Archive for the ‘Forests’ Category
Running through the Romulus Vuia Ethnographic Park, Cluj Napoca, Romania

Text & photos © Estrella Azul
The Romulus Vuia Ethnographic Park, opened in 1929 as an outdoor museum, is beautiful. I recall going there on a class trip somewhere around 3rd grade. As opposed to many of my classmates, I didn’t have grandparents or other relatives living on farms in the Romanian...
July 28th, 2017 | ACTIVITIES, STAFF, EUROPE, Forests, Historic/Museums, WALKING/HIKING | Read More
Cape Reinga, New Zealand and the Awesome Bus

Story by staff writer JM Merchant. Photos Copyright © Joanna Abram.
7 a.m. on a foggy morning in Paihia saw us introduced to Spike, the driver of the Awesome bus.
To call him a character would be an understatement, but I can think of no one better to introduce you to the “top bit” of New Zealand....
September 21st, 2011 | STAFF, SERIES, Spirituality, Beaches, Forests, Lighthouses, ROAD TRIPS, CHARACTERS, NEW ZEALAND | Read More
Ball’s Falls, The Twenty Valley, Ontario

The forest at Ball's FallsTWENTY VALLEY is a place chock-full of things to see and do—but if you do visit the Valley, please don’t miss Ball’s Falls.
At first I thought the name was rather silly (made me think of balls o’ fire) until Carla, our host at Bonnybank B&B, explained...
June 16th, 2009 | Conservation, Forests, Water, ONTARIO | Read More