Category Archives: ROAD TRIP

KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Looking For A Fix

Posted on April 5, 2017 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

“Umimmar?” Taken aback by the sudden question, Christian, Uli, and I nodded. Clearly, the man had overheard our conversation. His dark eyes shifted from the front of the store to the back. Stepping closer, he first cleared his throat, then whispered, … Continue reading →

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KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Taking Care Of Business

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

It’s the question no one asked when they heard I’d be camping in the arctic in the summer of 2009. Last April, seven years later, the same topic lay fallow on the fringe of conversations concerning my dogsled trip in Ittoqqortoormiit, East Greenland. It was barely … Continue reading →

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iWONDER

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

As the sun sets behind this stretch of the Pacific Coast Ranges, a mountain chain that stretches from Alaska to central Mexico, I not only wonder, but marvel at

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WOCKA – WOCKA! An Encounter of the Metaphorical Kind

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

The ageing comedian, known the world over for his slapstick parodies, brushed past me in the pre-dawn chill to take his place in the crowd queuing up to board the British Airways flight from Edinburgh to London. I have packing my warm jacket … Continue reading →

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BEINN HIANT – My Everest

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Highland sheep dotted the roadside under the pre-dawn sky. The velvet canopy looked like flocks of faeries had tossed fistfuls of glitter at the new moon only to have it stashed inside the Big Dipper and then purposefully strewn across the Milky Way by … Continue reading →

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A PRE-HALLOWEEN SCOTTISH TALE

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Once the morning sun broke through the clouds, the grey mist pulled back from Glenborrodale’s ragged shoreline’s nooks and crannies. It rose from the loch like a gossamer shade tugged from the edge of a wooded windowsill revealing a beauty distinct to the … Continue reading →

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KALAALLIT NUNAAT – When Nanor Comes to Visit

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

There’s something surreal about spotting a row of paw prints the size of cast-iron skillets stamped in the snow thirty feet from where you’ve been sleeping.

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TASTE OF INDIA – Jammin’ on the Streets

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Car horns honk. Motorbikes beep. Tuk-tuks toot. The wave of sound winds down as the steel herd halts for a red signal, then builds again when the traffic light turns green and the swarm surges forward. The pack pushes through the streets of Delhi … Continue reading →

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TASTE OF INDIA – A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Taj

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

Potty talk took on a new meaning for me today when I stopped to wash my hands in the ladies room before lunch. I had just pumped the soap dispenser and turned on the tap when a young voice from inside … Continue reading →

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KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Pure Perfection

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner

A blank page waves from a single flag pole propped in the vast subcortical network of my mental workspace. When I zero in on it, a hint of color leaches through, teasing me with thoughts of surrendering to the barrage of images suddenly cascading from above. But I’m … Continue reading →

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