Late Flights, Old Friendships & Exploring Vancouver Island’s Strathcona Provincial Park
Sometimes the bumpy journey to one’s destination just doesn’t seem worth it. In my case, an 8-hour delay at the Toronto airport flying to Comox on…
Taking a Time-In, St. Lucia Style
POST AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT BRODEY It’s spring 2024, and though the pandemic is largely over and most of us have “gotten on with our lives,”…
Mallorca –– On the Trail of La Vida Dulce
ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ROBERT BRODEY I begin with a confession. The Spanish island of Mallorca (Majorca) in the western Mediterranean has never been on my…
Retreat to the Mountains: A Squamish Story
After nearly two and a half years grounded from travel by the pandemic, Robert Brodey boards a plane to an outdoor paradise on Canada’s west coast…
Memories and Hidden Treasures: Revisiting the European Travels of an 18 Year Old – 1987
It was dark when we schlepped into a quaint seaside town on the southern coast of the Italian island of Elba. Saddled with our backpacks, we…
Reflections of a Grounded Traveller During a Pandemic
2020 is shaping up to be the year of the perfect storm. As a global community, we are facing political and social upheaval, an environmental crisis…
Dreaming in Dolomiti
It has been a year and a half since I took the two-hour bus ride from the oppressive heat of the Venice airport up to cool…
Editing Mountains – The Challenge of Telling the Remarkable Tale of the Swiss Alps in 20 Pages
It has been almost 6 months since my trip with Outpost Magazine to Switzerland. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about the staggering…
The Long Road of Experience: Travel and a Farewell to Schedules
I was 19 and fresh out of high school when I got a job doing menial work with the sole purpose of saving up to travel…
Time Capsule: What Happened in the 20 Years it Took to Write Josef’s Lair
What’s 20 years? Longer than the life of an old dog, a good lifespan for a cat, and basically takes a cute little dribbling baby all the…
Over the Hill: Final Preparation for Running the Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB)
It has been a busy few months, juggling projects, including big edits on my book project, Josef’s Lair, working the bread-and-butter job, cross-country training, and, of…
The Itch: What’s Next?
I truly thought after completing my first ultramarathon this past September that a switch would turn off, and I would never have the urge to train…
Dreams vs. Responsibilities: A Tug of War or Peace Accord?
It’s one of the great challenges to pursue our dreams but also take personal responsibility for the choices we’ve made in life. It can be a…
Return to a Childhood Eden – A Cross-Country Run in the French Pyrenees
I can hear the low warm chime of cow bells before I see them. Then, as I round the corner in view of a gushing river, the…
Honeymooning with an Infant is a Trip (Not a Vacation)
I consider myself a late bloomer. I seem to take my own time arriving at where I need to be – whether it was learning to…