On one of the earlier (February 2017) visits to Victoria—before up-and-moving here from Toronto—I saw a small path just off the main walkway that runs parallel to Dallas Road, a beach road that runs along the south coast of the city. I went down the path to find that it ended at a spiral staircase…
Read More Spiral Beach, Victoria B.C.“Hi, my name’s Neil!” says the guy, loudly, as he turns the corner right in front of me and moves into my way. I’m walking home from work, it’s just after 5 p.m. and starting to get dark. The temperature is 4°, unseasonably warm for January—a nice night to walk home. I have to stop…
Read More NeilWalking by the TIFF Bell Lightbox building on King West on the way to work this morning, a guy in front of us strolls along with a hint of a drunken swagger. Dressed in ripped and soiled jeans, a dirty jacket that’s too big for his slight frame and carrying a green plastic bottle crate, he weaves and snakes…
Read More A morning walk to work