by kira.dorward | Dec 14, 2018 | Caledon Citizen, Posts
National Day of Rememberance on Violence Against Women vigil held in Caledon Twenty-nine years ago, at L’École Polytechnique de Montréal, Marc Lépine, who watched his father degrade his mother throughout his childhood, walked into a postsecondary classroom with a...
by kira.dorward | Nov 9, 2018 | Caledon Citizen
Taiwan features extensive cultural and economic history We arrive late at night in Taiwan, not in the best of shape. My mother had been quite ill on our last night in Cambodia, and we had just spent 11 hours flying from Siem Riep through Ho Chi Minh to get to Taipei....
by kira.dorward | Nov 9, 2018 | Caledon Citizen
Exploring the Angkor Wat temple in Siemp Reap, Cambodia Entering “the Kingdom of Cambodia” sounds ominous, but Siem Reap’s international airport is rather small and deserted in what is currently the off-season. Outside the air-conditioned airport doors, the tropical...
by kira.dorward | Oct 29, 2018 | Caledon Citizen
Rations and Resilience: Vietnamese Gastronomy Sampling the local cuisine is an important part of experiencing any new culture. Vietnam, a country steeped in ancient traditions from many different cultures, is like many countries in that any given city’s local fare is...
by kira.dorward | Oct 25, 2018 | Caledon Citizen
The Pearl in Vietnam’s Crown It is with excitement that I said goodbye to Da Nang and Central Vietnam and flew North to Hanoi. Unfortunately, our schedule would prevent me from exploring the city, but driving to and from the Hotel Pearl I get the same overwhelming...
by kira.dorward | Oct 11, 2018 | Caledon Citizen
Danang/Hoi An- October 1-13 A Tale of Two Cities Travelogue: A tale of two cities Danang, a port city on the coast halfway between HCMC and Ha Noi, is a city that seems very much in transition. Considered to be a provincial backwater for many years, the sprawling...
