Chris Edwards
That Time The World Changed...
We met Nate & Jessie (Nate & Jessie Unfold the Map) on Koh Kood, Thailand in February, 2020. We were staying at the charming Cozy House,...
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Chris Edwards
- Mar 4, 2021
- 21 min
Travel During a Pandemic
Why We Travel With our two offspring leaving the nest in 2012, we decided the time was ripe to focus on escaping the dreaded Great...
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 3, 2021
- 2 min
Flesh for Fantasy, 2015
thong nai pan yai, thailand (feb 2015) From my lofty perch, beach chair tucked safely in the shade, watching the flesh parade. In the...
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 2, 2021
- 3 min
Life's A Beach - 2015
thong nai pan yai, koh phangan, thailand (feb 2015) Wide sweep of white fine sand, cerulean waters gently lapping the shore, calmer now...
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 1, 2021
- 1 min
Lurch, 2015
thong nai pan yai, thailand (feb 2015) This morning a slug appeared in our bathroom. How he managed to crawl half way up the wall was a...
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Chris Edwards
- Oct 29, 2020
- 2 min
Flying Over Java - 2015
feb 2015 The dreaded bumpy plane ride. We jostle as we cross the Singapore Strait from Kuala Lumpur. The captain‘s voice on the PA notes...
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Chris Edwards
- Oct 29, 2020
- 3 min
Some of Our Favourite Books on Travel
The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux "This is the one that set the table and changed everything- led me on my path of exploration....
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Chris Edwards
- Oct 28, 2020
- 3 min
The Last Resort- 2014
"Call some place paradise, kiss it goodby" The Last Resort, The Eagles Paradise: tropical beach, azure seas, flour white sand, palm trees...
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Chris Edwards
- Oct 28, 2020
- 7 min
Upgrading our Thai Holiday - 2014
"Once in a while it really hits people that they don't have to experience the world in the way they have been told to." Alan Keightley...
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Chris Edwards
- Oct 27, 2020
- 4 min
Vanishing From Winter: 2014
The winter of 2013–14 was one of the most significant for the our hometown of Windsor, Ontario, due to the so-called "polar vortex"across...
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Chris Edwards
- Oct 11, 2018
- 5 min
Leaving Asia- 1987
Asian Reflections after 6 months Flying from Calcutta over the Arabian Sea, brown desert sands below like a scorched lunar painting, we...
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Chris Edwards
- Oct 11, 2017
- 16 min
In Search of the Perfect Beach Hut: Thailand (1987) - Part 2
Renowned for its lush tropical islands, mouth-watering cuisine, and warm and gracious people, Thailand continues to be a favoured...
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Chris Edwards
- Mar 16, 2012
- 6 min
Accidents Will Happen: Nicaragua 2012
March 16, 2012 Travel, as in life, invokes a series of risks. When we wake up the morning you never can tell what the day will bring,...
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Chris Edwards
- Mar 9, 2012
- 5 min
Cruisin’ To Costa Rica 2012
One summer, I booked into an annual American vs. Canadians golf tournament (CAN-USA) in Michigan, a chance to hang with old and new...
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 29, 2012
- 2 min
Dispatch from North Bali: 2012
This story appeared in the local media. As is often the case, truth is stranger than fiction. Not sure if the bride wore white. The Bali...
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 27, 2012
- 3 min
MotorBike Riding in Bali: 2012
“Your karma just ran over my dogma.” So you wanna explore the local sights, roam the terrain, get far away from the madding crowds? The...
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 18, 2012
- 5 min
Ubud, Bali- Eat, Pay, Leave (2012)
RIP: Artist David Trevelyan, 1955-2020 “If it is the first secret conceit of every voyageur to imagine that he alone has found the...
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 13, 2012
- 4 min
Return to Bali (2012 )
What immediately grabs your attention is the heat and humidity- it smacks you like a wet towel across the face as you exit the jet....
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 9, 2012
- 5 min
Cathay Pacific Lounge- The Pier- “Less Than the 1%” (2012)
Cathay Pacific Flight CX829- Toronto Pearson International to Hong Kong International Airport Let’s face it- some things in life are just...
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Chris Edwards
- Jan 9, 2012
- 4 min
Vanishing Act: 2012
VIA Rail Train 72- Windsor-Toronto A journey of 1,000 miles begins with the first step. When Elaine and I landed in Bali in 1986 as part...
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