Category Archives: Travel

Notre Dame de Savoie Church

Posted on June 24, 2019 by danocan

There are some places that you see online countless times but have never had the chance to visit in person. For me, the abandoned Notre Dame de Savoie church has been on the “must visit” list for many years but … Continue reading →

Posted in drone, History, Travel | Tagged abandoned, Alberta, Canada, cemetery, church, Diplomat Mine Interpretive Site, DJI, DJI Mavic Pro, Donalda, drone, Forestburg, grain elevator, history, Notre Dame de Savoie | Leave a comment

Crowsnest Pass History Tour

Posted on May 26, 2019 by danocan

There are some places you can visit over and over again and still never have enough time to see it all. That’s how I feel about the Crowsnest Pass region in southern Alberta. I have been visiting this region since … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Alberta, Belleview, Bellevue Mine, Blairmore, coal mine, Coleman, Crowsnest Museum, Crowsnest Pass, Frank Slide, Hillcrest, Hillcrest Mine, Hillcrest Mine disaster, history, Leitch Collieries, Passburg Cemetery | Leave a comment

Route 66 Retrospective: Lessons Learned

Posted on February 18, 2019 by danocan

With so many people planning their own Route 66 trips, I thought I would share a number of my random thoughts and lessons learned from our trip taken over sixteen days back in September and October last year. In my … Continue reading →

Posted in Route 66, Travel | Tagged lessons, Mother Road, road trip, Route 66, travel | 2 Comments

Route 66 Retrospective: The Planning

Posted on February 17, 2019 by danocan

Since concluding our Route 66 adventure four months ago, I have continued to remain active on a number of Route 66 forums and Facebook groups. Those groups are full of people planning their own trips on the Mother Road and … Continue reading →

Posted in Route 66, Travel | Tagged history, planning, Route 66, travel', USA | Leave a comment

Encountering Crocodiles in Florida

Posted on January 19, 2019 by danocan

I’m still catching up with documenting our adventures from over the Christmas break. This time we check out “Croc Encounters”, a non-profit reptile rescue in Tampa Bay, Florida. I’d like to give a shout-out to the forty people who have … Continue reading →

Video | Posted on January 19, 2019 by danocan | Tagged crocodile, Crocodile Encounters, Florida, parrot, reptiles, Tampa, USA | Leave a comment

Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern

Posted on January 13, 2019 by danocan

You don’t need to know anything about architecture to know the name Frank Lloyd Wright. On our recent trip to Florida, we spent some time checking out the campus of Florida Southern College, which is home to a large collection … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged architecture, Florida, Florida Southern College, Frank Lloyd Wright, Lakeland, USA, Usonia | Leave a comment

Golden Spike National Historic Site

Posted on January 4, 2019 by danocan

It’s always a pleasure when you get to visit a historic site that you have wanted to see for many years. This time it was a visit to Promontory Point, Utah and the location of the driving of the golden … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel | Tagged Central Pacific, Golden Spike, Last Spike, Promontory Point, railroad, Transcontinental railroad, Union Pacific, USA, Utah | Leave a comment