I hope you enjoy reading about some of the news in our lives, including travel, photography (both terrestrial and aerial), technology, and even some personal stuff. In past years I have titled these C...Read More
I am planning to observe the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse, which tracks across North America on April 8, 2024. Prospects of clear weather are best in Mexico, so I have booked a Mexican Riviera cruise out ...Read More
Travel 2021 has challenged the travel industry in fundamental ways, and I can assure you, being a dedicated traveller during a pandemic isn’t much fun. Consequently, JoeTourist hasn’t trav...Read More
Travel I suppose I should start this year’s Christmas Letter with my pandemic story, since everyone is preoccupied with the COVID-19 virus this year. Back in May of 2019 I booked a Holland ...Read More
Travel For the third year in a row, I traveled to southern Arizona for astronomy in March (2019) instead of February (previous years). Our host wanted to try for better weather so the date was changed...Read More
2018 Travel I returned to southern Arizona in February to once again take advantage of the dark skies at my friend’s beautiful observatory. I flew to Tucson, stayed at my friend’s place fo...Read More
I’m taking a road trip to Calgary starting June 26th for a couple of weeks. As a Life Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC), I like to participate in the society where I can....Read More
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! All the best for the coming New Year Christmas Letter 2017 – all the news about our year on a web page suitable for reading online – includes links...Read More
Total Solar Eclipse I went on a road trip to Oregon this summer to view the Total Solar Eclipse on August 21st from Monmouth, a small university town in the Willamette Valley. I shared the experience ...Read More
I started off 2015 on New Year’s Day by participating in a photo shoot at Beacon Hill Park hosted by Kerrisdale Cameras. It is always a good idea to assign yourself a task in order to learn new phot...Read More