Janice Leith Waugh's Blog, page 144
June 24, 2013
Travel Camera: I knew I had the right one when…
I’ve been writing this blog for four years.
In each of the first three years I bought a new travel camera. All except the last fell short of my expectations in one way or another.
Happily, my year three camera has made the grade. It’s a Lumix G
with a 3/4 body and interchangeable lenses.
Third time lucky.
But, it wasn’t just luck. I analyzed what I disliked about my other cameras, did more research and asked more people who were into photography about which camera to buy. I took the plunge. I bou...
June 20, 2013
Pic of the Week: The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
The domes atop The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Russia.
The Pic of the Week is drawn from photos submitted to the Solo Travel Society Facebook Group, providing an opportunity for solo travelers to share with us a favorite photo from their travels.
This week’s pic from Solo Travel Society member Janice was taken in St. Petersburg, Russia.
June 19, 2013
Monument Valley and the Question of Historical Truth
Inside Goulding’s Museum the movies shot in Monument Valley are celebrated.
There are as many sides to an argument as there are people involved. Likewise, there are as many sides to history as there are peoples/nations to tell it.
There is truth in every side but the truth that is generally understood is the one that suits the victors.
I studied the philosophy of history at the University of Toronto. The question of whether there can be historical truth is one that was frequently debated on a th...
June 18, 2013
Solo Travel Destination: Medellin, Colombia
We are pleased to present a newSolo TravelDestination Post from Tania, a member of theSolo TravelSocietyon Facebook. Tania is from Australia, and submitted the following report about Medellin. Do you have asolotraveldestination that you would like to recommend?Submit your description here, along with a few photos, and share it with fellow travelers!
Solo travelrating: 2 (1 is easiest, 4 is most difficult. Please see chart below)
Languages spoken: Spanish
Te Quiero Medellin.
Reasons to go: Medellini...
June 17, 2013
Of Shakespeare and Pigs
The de Martines Family Farm.
“You went to Stratford…and visited a pig farm?”
Stratford, Ontario is internationally known for one thing: The Stratford Festival. Every year, people travel from all over the world to see incredible productions of Shakespearean plays.
I, on the other hand, went to see pigs.
Much of my travel has been to urban centres. I love the excitement and possibility, the art and culture, the noise and movement of big cities.But I grew up in the countryside, walking through hayfi...
June 13, 2013
Pic of the Week: Corning, New York, USA
A Tiffany stained glass window by Frederick Wilson, completed in 1901.
The Pic of the Week is generally drawn from photos submitted to theSolo TravelSocietyFacebook Group, providing an opportunity for solo travelers to share with us a favorite photo from their travels.
This week’s pic was taken by Tracey at the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York in the United States.
June 12, 2013
The Meaning of Landscape: road trip through the American Southwest
Sedona with its stunning red buttes was my first destination on my trip.
I LOVE a road trip!
I love driving. I love moving from town to town, from city to countryside, listening to local radio and seeingthe landscape change along the way.
It was the same on my recent trip through Arizona. The stunning red mountains, buttes, mesas, canyons and cliffs, the gorgeous desert and tumbleweed (tumbleweed!) tumbling was all so novel for me, dramatic, stunning!. The landscape was like nothing I had ever s...
June 11, 2013
Solo Travel Destination: Wulai, Taiwan
We are pleased to present a newSolo TravelDestination Post from Mahadi, a member of theSolo TravelSocietyon Facebook. Mahadi is from Singapore, and submitted the following report about Wulai. Do you have asolotraveldestination that you would like to recommend?Submit your description here, along with a few photos, and share it with fellow travelers!
Solo travelrating: 1.5 (1 is easiest, 4 is most difficult. Please see chart below)
Languages spoken: Mandarin, English
Welcome to Wulai!
Reasons to go:...
June 10, 2013
Her Face is a Map of the World.
Evelyn in Antarctica this past January.
I’d like my face to be “a map of the world”.
To me, it would mean that I am a life-long learner.
One who is forever growing.
Living dynamically.
I strive for this in my life and traveling solo helps me feel like I am making progress. But, as I meet certain people, I realize how far I have yet to grow.
“Everything around her is a silver pool of light.”
What a lovely image – a “silver pool of light”.
This line, and the one from the title of this post, is from “Su...
June 6, 2013
Pic of the Week: Taipei, Taiwan
Wulai Waterfalls.
The Pic of the Week is drawn from photos submitted to theSolo TravelSocietyFacebook Group, providing an opportunity for solo travelers to share with us a favorite photo from their travels.
This week’s pic fromSolo TravelSocietymember Mahadi was taken At Wulai Waterfalls in Taipei, Taiwan.
