This last year of my life has been crazy. I moved to Finland from Canada. Work and personal trips have taken me to Japan, Brussels, Spain, Gibraltar, Norway, Estonia, London, Vienna, back to Canada. With trips coming up to Rome, Krakow, Sweden, and back to both Canada and Japan before Christmas. I might even squeeze in a trip to see the Baalbek ancient ruins in Lebanon. It’s been a whirlwind but I’m grateful for the experiences. Not much to tweet on here anymore. But I do still appreciate the platform and all the connections on here. Not sure if the platform fits me anymore. But I’ll remain for the informative entertainment. 😎

The algorithm changes by region. I travel a lot and have been in 21 countries this year. My X feed changes in each place. As an example, in Europe I get most of the Ukraine and Russian war news and opinions. I just spent 3 days in Lebanon and nothing about that war was generating in my feed. Just relationship slop. Now that I’m in Istanbul airport my feed is once again full of that war. I’m sure it would have been there if I searched. It’s just interesting to see the flow of the algorithm when travelling globally.

Out and about in Beirut, Lebanon

Finally made it to Baalbek, Lebanon. A dream come true. Thanks to pioneers like @Graham__Hancock for bringing knowledge of these ancient wonders to the modern mind. I’ve learned in life that you can just go and do things.

More Krakow, Poland. Included in these photos are what’s left of the Jewish ghetto walls from WW2. Also Schindler’s factory. Though I didn’t get to go in as I didn’t pre-purchase tickets and the day was sold out. The chair memorial for the ghetto. Also Wawel Royal Castle.

Early morning photos in Krakow square. The golden morning light captures the beauty of the area and the over 800 year old St. Mary’s Basilica.

In Krakow, Poland for the rest of the week. These are a few photos from the old central square. On the agenda is the Schindler factory, what’s left of the WW2 Jewish ghetto walls, and Auschwitz.

Foggy autumn day in Finland. 🍁🍂

Rome and Vatican City

Rome and Vatican City were amazing. Definitely need to go back.

St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City

In Rome

📷😎I picked back up an old photography hobby again last year. But this time I fully committed. New gear. Lots of travel photos from around the world. Now lately I’ve been increasing my photography abilities with playing around with new camera settings and spending more effort on the composition. And I’ve been getting some amazing photos. More creativity. ✨Made with AI content is just the removal tool in Adobe Lightroom to erase odd things, like a wire stretched across a wall an object out of place.

Same eyes

This is Europa Point in Gibraltar. Africa is just there across the water. Spending a few days in Spain and had to do a quick stop in Gibraltar.

Just arrived in Brussels, Belgium.

Helsinki is a beautiful city.

Early morning walk in Tampere, Finland. I’ll be moving here in January.

Elk Island National Park, Alberta, Canada