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Travels with Rex: Iceland is halfway between Europe and America, in a far corner of the Atlantic Ocean near the Arctic Circle. The island-nation, however, is not as isolated as one may think. In March this year, Iceland made headlines around the world for a volcanic eruption near Reykjavik, its capital. Lava shot high into … Continue reading Glimpses of Iceland: Volcanoes, Waterfalls, Culture, Diplomacy
At the beginning of this year, Wong Yiu Chung 王耀宗 completed writing a series of travel articles using the journals he kept and the photographs he took while visiting South America in June 2013. One of the highlights is this piece on his trip up the mountains of Peru to the fabled Machu Picchu, popularly … Continue reading Visiting Machu Picchu, relic of ancient Inca Civilization in Peru
Travels with Rex It is not easy to see all ten provinces of Canada in one go, but it is certainly doable over a period of time. We accomplished this mission two years ago when we made our trip from British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador, covering a span of more than 7,000 kilometres. So … Continue reading British Columbia to Newfoundland, a cross-Canada Photo Essay
In his final year in university, Paul Loong 龍佈樂 had to complete a major research paper to get his degree. He did it by collecting the personal history of Chinese immigrants in Canada. Forty-five years later, he reads the paper again and finds new insights on what it means to be Canadian. This article comes … Continue reading Built railway, kept deal to join B.C. with newly formed Canada 150 years ago
Wong Yiu Chung 王耀宗, our 1969 classmate at Raimondi, kept a travel diary when he and his wife Anita visited Spain and France. Their trip lasted from May 29 to July 4, 2019. The following article and most of the photographs are taken from four days of the diary, when they visited Picasso’s birthplace Malaga … Continue reading Mediterranean Gateway: from Malaga to the Rock of Gibraltar
Ontario is larger than France and Spain combined. The Canadian province is known for its big cities such as Toronto and Ottawa, but look on a map and you will realize that much of Ontario is still wilderness. To enable people to enjoy the great outdoors, the Ontario government runs 340 provincial parks and 295 … Continue reading Camping in Ontario: Intimate Encounter with Mother Nature
By now we are into the dreaded “Second Wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic, and if we have learned anything in the past six months it is that we are a resourceful and resilient bunch. Life goes on, pandemic or no pandemic. Old boys from the Class of ’69 and their former schoolmates have been anything … Continue reading Facing the challenge of the Pandemic, Life goes on, fun still possible
Travels with Rex - Part 2 Let me start with a refrain from Part 1, a reminder to enjoy this post only as a travel memoir. Don’t use it for current travel advice. We have plenty of time on hand and few places to go in this Year of COVID-19. It is a good chance … Continue reading Charming Norway: Viking ship, rugged fjords, friendly people
Travels with Rex, Part I We have just too much time on hand at the moment. It’s a good chance to take a look at the old travel photos again. Ah, Europe! That was more than 10 years ago. We are basically done with visiting Europe now, but one of the benefits of travel is … Continue reading Off the Beaten Track in Europe
By Joseph Lynn Ho Huen 連浩煊 The Raimondi Class of ’69 alumni had a most successful 50th Anniversary celebration held in Toronto on July 7, 2019. The Toronto old boys felt very excited about the reunion, and they thought that as the largest number of alumni was in Toronto, maybe they could extend the fellowship … Continue reading Rugged Nevada, Glitzy Las Vegas: Another Raimondi Adventure
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