Wow, it’s been way too long since I’ve travelled anywhere. Less than a month to go, and counting. The trip’s shaping up. Plans are deliberately loose, but I’ve secured a free patch of floor to crash on, and a personal…
All booked!
I’m all booked – plane ticket purchased, vacation time secured from work, friends alerted. I’ll probably pack at the last minute and I doubt I’ll make any advance plans beyond the flight, which makes this one of the easiest trips…
Retrospective
It’s been over 6 years since this trip. I compiled these entries relying on a combination of memory and the trip journal I kept at the time. Okay, mostly the trip journal – my memory’s not that good. But in…
Aftermath
I’ve been home for four days and I’m slowly adjusting to life back in Montreal. It’s been great sleeping in my own bed and no longer living out of a backpack. It’s also a lot of fun catching up with…
Home sweet home
Home at last, and it is indeed sweet. I’ve only made it 99% home, technically. I’m in Dollard, crashing at my folks’ for the night while I use their amenities including the washer/dryer. So I haven’t made it to my…
Heathrow Airport
At the airport one last time on this trip, waiting to board my flight home. Check-in, security, food and drinks all taken care of, and there’s nothing left to do but wait. I’m already hearing Quebec French being spoken around…
The home stretch
Welcome to London, the city that tries to be everything to everyone and actually succeeds fairly well at it. Along with New York, London is probably one of the only places in the world where I could spend ages without…
Lovely Ljubljana
Back in Ljubljana today after my side trip to Bled. Arrived yesterday, which was Slovenia’s Independence Day so everything was closed, pretty much, and the city was very sleepy and peaceful. There’s a summer festival going on here now, so…
A bit like NZ… but with a castle
Since arriving in Europe, I’ve been almost exclusively in big cities. They’ve been full of history and culture, and have all been amazing, but it’s great being here in the beautiful lakefront town of Bled to relax in scenic surroundings…
Back in Croatia
Hey all, this is just a quick update from Zagreb. The train from Sarajevo yesterday took ten hours and had no air, and it was unbelievably hot and sticky. I was thrilled to arrive here and find my hostel with…