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Category: Life Thoughts
Civilization versus Individual Needs: What are the Implications for Sustainability?
The holidays are here, and within the week I’ll be seeing all of my extended family over delicious foods and festive merriment. Shortly after that, there will be New Year’s gatherings to attend. It’s a time to reflect and consider what the next phase of life will hold. There are many reasons to celebrate this…
Family Volunteering Time before Christmas
Pre-Christmas time activities with the family.
Christkindl Market: Holiday Times Ahead!
The holiday season is approaching – or, more appropriately, already here! As soon as the Christkindl Market appears at Kitchener City Hall, I know that I have to start thinking about the gifts and trappings of Christmas and New Year’s celebrations. My family members have, for the most part, resided in Kitchener-Waterloo for their entire…
Fun weekend with @Guild_Cafe and @GamesonTap
Today, the weather has been grey and chilly. I am currently sitting at a board game cafe to ward away the dark November night. I have visited two board game cafes within the past 24 hours. Both visits have involved ample beer, panini sandwiches, and learning about new board games. The first, The Adventurers Guild,…
Sailing Towards a Sustainable Future
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Stakeholder Perspectives and Future Directions for Dracula Tourism in Romania
Introduction Literary tourism, a sub-set of heritage tourism, allows tourists to engage with foreign landscapes in a playful and creative way (Squire 1996; Muresan and Smith 1998). Whether travelling to investigate the setting of a novel or the homestead of an author, literary tourists have pre-existing expectations which they integrate into their active, participatory performances…
Future Research Directions for Dark and Heritage Tourism: A Systems Perspective
Introduction Dark tourism, which is the packaging and consumption of sites associated with death and disaster, has been increasing globally for the past two decades (Foley and Lennon 1996; Sharpley and Stone 2009; Lemelin, et al. 2010; Yankholmes and Akyeampong 2010; Biran, et al. 2011; Knudsen 2011; Ria, et al. 2011). Sites frequented by dark…
Management of Ontario Trails in Response to Environmental Change: A Narrative Policy Analysis
1.0.Study Introduction and Rationale The complexity of the natural environment challenges both researchers and policy makers. Research has yet to fully quantify the cause and effect relationships between human activity and environmental impact (Lee, 2011). Policy makers have also been unable to effectively wield political and economic tools to stymie rapid environmental change (Hanna &…
An Update from November 2014
My last blog post was on October 14th, and I take comfort in this date because of its proximity to the current date (November 2nd). I have been formulating lots of blog post ideas in my head throughout this period of online silence. I’ve just neglected to sit down and record these thoughts in a…
Poetry, Forever
There are many cheesy, silly, pointless poems out there, and I often feel embarrassed to be reading this form of artistic expression. But sometimes the concise, lyrical words catch me and fill me with emotion. I would encourage any reader to start with the classic poets. My most recent discovery of poetry is this website…
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