photography suffers when you’re getting chased by an elephant
If you’ve ever taken a gander around the ranger stations or visitor centres in the parks in South Africa, you might come across a few postings and bulletins reminding you […]
Author Archives: sheri
adventures with a cat: the prologue
With the summer already fading into fall, it’s easy to see how I’m passed due for some kind of shenanigan. And yet… as I discovered while on my travels abroad, […]
The Value of a Porter
I found this article about the Value of a Sherpa’s Life, and it really got me thinking. It’s hard not to relish an experience like summiting a mountain. Of course, I […]
spring has sprung! now for a hike, and loving Table Mountain, Cape Town
Spring has got to be one of the best times of the year! And I don’t want to jinx all of Ontario, but I think it’s FINALLY safe to say so. […]
celebrating spring by remembering glaciers!
Sort of a backwards logic, methinks, but c’est la vie. Since I totally forgot to make a post for the updated TROG PHLOG on Saturday, you get it today instead. […]
face to face with lions
To be in the presence of lions is an incredibly humbling experience. Their sheer size and mass alone is intimidating enough, but the penetrating gaze they settle upon you seems […]
photography from Kruger Park, South Africa
If you ever get to go to South Africa, for the love of all things good in the world, see Kruger Park. Larger than Holland, the park sprawls across the northeast […]
travel’s rewards: things that stick
If I were to hold up before and after images of myself from the 6-month trip, aside from my hair being a little longer, bleached by sun, and being a […]
so you want to volunteer abroad? have some notes to ponder
If going somewhere new around the world isn’t awesome enough, being able to do something good while you’re there is the cherry on the cupcake. Whether you’re interested in helping to rebuild homes after natural disasters, teaching children, or assisting with wildlife rehabilitation (my personal fave, no offence kids), there are oodles and oodles of opportunities all around the world just waiting for people to sign up.
to be, or not to be a cyclops: of photography, experience, and balancing both
One of the awesomest things about round-the-world adventures is the collection of memories we create, and what better way to remember all those fine details than by having an archive […]
