Elmslie Memorial Church [Repost]

Located in George Town, Grand Cayman the present Elmslie Memorial Church was constructed during the 1920’s by Captain Rayal Bodden who being a naval architect designed the roof to resemble…..

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May 12, 2018

Abridged history of Cozumel, Mexico [Repost]

Derived from the Mayan “Ah Cuzamil Peten” meaning the Island of the Swallows, Cozumel is the largest of Mexico’s Caribbean islands and become a popular tourist destination for its scuba…..

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February 18, 2018

Cosmopolis Toronto: Interview [Repost]

A little over five years ago Nicole had the opportunity while she was back at York University to interview the photographer behind the Cosmopolis Toronto project – Colin Boyd Shafer…..

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January 24, 2018

Abridged history of Niagara Falls [Repost]

While the city of Niagara Falls wasn’t incorporated until 1903, having existed since the mid-1800s as the Town of Clifton and the Village of Niagara Falls, the region had been…..

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November 28, 2017

George Town, Grand Cayman [Repost]

Our forth port of call during our 2013 cruise for Nicole’s birthday was the Caribbean British overseas territory of the Cayman Islands and its capital George Town. Located on the…..

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November 20, 2017

World’s first human-powered helicopter [Repost]

The Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter was designed and constructed by the University of Toronto AeroVelo’s alumni team and on June 13th 2013 it sustained sufficient altitude of 3.3 metres remaining aloft…..

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October 23, 2017

Mahogany Bay’s “flying beach chair” [Repost]

For Nicole’s 2013 birthday we ended up taking a cruise out of Miami and in our third port of call at Roatan, Honduras grabbed some footage while we were making…..

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September 16, 2017

Cayman Islands National Museum [Repost]

Located in George Town the Cayman Islands National Museum is housed within the Old Courts Building, the oldest public building located on the islands dating back to the 1800s, which…..

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September 3, 2017

Abridged history of Roatan, Honduras [Repost]

Before the fateful arrival of Christopher Columbus during his fourth voyage (1502-1504) when he visited the neighboring Bay Island of Guanaja the pre-Columbian indigenous peoples of Roatan are believed to…..

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March 21, 2017

Life aboard Carnival’s Glory [Repost]

Having already talked a little about what the services and activities can be like aboard one of Carnival’s cruise ships, I thought I should talk a little about what the…..