by Brian | Jan 10, 2020 | Geography, Travel, Development, Pivot
Cruise lines are competing for passengers with themed voyages and excursions that cater to every interest KETCHIKAN, ALASKA, IS A POPULAR port of call for cruise ships travelling along the Alaskan panhandle and B.C.’s northern coast. Mountains, waterfalls, and totem...
by Brian | Oct 31, 2019 | Charting Change - IDRC/CanGeo, Geography, Travel, Development
Matthew Smith, senior program specialist at the International Development Research Centre, talks about the opportunities and challenges of AI in transforming societies ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS TRANSFORMING societies worldwide. In developing countries, AI’s potential...
by Brian | Aug 21, 2019 | Charting Change - IDRC/CanGeo, Geography, Travel, Development
How conversation and cartography are helping redefine attitudes toward women and LGBTI people in step with the national peace process COLOMBIA HAS BEEN WRACKED by armed conflict between government forces, leftist guerrillas and paramilitary splinter groups for...
by Brian | Jul 5, 2019 | American Way, Geography, Travel, Development
A new “expedition golf” cruise stops at eight beautiful seaside links courses in Ireland and Scotland SEASIDE GOLF IS one thing, but arriving via Zodiac, that’s another. It’s all part of the eight-day cruise from One Ocean Expeditions, which sees the...
by Brian | Feb 1, 2019 | Charting Change - IDRC/CanGeo, Geography, Travel, Development
How information gleaned from mobile networks could help developing countries meet sustainability goals CAN THE SAME TECHNOLOGY that’s used to pinpoint mobile phone users’ locations to target them with localized advertising also help alleviate poverty, stifle disease...
by Brian | Nov 3, 2018 | Canadian Geographic Travel, Geography, Travel, Development
Beach landings in a Zodiac, seawater spray on your nine-iron and some of the best courses in Canada are just part of an incredible East Coast golfing cruise “WET LANDING or dry landing?” In the company of golfers, this question typically means one thing and one...
