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Willie’s Travels

Various posts from willie’s travels.

Yoriko gives a meal to a Venezuelan family in Medellin Colombia


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The Price of Bread

In 2005 I bought my first home. During this process, I never really thought about what kind of neighbours I would have. I was very fortunate. On one side I had a hard working single mother that would help me maintain my property whenever I was away and on…

willie in ukraine with the orphans


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The Magic Dog

In 1998 I travelled to India for the first time in my adult life. On each of the four prior occasions, I remember constantly travelling by car to and from the capital city to both my mother’s and father’s hometowns to visit family. Unfortunately it never really felt like…

willie takes the orhans to a soccer game in medellin


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Soccer for a dozen

Over the past year, Willie and I have started helping local charities in the cities we visit through Willie’s non-profit, the “Where is Willie Foundation.” We’ve focused our recent efforts on helping young orphans in poor countries, as we feel this can make the most positive impact on their…

view willieès photo albums from his travels


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View willie’s photo albums

Here are all of Willie's photo albums from his charitable work and travels.
willie sitting on top of the city wall in morocco


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The Beauty and the Beast of Morocco

In my life, I have found myself meeting some very interesting people in very odd situations. Some have become close friends. In 1994 I lost my high paying job at the post office and was forced to take a job at the mall selling shoes for minimum wage. I…

Cocorna Colombia


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The Mother from Milagrosa

Willie and I visited Colombia for our second time in September 2015. We returned to Medellin where my oldest friend now lived with his wife and young daughter. Although we came here to escape Canada’s winter, it was more to be with my friend who had isolated himself from…

willie in malaga spain


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Awoken through the eyes of a dog

We spent a winter away from home in a city named Malaga on the southern coast of Spain. We decided to go to the warmest area and for winter it was perfect. It was sunny every day except for one and we spent almost all of our time on…

willie loves the graffiti of Granada spain


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Willie loves the Graffiti of Granada Spain

Willie and I spent a week in Granada Spain. We heard from so many that this city was THE place to see in Spain. Many tourists were here to visit the Alhambra palace, but the most memorable part for us had to have been the brilliant street art everywhere.

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willie in malmo sweden


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Malmo Sweden – The Friendliest City

We were in Malmo, Sweden for the last three weeks in January. This is the twin city to Copenhagen, Denmark. It’s diverse and it’s friendly! We usually prefer warmer places, but the warmth of the people here has made up for the cold. Willie met lots of dogs here making…

a night at the movies


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A night at the movies – The Wolf of Wall Street

While in Malmo Sweden we really wanted to watch “The Wolf of Wall Street” so went to the  Royal Theater, They didn’t allow animals so we snuck willie in!

As for a movie night in Sweden…it was not cheap $65 for 2 tickets and a popcorn!

It turned out to be a…

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willie with the orphans in boyorka ukraineThere are now over 7 million children who are in danger. #standwithukraine

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Yoriko helps hand out food to homeless and displaced Venezuelan familiesWillie’s #FeedTheStreet program provides food to displaced families and the homeless.

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