Author Archives: murray

Toronto

Posted on April 2, 2012 by murray

Every year Debbie and I lay out a household budget that is suppose to include what we expect to spend. It includes everything on tap for the entire year. New carpet, medical expenses, car repairs and gas, food and anything … Continue reading →

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raison d’etre

Posted on March 28, 2012 by murray

Most people addicted to the sport of skiing long for the days when it has snowed all night and they can be one of the few folks that are able to leave their signature in the new snow’s smooth pristine … Continue reading →

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The Worse the Driving; the Better the Skiing

Posted on March 10, 2012 by murray

The roads are bad. It’s Monday afternoon, the sky has closed in and it is snowing hard. Debbie and I have set out for another foray into the mountains. I sometimes get asked why I am headed south when the … Continue reading →

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The Ethics of Travel

Posted on March 1, 2012 by murray

Several years ago Dive Training Magazine (July 1999) published Ten Guidelines for Travelers. The author is unknown. After I read them I passed them on to my traveling friends for perusal. I think they are great and read them from … Continue reading →

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Snow

Posted on February 9, 2012 by murray

I’ve often heard that the Inuit have hundreds of words that describe snow. Deciding to write a bit about snow, I was looking up just how many words they do use. I discovered in fact the language allows for the … Continue reading →

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Back Country Skiing in the Rocky Mountains

Posted on February 3, 2012 by murray

The blue bird spread it’s considerable wings over Banff National Park two days in a row. Again it is a gorgeous day, the temperature is around 0 C, there is no wind and the sun is shining bright. At the … Continue reading →

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Tourists are Targets

Posted on January 25, 2012 by murray

Tourists are targets. You can be a mark for savvy salesmen selling ‘authentic’ goods, you can fall prey to hucksters and hustlers that pose as ‘official’ guides, you can have your pocket or purse picked in a crowded market, or … Continue reading →

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Trip Research. Step 1

Posted on January 10, 2012 by murray

Yesterday I started bookmarking African safari web sites on my computer. Oh man, there are a lot of them. This is not going to be easy. We are going to have to modify the process we use to choose our … Continue reading →

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The Process Begins Anew

Posted on January 7, 2012 by murray

We have just about exhausted all the tasks related to our Bhutan/India trip. We have debriefed with the idea of changes for our next trip, worked on all the photos and organized them into a couple of versions of slide … Continue reading →

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First Mountain Trip 2011

Posted on December 26, 2011 by murray

The Canadian Rocky Mountains are as impressive as any mountains I have seen. When you see them they look similar to the Alps, Pyrenees, or the Himalayas. For the most part they look like classic mountains, rocky, craggy and the … Continue reading →

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