The Shorepine Bog Trail is just 800 meters long, but it’s one of the most fascinating trails in the Pacific Rim National Park. It's completely different looking than the rain forest landscape through the rest of the park. Looking like a cartoon scene from Dr. Seuss it's full of stunted and dwarfed trees that have been wind swept into all kind of disfigured and unique shapes. To protect the delicate landscape the entire trail through the bog is along a built up boardwalk. Most of the ground surface is covered in carpet of Sphagnum moss that can be several meters thick and is up to 400 … [Read more...]
Choose The Elephant Park You Visit In Thailand Wisely
We urge anyone wanting to go to an elephant park in Thailand to do their research before they go. Many of them are exploiting these endangered animals. They have elephant shows forcing them to do stunts and tricks. The animals are often mistreated extremely overworked. Throughout our travels in Thailand there was one name that kept coming up and that's the park we choose to visit. We had an amazing experience at the Elephant Nature Park. Elephants In Thailand Were Originally Used For Logging Thailand was once riddled with elephant camps that keep them for logging purposes. They were … [Read more...]
What It’s Like To Stay At The Elephant Nature Park
Stay As The Elephant Nature Park As A Guest Or Apply To Be A Long Term Volunteer The Elephant Nature Park is situated on a large piece of property along a river and back dropped by mountains. It's located approximately one and a half hours drive outside of Chaing Mai. At any given time there are several guests staying at the park as well as long term volunteers. We booked a stay of 2 nights and 3 days. It was enough to give thorough experience of the park. We were not obligated to help our during our stay, but it is a working park with a lot to do. Help is always appreciated and it's a great … [Read more...]
Nanaimo Bathtub Races And Marine Festival
For more than forty years the city of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island has been famous for a wacky tradition of racing bathtubs. Yes, you read that correctly we're talking about actual motorized bathtubs that are raced in the choppy waters of the Pacific Ocean. In 1967, Frank Ney the mayor at the time started the races as part of Canada's 100th birthday celebrations. He very proud of his city and wanted to showcase all its features and beauty to the world. During the festivities he would dress in a classic pirate outfit and tour the town touting sayings such as "hells bells and all is well in … [Read more...]
Neck Point Park, Another One Of Nanaimo’s Ocean Front Beauties
Neck Point is another spectacular Nanaimo ocean front park that sits just north of Pipers Lagoon. Like it's neighbouring park it offers stunning views of the Strait of Georgia, the coastal mountains and Mount Baker in Washington State. The park is named after the gravel bar that connects to a rocky head out in the ocean. It's full of photographic opportunities, a bird watchers paradise and a popular diving spot. Ocean wildlife is abundant, sea lions and otters can be spotted playing in the water and sometimes Orca whales and dolphin pods pass by. There are 36 acres of rocky bluffs, small … [Read more...]
Every Few Years Winter Packs A Punch On Vancouver Island
During the winter the majority of Vancouver Island is the envy of the rest of the Canada, throw on a jacket and maybe a pair of light gloves and get on with your day. Thick-skinned locals such as Canada Post delivery staff, couriers and joggers sport shorts twelve months of the year. Plants often get confused with warm boughts of weather. Rhododendron and other hardy plants can produce spring buds and even start to bloom in November through February. In particular, the city of Victoria loves to brag about its mild climate. Rightly so when they can have an average spring day temperature as … [Read more...]
Hawaii Has A Love Affair With SPAM
As a first time visitor to Hawaii you may be surprised by the popularity of SPAM. Not the annoying email type spam, but the odd ham substance that has to be coaxed out of its can like jello from a mold. If you're not familiar, SPAM is a trademarked canned meat product that is a mixture of pork shoulder, ham, sugar and salt. It was first introduced to the Hawaiian islands by American soldiers during World War II when the manufacturer provided cans to American and Allied troops. Not needing refrigeration made it a portable meat that was useful food source during the war. This was … [Read more...]
Pipers Lagoon Has Everything Fabulous About The West Coast In One Spot
Pipers Lagoon is located in Nanaimo B.C. It's a diverse ocean front park that captures the true essence of the west coast. This compact and unique 8 acre park is built on an isthmus that extends out to a rocky headland. Its position makes it the perfect place to enjoy beautiful sunsets and sunrises. It's a great place to walk year round, the changing scenery makes it a unique experience in every season. Just to the north is the neighbouring park of Neck Point. It's equally as beautiful and has even more accessible terrain with with over 30 acres of land set on the ocean front. Starting … [Read more...]
The Salmon Run At Goldstream River
The Goldstream River is just one of the many places on Vancouver Island where you can witness a salmon run. Just 17 km's from downtown Victoria you can see this fascinating event from mid October through to early December. It's quite an experience and highly educational for children to witness. Goldstream Provincial Park is well worth exploring. Lush ferns cover the ground and the towering trees of an old-growth temperate rain forest have branches that hang with thick moss. It's a popular hiking area for locals and tourists. The fish can be seen working their way upstream, the numbers … [Read more...]
Arousing The Sense Of Smell On A Zanzibar Spice Tour
A spice tour is a unique opportunity to go through small villages and visit farms on Zanzibar to see spices in their unprocessed form. The aroma of vanilla, cloves, cinnamon, pepper and cardamom are intoxicating. Many of the spices do not resemble anything of the form that you see in the grocery store. You will also get a chance to see a variety of the fruits grown on the island. The economy of Zanzibar used to be almost solely based on spice trading. At one time it grew up to three-quarters of the worlds clove supply, it is still a very prominent spice growing region … [Read more...]
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