Saturday morning, I dragged my groggy self out of bed after a fitful night of tossing and turning. Lina served up eggs with tomato and cucumber for breakfast, and everyone at the hostel saw me off and wished me well.…
A sad detour
Sad news Extremely sad and shocking news today: My beloved Bapa, my grandfather, died last night of a sudden heart attack. If you’re reading this blog, you probably already know that, and are very likely a member of my family.…
Castles, lakes and BBQ
Today started off promising, with rain in the morning that appeared to cool things down a bit. Alas, it was an illusion, as the day ended up hot and sticky as ever. But, no matter: I got up, enjoyed a…
Sunny Vilnius
Hi from hot, sunny Vilnius. They’re having a heat wave in this part of Europe, so it’s been up well above 30 degrees every day. Not exactly what I had in mind when I envisioned escaping Montreal’s heat for cooler…
Rainy Frankfurt
In a sort of non-ironic irony that you might expect to see in an Alanis Morissette lyric, I spent the last 24 hours running around trying to replace money, cards and ID after my wallet was stolen. Yes, that’s right,…
Here, have a video
This weekend was once again time for me to drag out the ol’ backpack and perform the familiar ritual of packing. Since my last post about packing was so popular, I thought I’d extend the series with a little video…
One month to go
The mercury is rising past 30 degrees fairly consistently, the sounds of jazz waft from the Quartier des Spectacles, and people across the city are loading up moving vans. Yep, summer in Montreal is here, and life is pretty much…
Bonus Post: Travel packing essentials
I’ve been home for a week and I’m trying to stave off the post-travel blues a little while longer. So I’ve decided to write a bit of a bonus post to answer the frequent questions I get about how to…
Return to summer
Well, that’s it, folks. I’m back on this side of the Atlantic, back in home sweet home Montreal. I arrived after a pretty painless flight from Amsterdam, on which I managed to doze a bit more, though I was still…
Halfway home
Hello from Amsterdam. Yep, I’m back in Europe, which puts me a bit more than halfway home. I made it here this morning after a relatively painless overnight flight from Cape Town. I actually managed to get a decent night’s…