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From tracking and naming a female Humpback Whale in Moorea, near Tahiti; in a hot air balloon adventure over the Napa wine valley, to visiting a native community two hours by canoe into the depths of the Ecuadorian Amazon, Mark has brought many adventure travel stories and images to readers across the country. A freelance contributor to TraveLife magazine, Mark also is a regular contributor of travel features to ExtraOrdinary Health Canada Magazine; and has been published in the Toronto Star, the National Post, and Air Canada’s EnRoute magazine, and in Photographer’s Forum: Best of Photography. Mark studied photography at Toronto’s Ryerson University. Mark’s been fortunate enough to travel to places many people dream of in addition to those mentioned previously; The Galapagos islands, Bora Bora, Taha’a, Raiatea, Costa Rica, extensively through the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Florida, California, Alberta, B.C., England and Scotland. Favorite spot? That’s a hard one – there have been so many but at the end of the day it’s no contest: Bucket list Bora Bora.
French Polynesia is a Whale of a Tale

French Polynesia is a Whale of a Tale

MOOREA, FRENCH POLYNESIA - “Off to the left!” announces Dr. Poole as we all turned our heads in unison to see the pod of spinner dolphins off the port side of our boat. Dancing and playing as if for our viewing pleasure, sometimes spinning in the air — as their name suggests; these magnificent mammals cavort around, oblivious to global warming, economic slowdowns and national debt issues.
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