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A Supported Bike Ride
Ride for Sheila Rae 

A Supported Bike Ride: In Praise of My Van Man

June 9, 2019 Joan Thompson 8 Comments Ovarian Cancer, Ride for cancer, van man

When I decided five months ago that I would cycle across Canada to honour my sister and raise personal awareness

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Ten Reasons to Bike B.C.
Ride for Sheila Rae 

Ten Reasons to Bike B.C.

May 28, 2019 Joan Thompson 2 Comments Beautiful B.C., Bike B.C., Ride for Ovarian Cancer

    It’s not difficult to think of ten reasons to bike B.C. Our ride for ovarian cancer has slipped

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Ovarian Cancer Canada
Ride for Sheila Rae 

An Introvert Does Public Speaking

May 13, 2019 Joan Thompson 14 Comments Introversion, Ovarian Cancer, Ride for Sheila Rae

Personal passion-projects are the reason introverts will risk going public with their ideas!

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Cycling Across Canada
Ride for Sheila Rae 

You’re Doing What? Cycling Across Canada at Your Age?

April 23, 2019April 24, 2019 Joan Thompson 8 Comments cycling across canada, long-distance bike touring, long-distance walking, ovarian cancer canada

    I try not to dwell on the outrageous proposition in front of me in just 3 weeks time;

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Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Ride for Sheila Rae 

Cycling ‘Cross Canada: A Ride for My Sister, Sheila Rae

April 2, 2019April 20, 2019 Joan Thompson 8 Comments Camino for Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Ride for Sheila Rae

I am riding to advocate for greater personal awareness and public action for ovarian cancer in memory of my sister, Sheila Rae.

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Copan Ruinas: Macaws and Mayan Ruins
World Travels 

Copan Ruinas – Macaws and Mayan Ruins

January 27, 2019 Joan Thompson 0 Comments Copan Ruinas, Honduras, Macaw Mountain

Copan Ruinas – Macaws and Mayan Ruins After a week in the tourist-soaked Bay Islands, we were ready at sunrise

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jade seahorses on the island of Utila
World Travels 

Jade Seahorses Found on Island of Utila

January 19, 2019 Joan Thompson 2 Comments The Jade Seahorse, Utila

The Bay Islands off the eastern coast of Honduras offers visitors Caribbean time. If you want it slow, magical, and a little off the grid, then Utila has a place for you. It’s called The Jade Seahorse!

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Monkey La Las on Roatan, Bay Islands
World Travels 

Monkey La Las on Roatan, Bay Islands

January 12, 2019 Joan Thompson 2 Comments Bay Islands, Monkey La Las, Roatan

Jungle canopies, beach bars, boat tours and Zen retreats; Roatan in the Bay Islands has it covered!

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Tilos/Greece 

Meteora: Castles in the Sky

December 30, 2018 Joan Thompson 2 Comments Meteora, Unesco World Heritage Sites

Fantastical ambitions of a team of monks results in the building of breathtaking castles and communities
in the sky. Visit Meteora to witness these feats of wonder.

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Silk Road - Cycling in the Pamirs
World Travels 

The Pamir Highway – A New Camino

October 24, 2018 Joan Thompson 7 Comments Cycling in Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, The Pamir Highway

Caminos are often pilgrimage routes reserved to those traversing Europe, to sites of sacred relics and religious significance. A long and difficult trip through the Pamir Mountains in Central Asia denotes a pilgrimage on the legendary Silk Road.

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J. Kathleen Thompson, Travel Enthusiast and Writer
I am a lover of adventure, books, music, beauty, epic people and travels, the extraordinary in the everyday. Come join the story!

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