I had a desire to experience the desert of southern Morocco, in a way that's low-impact on the environment and local communities. So, I found a locally owned horseback tour, which truly exceeded my expectations. The horses literally have a small footprint of course,...
Social/personal
Medina Life
Fes and Marrakech My first couple of days in Morocco, in the medina of Tangier, were a bit of a shock. Coming from a city where people hardly even make eye contact or speak to strangers, it was a very different experience being stared at, called out to, sized up, and...
Andalucía
Entering vacation (and adventure) mode and heading to Morocco As much as I've enjoyed my sustainability investigations (and I still need to update my Vitoria-Gasteiz post with some learnings), I've resolved to chill a bit more for the remainder of my trip. I took the...
San Sebastian to Madrid
I finally figured out how to attend side events of the COP 25 climate conference in Madrid. It took some digging, and help from a couple of my new connections. So I'm busing it from San Sebastián, where I spent a few days decompressing from the hubub of Barcelona. San...
Montpellier – la vie tranquille
Le centre historique The relative smallness of Europe is somehow surprising. It took only about 5 hours of high-speed (TGV) train travel (plus a 2h layover) to get from Brussels to Montpellier, on the south coast of France. High speed rail seems to me one of the most...
Wales – family and landscapes
I visited the UK, primarily to meet family and experience the place of (some of) my ancestors. I did also manage to delve into some renewable energy topics a little (more on that in another post). Perhaps like many Canadians, I don't have much connection with my...