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Order Trekking the Globe with Mostly Gentle Footsteps

Order Trekking the Globe with Mostly Gentle Footsteps

Order at a bookstore near you! Or order online from Amazon.com/ Amazon.ca/ Now Available for your E-Reader at- Amazon Kindle Store/ Trekking the Globe with Mostly Gentle Footsteps Twelve Countries in Twelve Months Join us on our journey across four continents. As we immersed ourselves in each culture our intent was to leave a favourable impression behind. The Mostly refers to times when our footsteps were less than ideal, leading to bizarre, hair-raising or humorous incidents. Our book is chock full of anecdotal travel tips and lessons, the most valuable lesson being “expect the unexpected.” And there’s more! It...

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Forward and Acclaim for “Trekking the Globe”

Forward and Acclaim for “Trekking the Globe”

Forward By Robin Esrock Travel writer and star of the TV series Word Travels Broadcast on OLN, City TV, and National Geographic International and Travel Columnist for The Globe and Mail Irene and Rick Butler are not of my generation. Yet, as a devoted traveller, it’s easy to recognize fellow members of the tribe. We share a strong desire to explore our planet’s beauty, people, creatures, and culture—and to tell others about what we find. I, too, have packed up my things, picked up a backpack, and set out to see the world. I have walked some of the...

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The Immortalized Army of Qi­n Shi Huang

The Immortalized Army of Qi­n Shi Huang

Published in “Surrey Now” and “Coquitlam Now” newspapers September 2006 and Travellady online Magazine. Our senses were juddered with the stunning magnitude of this memorial to one man; 6,000 life-size soldiers in battle formation facing the entrance of the enormous earthen vault. The terracotta warriors, created to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huang (259-210 BC), have been proclaimed the 8th wonder of the world and the most important archaeological find of the 20th century. Intrigued by the rare artistry in a documentary seen several years previously, my husband Rick and I are now enraptured by the display before...

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