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Bicyles For Business

Entrepreneur Dec 12, 2019

Liberty Training Academy boosts young entrepreneurs in developing countries with business training and new wheels. With every course bundle...

Exploring Canada by motorcycle

Art Oct 15, 2016

This is how I collected the photographs for my book A View to Take Home.

Tango in Buenos Aires

Travel Dec 1, 2014

The tango is so intimate that one gets confused;

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Why A Healthy Work Life Balance Is Hugely Overrated

Entrepreneur January 15, 2023

A work life balance is important. Even some job ads talk about how the company you’re about to work for will “allow” for a great work / life balance.

Why a work-life balance is overrated

Lifestyle December 19, 2022

A work-life balance is overrated. Life became much more enjoyable when I finally gave up on the illusion of separation between work and life. On most days my vocation feels like a vacation.

Turn Your Passion For Words Into A Freelance Writing Career

Writing October 25, 2022

A beach in Hawaii. A coffee shop in South America. A city in Europe. The East Coast of Canada. What do these locations have in common? In each of these and in many other remote places, I know of writers who are freelancing with a fair degree of success.... Read more

Driving (s)kills

Lifestyle June 11, 2022

I really wonder why so many people passed drivers ed. Oh wait, none is required in many North American cities like Calgary.

My favourite old church in Alberta – destroyed by fire

Travel May 23, 2022

I was heartbroken to hear about this beautiful place burning down a few years ago. This past Sunday afternoon I decided to take my motorcycle for the first somewhat longer ride of the season to Canmore, Alberta. Somewhere along highway 1A between Calgary and Canmore was the site of this church,... Read more

Photography: A Thousand Lies In One Image

Photography April 28, 2022

A photograph is worth a thousand words, but photoshop can produce a thousand lies. Life is much more beautiful to me when looking through the camera lens. To me, photography is not what I see, it is what I let others see. It’s the beauty of life, captured in... Read more

Fireworks, resolutions and honesty

Lifestyle January 22, 2022

I overheard a story recently about a new gym being opened. It’s called “Resolutions”, and it’s only a gym during January and then turns into a bar for the rest of the year.

What does it mean when someone says they’re looking for opportunities?

Entrepreneur January 11, 2022

Be careful when someone says they’re looking for opportunities. It all depends what an opportunity means to them. To me – it means getting out of my comfort zone, potentially trying something new that I haven’t done before. A career is more than a circus act where you get to perform the same trick over and over again.

How to buy fine art online

Art October 9, 2021

Just a few years ago it seemed people thought the idea of purchasing “clothing” through the internet was absurd. How would you know if it fits? What if it doesn’t fit? What if my credit card number gets stolen? Those were just a few of the many questions I... Read more

Be A Better Behaved Traveller

Travel August 28, 2021

Wanderlust affects each of us at one time or another, maybe today more than ever before. Travel changes you, and after not having seen the inside of an airplane for 18+ months, most of us have started to realize how much travel helps you grow as a human being.... Read more