
The story of a British war correspondent who moved to the Canadian wilderness and set up a bear-viewing lodge. And what happened next. By Julius Strauss. Since 2006.
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The mercury was hovering around minus 20, I hadn’t seen another person for an hour, and my nose was frozen, numb and beginning to ache. The bandanna over my face was encrusted in ice. On either sides of me were deep banks of snow.
I pulled...
It’s past midwinter - but not yet spring.
It’s past midwinter - but not yet spring. And I am in London. Its been raining and raining and raining. Every day I trudge through the streets, shoes soaking through, water trickling down my neck.
A note to thank you all for your support and encouragement over the past year.
A note to thank you all for your support and encouragement over the past year.
It’s not the longest river in British Columbia - less than 30 miles from top to bottom.
It’s not the longest river in British Columbia - less than 30 miles from top to bottom.
The world was a very different place when I last bought a load of firewood.
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The writers behind this newsletter.
Julius is a war correspondent, wilderness guide, bear behaviouralist, campaigner, amateur bush pilot and university lecturer. When he is not in the field he divides his time between British Columbia, London, and Budapest.
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