Tag Archives: writing and publishing

Anne Carson – Ambiguity, Uncertainty, Ecstasy

Posted on March 20, 2021 by bfoulkesadventures

In the fall of 2019, I became a student again. I attended my first class in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program at Simon Fraser University. http://www.sfu.ca/gls.html I wore my brand new Doc Martens shoes to class, partly because, as we … Continue reading →

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Older than Dirt

Posted on October 14, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

Rome is indescribable and almost incomprehensible; the layers of history are too deep and the bits that have survived are difficult to make order and sense of. Rome also isn’t well served by photographs. Pictures really can’t capture the grandeur … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Colosseum, midlife adventures, Off the Couch and Out the Door, Pantheon. Bernini, Rome, Sistine chapel, St.Peter's Basilica, the Roman Forum, Vatican Museum, Villa Borghese, writing and publishing | 3 Comments

Food, Glorious Food.

Posted on October 11, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

Over the past six weeks in Italy, I have consumed at least my body weight in the following; tomatoes, cantaloupe, mozzarella cheese and prosciutto. My two main dishes have been prosciutto y melon and Caprese salad. They fed my body … Continue reading →

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Bottled Poetry

Posted on September 30, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

Florence is the place most people go when they visit Tuscany. It is a city like no other, with ornate cathedrals, museums crammed with Tuscan art and artifacts, piazzas that demand a stop for coffee and contemplation and enough shopping … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Albergue, balsamic vinegar., bistecca alla Fiorentina, book launches, Chianti, Chianti classico, fitness over 60, Florence, Italy wine, middle aged fitness, midlife adventures, Off the Couch and Out the Door, Tuscany, wine tasting, writing and publishing | 2 Comments

Cinque Terre – terroir.

Posted on September 25, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

Cinque Terre is one of those special places in the world, a World Heritage site encompassing five villages (Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, and Monterosso al Mare) that have existed for centuries. That they are strikingly beautiful is a blinding flash … Continue reading →

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Off the couch hits the interview couch on Shaw TV

Posted on May 14, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

I was interviewed on Shaw TV in Vancouver; it aired today. go to; http://www.youtube.com/therushonshawtv Fame and fortune are sure to follow…

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adventure travel, book launches, Fiona Forbes interviews, fitness over 60, middle aged fitness, midlife adventures, Off the Couch and Out the Door, Outward Bound, Shaw TV, The Rush interviews, treks, writing and publishing | 1 Comment

The flotsam, jetsam and myth of history.

Posted on April 22, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

Troy is an exemplar, it encapsulates Turkey’s vast many faceted history; fact and fiction, myth and mystery. The mythical Troy of Homer’s Iliad, a story written in 800 BC of events that were supposed to have occurred in 1200 BC, … Continue reading →

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The Road to Ravenna – Part 1

Posted on March 2, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

The temperature in Vancouver last weekend hovered around zero, windchill on False Creek took it below zero. It snowed all weekend; abnormal weather for the lower mainland. No one expects sympathy from the rest of Canada, locked in their deep … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged dragon boating, False creek, fitness over 60, middle aged fitness, midlife adventures, Vancouver. Eh team, writing and publishing | 3 Comments

A writer’s schizophrenic life.

Posted on February 24, 2014 by bfoulkesadventures

There is an interesting transformation required of all writers. Writing is solitary work; I am isolated, I focus internally, my story is in my head. I spend hours, days on my own in my writer’s cocoon. Then I hit a … Continue reading →

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