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No matter who you believe created the world—whether God, Mother Nature or extraterrestrial creatures—that somebody did a very good job. Even such places as deserts are remarkable; maybe especially so, since these vast spaces show how emptiness, limitlessness, a landscape…
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We often hear that Vancouver property market is a bubble which will burst one day. Same was said about Toronto. I am waiting and waiting for that moment to happen. In the meantime the “so called” bubble is bigger and…
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Killbear Provincial Park is located on Georgian Bay near the town of Parry Sound in Ontario. Rock ridges, sandy beaches, pines and crystal clear water attract thousands of people from Toronto and nearby towns, especially in the summer. Camping is…
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Vancouver is a beautiful, safe and pleasant city. However, there are places you had better try to avoid—for example, three intersections on Broughton Street in Coal Harbour. In particular, those with W Pender, W Georgia and Alberni Streets are dangerous….
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Ak pôjdete do San Francisca, určite si dajte kvety do vlasov. Ak pôjdete do San Francisca, stretnete tam príjemných ľudí. Zvláštne vibrácie, ľudia v pohybe a celá generácia s pokrokovými názormi. Tak spieva Scott McKenzie o meste na západe Spojených štátov v slnečnej Kalifornii. Scott…
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Mladú Belgičanku Charisse D’hamersovú, pracujúcu v Lake Louise v kanadských Skalnatých horách, napadol v júli čierny medveď, keď si išla popoludní zabehať. Pohrýzol ju osemkrát. Tento mrazivý prípad opäť pripomenul, aké nebezpečenstvo tu na ľudí číha v letnom období, keď…
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Waterman S. Body nosil kolty prekliate nízko a keď bolo treba, vedel ich aj rýchlo vytasiť. To bola na prežitie zlatokopa v nehostinnej kalifornskej púšti nutná, no nie vždy postačujúca podmienka. Niektoré pramene ho nazývajú aj William S. Bodey. Waterman…
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Waterman S. Body hatte seine Waffe immer schußbereit und er zog diese im Zweifel auch sehr schnell. Für einen Goldgräber in Kalifornien war das damals überlebensnotwendig. Trotzdem reichten diese Fertigkeiten auch nicht immer aus. Waterman selbst, manchen auch bekannt unter…
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Waterman S. Body carried his gun dangerously low and, if necessary, he was able to draw it fast. That was a necessity for the survival of a gold digger in the hostile California desert, although it was not always enough….
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Kde bolo, tam bolo, bol raz jeden zavalitý mexický chlapík s opálenou tvárou. Volal sa José. Takého svalnáča by ste skôr hľadali v bare ako vyhadzovača, určite nie medzi turistickými sprievodcami na mayských pyramídach. Najprv sa zahľadel po autobuse, spočítal…
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