Monday, September 3, 2012

Bamboo Island, Krabi, Thailand

Bamboo Island is a flat evergreen island with blending white sand and beautiful crystal clear water. It is a 5 km boat trip from the northern tip of Phi Phi Don Island.

Speedboat to the island

Long-tail boats along the beach

Snorkeling

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Star Wars Identities - The Exhibition

World Premiere at the Montréal Science Centre.

Visitors of all ages learn the components of human identity in this character-driven adventure that explores what makes us who we are.

Explore rare treasures from the Lucasfilm archives. 200 original costumes, props, models, and pieces of artwork are yours to discover up close at STAR WARS™ Identities.

There’s R2-D2, Han Solo’s Millennium Falcon and Anakin’s full-sized Podracer. Other favourites, like Yoda, Chewbacca, Boba Fett, Princess Leia, stormtroopers, and Darth Vader, are also on display. As are many more treasures, including dozens of objects being exhibited for the first time.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Rocher-Percé

Percé Rock (French Rocher-Percé, "pierced rock") is a huge sheer rock formation in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence on the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada, off Percé Bay. Percé Rock appears from a distance like a ship under sail. It is one of the world's largest natural arches located in water and is considered a geologically and historically-rich natural icon of Quebec. It is a major attraction in the Gaspesie region.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Route 132, Quebec

Centre d'Art Marcel Gagnon, Sainte-Flavie, Gaspésie

Éole Cap-Chat

No more gas close to Murdochville

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Ko Tapu (James Bond Island)

Ko Tapu is a 20m (66ft) tall islet in Ao Phang Nga National Park. Since 1974, when it was featured in the James Bond movie The Man with the Golden Gun, it is popularly referred to as “James Bond Island”. (Before our visit, the kids asked, “Who is James Bond?”)

Kayaking afterward

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Koh Panyee

Koh Panyee is a fishing village in Phang Nga Province, Thailand notable for being built on stilts by Indonesian fishermen. The population consists of roughly 200 families or between 1,500 and 2,000 people descended from 2 seafaring Muslim families from Java.