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Can You Unplug and Show Proof of Life?
Today I am co-hosting a Proof of Life Photo Share. Anyone who knows me, realizes that I work at having a significant life outside of my travel blogging and efforts to engage on social media sites. And that’s because I feel most alive when I’m doing something outside – and not when I’m sitting in [...]
Natural Nunavut – A Dream Destination for Adventurous Souls
I have traveled across Canada, to all of its’ provinces and territories except Nunavut – Canada’s youngest territory, and a place I’d genuinely like to visit. Nunavut has a landmass the size of western Europe, yet its population is only around 32,000. How’s that for a lot of wide open space to explore! Only one [...]
8 Tips to Make Your Next Outdoor Adventure a Safe One
Every so often we hear grim news stories about outdoor adventures gone badly wrong – and they’re not just happening on big mountains or on gnarly ocean waters. North Vancouver is a great example and a place where the dedicated Search and Rescue volunteers are kept busy looking for or attending to people in the north shore [...]
Searching for Travel and Outdoor Adventure Inspiration
I spent hours on Sunday searching for travel and adventure inspiration at the Calgary Outdoor and Adventure Show. Specifically I was trying to find something new for me – some place I’d never been to or activity I hadn’t tried. Here’s what I found. Marine Link Tours offers a working ship passenger cruise vacation. Normally I [...]
About
I’ve been all over the world – to all continents but Antarctica and to a grand total of 53 countries. I’ve always got some sort of an adventure planned – even if it’s only a weekend. I thrive on change and travel provides that.
Feel free to email me at
leighmcadamtravels@gmail.com
Book Reviews
Book Review: Leading at the Edge
Though it’s been almost 100 years since Shackleton’s ill-fated voyage, his leadership style and lessons in the face of adversity still ring true. Those lessons are used as a backdrop for Dennis N.T. Perkin’s book, Leading at the Edge. Dennis brings his considerable talent as the CEO of The Syncretics Group, a company that specializes in effective [...]
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