Greetings from Cape Town, Africa’s “mother city”. I arrived here last night after flights that, while long, were both remarkably on time and quite decent, all things considered. The overnight flight to Amsterdam was cramped and uncomfortable and full of…
Amsterdam layover
Quick layover at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Just enough time for a quick snack and internet check. Weirdly, in all my travels, this is my first time at this airport. It’s quite nice, actually, especially when compared to the mess of…
YUL be glad to hear…
Here I am again at YUL, my trusty backpack and I getting ready to get back on the road where we belong. I’m sitting at the gate waiting to board the first leg of my flight, which is an overnight…
On the next episode of my travel show
I’m pleased to announce to anyone who doesn’t already know that in just over a week, I’ll be departing on my next travel adventure. This one will take me to the southwestern tip of a continent I’ve long neglected in…
Back in the Y-U-L
Surrealism defined: Montreal in March with absolutely no snow. I’m home again, though you’d never know it. It’s refreshingly cool after the heat of Saigon, but for March 24th it is ridiculously warm here. Since I haven’t really had any…
Back to the Future
I have quite literally travelled back in time: My flight took off in Tokyo at 11am, spent 12 hours in the air, and arrived here in Chicago at 8:45 in the morning — a full two hours and a bit…
Sai-going-going-gone
Happy Friday, and happy birthday to my Dad, who probably isn’t reading this but I’m sure my Mom will pass the message along. Sadly, this is the last day of my trip, so here’s one last blog post from Saigon…
Waterworld
I woke up today still feeling pretty crappy, but with only two days left of my trip, I wasn’t about to squander any more time. My bus to the Mekong Delta was leaving at 7:30, and, cold or no cold,…
A trip to the tunnels
I woke up to discover, to my dismay, that what I’d thought was simply allergies was actually a full-fledged cold, sore throat and sneezing and all. My mind is enchanted by Southeast Asia, but between the stomach issues, heat exhaustion,…
Welcome to Saigon
Happy equinox and official first day of spring! I hear it went up into the 20s in Montreal this weekend. Unseasonably warm though it may be, it sounds enticingly cool compared to the mind-melting heat here in Saigon. It’s so…