Pierre Bourgault
When walking along the St Lawrence River I met the sculptor Pierre Bourgault. Many of his works deal with sailing and navigation in our world. I had the pleasure of staying overnight in one of his rotating houses on his property. Inside, there is a rotating handle that allows you to turn the house around […]
Museum of the Hooked Rug and Home Life
When sailing from Newfoundland to Nova Scotia we stopped in Cheticamp, Cape Breton and visited the Museum of the Hooked Rug and Home Life. The museum tells the story of hooked rugs in connection with the history of the Acadians, the region and the attempt to keep this tradition alive to this day. Large carpets […]
Atlas of Canada
I saw this Atlas in Mabou , Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in Canada in the local heritage museum. This historical atlas primarily shows Canada’s climatic development, mineral resources, population density, etc. up to 1957.
Tom Turcich
Tom Turcich – known as the tenth person to walk around the world. After the death of a close friend, Tom resolved to make the most of life. The day before his twenty-sixth birthday, he stepped out his front door to begin an adventure spanning the next seven years of his life. For most of […]
Karl Bushby
Karl Bushby is a walking adventurer, and author, attempting to be the first person to completely walk an unbroken path around the world. Bushby’s trek is known as the Goliath Expedition. He started in Punta Arenas, Chile in 1998 and is reaching his home Hull in England in 2025. https://www.youtube.com/@KarlcBushby
The kindness diaries
Logothetis, Leon. The kindness diaries: one man’s quest to ignite goodwill and transform lives around the world. 2015. US, The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.. When I was walking through New Glasgow in Nova Scotia, Canada, and stopped at the library, an employee spontaneously invited me to her home when she heard about Round:Motion. She […]
The woman who walked Russia
Pybus, Cassandra. The woman who walked Russia – A writer’s search for a lost legend. 2001. New York, Four Walls Eight Windows.
Alone against the North
Shoalts, Adam. Alone against the North. 2015. Toronto, Penguin Random House Canada. https://adamshoalts.com
How to walk
Thich, Nhat Hanh. How to walk. 2015. US, Unified Buddhist Church, Inc..
Is A River Alive?
Macfarlane, Robert. Is A River Alive?. 2024. Toronto, Penguin Random House Canada.