Songs, books, and movies depict a white Christmas with snow, hearty fires in the hearth, roasted chestnuts, mulled wine, and plum pudding. In my world, nothing could be farther from the truth since I live in the Southern hemisphere. A white Christmas is something I’ve never experienced and find hard to imagine. Honestly, it’s weird listening to singers caroling about dashing through the snow...
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Other Animals on the Tundra #travel #Churchill #animals
The tundra has plenty of wildlife. It’s finding and seeing the birds and animals that is the tricky thing. Along with polar bears, we saw Arctic hare, ptarmigan, Arctic fox and an owl. Here are some pics of the animals we saw during our visit. This is a Ptarmigan. We...
Exploring the Tundra #travel #Churchill
Most people who visit Churchill to view the polar bears go on an organized tour. The tour companies have special vehicles known as tundra buggies. They have huge wheels and are high enough off the ground for tourists to view curious bears without putting themselves in...
Polar Bears – Things I Learned During My Churchill Visit #travel #bookresearch
One of the things I love about travel is learning new things. Travel is an excellent educator. Before our visit to Churchill I knew nothing about polar bears, apart from the fact they are white. I even got that wrong because while the cubs can be quite white the...
Review: Collision Point by Lora Leigh #review #newrelease
From #1 bestselling author Lora Leigh comes Collision Point, part of the thrilling Brute Force series—packed with powerful men, steely women, and explosive passion. SHE’S NOTHING BUT TROUBLE Riordan Malone is more than a bodyguard. As an Elite Ops agent, he’s ripped,...
Where is the Town of Churchill? #travel #bookresearch
Ask most people living in Canada or the United States and they have problems stating the exact location of the town of Churchill. As a New Zealander, I didn’t know anything about Churchill until I picked up a National Geographic Travel magazine. I flicked through and...
Innocent Next Door is FREE – Today only! #romance #romanticsuspense
Grab your free copy of Innocent Next Door, book 1 in the Military Men series. Today only! Grab your copy from Amazon today