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Welcome to my first blog on this new website! When did I have my first idea to write a book?
On the night I shared my bed with four cougars and one husband! You can read all about it on the...
Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon
Please see my updated website. My book Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon is available in stores and...
Exciting News, The Ring Has Arrived
The original story of love between a Metis woman, Jane Howse, and Sam Livingston, a flamboyant...
There’s a Seal in my Sleeping Bag
So how did I, as a speech and drama teacher from Australia, get into this role as Mother Theresa...
China (You Can’t Get Fresher Fish Than This In a Chinese Restaurant)
My most memorable meal in China happened on the last night of a month-long backpacking trip with...
Cambodia (Cambodia Kids)
I cannot forget her. The image of a child standing bare-footed in the diminutive door frame of a...
Norway (Paddling Through Postcards In Norway)
My love affair with Norway – its fiords, mountains and offshore islands – is the reason I live in...
Belize (Wedding In Belize)
One of the joys of travelling is not necessarily what you plan but what comes along when you...
Memories of Sam: The Cape Fur Seal Colony of Cape Cross near Swakopmund in Namibia
After long days driving through the desert in Namib Naukluft Park including my challenging climb...
Hippos Galore on the Chobe River
Am I really complaining about the heat and humidity here on the Chobe River? In the afternoon...
Over Victoria Falls – Or Not?
"Lyn, relax. Raise your arms and smile at the camera. I'm your guide. I'm here to make sure you...
Meeting The Locals in Malawi
As well as chilling out on the beach of Lake Malawi in what was called Nyasaland in 1960, my trip...
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
So here I am in Durban. Last time I was here, in April, 1960, I wandered into the Durban Publicity...
Lyn’s Adventures (and Misadventures) on the Indian Ocean from Africa to Singapore
After lots of misadventures taking a milk run from Vancouver to London to Dubai to Cape Town, my...
Frank Hedingham – A Canadian Hero!
God works in mysterious ways! While waiting for the 10am church service on Sunday June 28th to...
Chobe National Park: Love Affair with Lions
I saw lions today, my first in Africa, despite hitching from Cape to Cairo decades ago, despite...
TRIP TO THE ISMAILI JAMATKHANA IN BURNABY
Mention the words Islam and Muslim to many in the street these days and their thoughts turn to...
The Calgary Herald – An Interview With Lyn Hancock
Buenos Dias from Buenos Aires
Buenos Dias from Buenos Aires which a couple of days ago had 80 inches of rain in 20 minutes, and...
Lyn at the ‘Academy Awards’
On January 27th in the Grand Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel in Vancouver, the President of...
The Perils of Self Publishing
To Be or Not To Be: the Perils of Self Publishing Today I sent my latest book The Ring to the...
Simon Fraser Alumni Award
The SFU Alumni Association is pleased to announce the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award recipients:...
More Malawi: Paddling a dugout to Kande Island with cheese on toast
Shall I rent a normal kayak and paddle to Kande Island about 500 metres off Kande Beach where we...
BETWEEN TWO BULLETS IN BELIZE
“Lyn! Under the table. Right now!” Sylvestre yelled, pulling me to the floor. A gunshot...
MY DAY AT THE SHI’A ISMAILI MUSLIM CENTRE IN BURNABY
"We want to talk to each other, not talk about each other," said Dr. Omar Kassam with a smile as...