Place
The Sultantate of Oman
Location
In southwest Asia on the Arabian peninsula bordering the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, Yemen to the southwest, and the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman to the east and northeast, respectively.
The folks over at Planet Gear, a discount online outdoors clothing and equipment retailer, were kind enough to donate this awesome book, Lonely Planet’s Guide to Travel Photography, for me to to give away to my readers.
I had just returned to Canada after living in Taiwan for six years and had snowboarded only once in that time. It was Easter Sunday, and our local hill was closed, so my brother and I were hiking up it to session the snowboard park. A girl was snowboarding down the hill. The sun was shining and the snow was soft. She had a big smile on her face. She carved in a long arc on her heel edge and then slid to a stop ten feet away, and plopped down on her butt in the snow.
Paul Nicklen is a wildlife biologist turned nature photographer. In this talk Nicklen discusses his work as a photographer and problem of melting polar caps with a passion and sadness that cannot be faked. He receives a standing ovation for this heartfelt presentation and, in my opinion, is a likely contender for TED.com talk of the year. If you haven’t seen it yet, you must watch it now!
Place
Sydney, Australia
Location
Sydney is the provincial capital of New South Wales and is located on the southeastern coast of Australia about 800 km northwest of Melbourne. Those visiting can find places to stay in Sydney on Expedia.
This is the first of a two-post series describing my foray into the incredibly complex world of international insurance, and how I found the policies that seemed to best suit my needs.
Place
Ontario, Canada
Location
Ontario is a province in east-central Canada that shares a border with the United States from Minnesota to New York.