I’ve shot a lot of video on our travels, and try and edit it together whenever I get some time off between film projects, or when a few months of winter rain in Vancouver makes me feel cooped up and longing to get out of the city.

New Zealand: Two Packed Weeks on the South Island

We spend a packed 2 weeks on New Zealand’s dramatic South Island, exploring by road, trail, and sea Fiordland, Aoraki/Mt Cook, Abel Tasman, and Mt Aspiring National Parks. With stops in Queenstown, Marlborough, Christchurch the Franz Josef Glacier and Wanaka.

3 Days on the Kalalau Trail: The Extremes of Hiking through Paradise

Hiking the Kalalau Trail can be a journey of extremes. The trail is stunningly beautiful, winding through the coastal cliffs, lush valleys, and unique narrow ridges of Kaua’i’s famous Nā Pali Coast. But as we found out, weather on the coast can change in an instant, and turn the trail into a hazardous grind…

The Galapagos: Backpacking on a Budget

Think the Galapagos Islands are out of reach for budget backpackers? We did too, until we were encouraged by other travellers in Ecuador that it could be done. So, in spring 2018, without anything planned, we spontaneously booked some flights and headed to the islands to see what we could do on a tight budget. We saw more then we ever expected – giant tortoises, marine iguanas, acrobatic pods of dolphins, and beautiful, remote landscapes.