An unabated curiosity pushes this published writer/photographer off the beaten track and into the underbrush of alternative travel and culture.

Topics have included: orgasm creams, coal tar, Baja's backroads, Cuba's circuitos, urban trails, consensual bondage, Kiwanis, Tahltans, grizzlies, whales, menstruation, Morrissey, solo cycling, ski buses, hostelling, heartache and much more.

For a lively sampler of stories and photos, visit www.ulrike.ca