In case you're interested, my blog is named after 14th-century Moroccan traveler, Shams Ibn Battutah. He's like the Marco Polo of the Arab world and traveled for 29 years at a stretch. He wrote a wonderful book
called, The Travels of Ibn Battutah, about his journey from North Africa to China.
See videos I filmed on where I live at:
Hobie Tandem Island from the mast top
Read recently published stories at:
Braving a daredevil dune buggy in Brazil - The Globe and Mail
The Pain of Picking: A wild thyme in the wilds of Slovakia - San Antonio Express-News
Reminders of Napoleon's wrath linger in Bratislava – Toronto Star
Dubai Cool: Go from ski trails to quick sales in a Mideast oasis of snow – San Antonio Express-News
Quacking up tourists – Toronto Star
A collection of medical marvels and monstrosities – Toronto Star
Visit my written blog: Brunch with Battutah – My San Antonio
My travel writing has also appeared in:
Road and Travel
Wild Blue Yonder
Tripsketch (Vienna and Abu Dhabi)
Canadian Yachting
Thanks for looking
Michael