home to some outstandingly warm and hospitable people. Our travels took us from Mandalay to Bagan to Inle Lake. Here is the highlight video, along with some representative images.

A Christmas Season to Remember

With friends and family from near and far gathering in the Quinte area, this is one for the history books. Rebecca and Jon's wedding may have been the inspiration behind the gathering, but there was an epic range of Canadian activities on tap for everyone.