Cavalier Blog

Sri Lanka

Hidden amongst the dense streets, in a small enclave, is Chinafort, the jewel of Sri Lanka’s global gemstone industry. Just minutes removed from th...

Bogota

By the time we arrived back to Bogota after touring the emerald mines, one thing was clear; The amount of work it takes to remove an emerald from t...

The Finest Emeralds

Technically, my first encounter with emeralds would’ve been playing Sonic the Hedgehog on Sega Genesis. Officially, my first real-life experience...

Exploring the Mines of Muzo

A reputation can be a difficult thing to change. Even if you’re now a barely tolerable analyst, whose tenure as an NHL GM was somewhere between co...