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The search for self: my mother’s India, and the connection with Saroo Brierley and the film “Lion”
India has always been a part of my identity. That may seem an odd statement when looking at me, someone whose outward physical appearance resembles more his Scots father’s roots, than a mother born in the middle of the subcontinent. … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Travel
Tagged India, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh, Saroo Brierley, search for self, the movie Lion
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Bombay is going green!
The earth’s axis must have shifted back in June of this year. And in this case, that’s a good thing – a very good thing. A Mumbai-based architectural firm won the urban planning and design category of the Cycling Visionaries … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, News, Travel
Tagged Bombay planning, green Mumbai, liveability Mumbai, Mumbai public transport, Velo-city 2013
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Soul sport: much more than the Tour de France.
Bastille Day has come and gone. It’s mid July and cycling aficionados the world over are having to adjust their much-varied, geographical time clocks. For people who follow this sort of thing, it is the height of the professional season, and … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Sport, Travel
Tagged bicycling, cycling, lifestyle, soul sport, spirituality of sport, sport of the soul, Tour de France, travel
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Chiang Mai’s custodians of tradition.
Ten years ago, I was in northern Thailand bicycling, taking in the vibe, and hanging out with a group of young artists as I escaped a portion of a Vancouver winter. My thoughts returned to that time recently, as my … Continue reading
The greatest gift, and the point of no return.
The point, at which my life changed irrevocably occurred in December 1972. I was 10 years old. My mother, in one of the many examples of her loving, and forward thinking nature, had decided the previous year that she would … Continue reading
Memory Music – NOLA Style.
The ability of music to take you back to a specific place and time, complete with main, and supporting cast assembled, is a remarkable, and comforting thing. So, it is with equal parts amazement and thankfulness that I reconnected with … Continue reading
Laid Back in Laos.
The road was deathly silent. Although early in the morning and devoid of any sign of human habitation, there were no bird sounds as I pedalled down the road, or movement of any kind. But, perhaps this should not have … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycling, bicycling Laos, cycling Laos, Kiu Kacham, Laos, Luang Prabang, national highway 13, self-supported cycling, Vang Vieng, Vientiane
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Indus Passage: Bicycling the Karakoram Highway.
“We are mujahidin,” he said proudly, attempting to answer the question he saw forming on my lips. I was in the Northern Pakistan town of Abbottabad, about one hundred kilometers from the start of my bicycle journey in the country’s … Continue reading
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