Merry Christmas from Santa Clara, birthplace of the Cuban Revolution. This is one of the only majority Christian countries in the world, I’d guess, where Christmas isn’t really celebrated. From what I understand, up until a few years ago, Christmas…
Welcome to Cuba
Greetings from Havana! I’m writing this offline since there’s virtually no internet here in Cuba. All of these entries will get posted from home after the trip. At the moment, it’s Christmas Eve, though you’d hardly know it. And it’s…
Stopover at YYZ
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Going off the grid
Oh, by the way… So, oh yeah, I almost forgot: I’m going to Cuba today. Between last month’s trip to India and Nepal, and next year’s travel plans that are already in the works, I have to admit, I’d kind…
Tabarnak, I’m home
Tabarnak, I'm homeMontreal, Canada Montreal, Canada Back across the Atlantic Well, that was a fun flight: Eleven hours. Two screaming babies. One yapping dog. One broken footrest. One non-working USB port. Two clueless flight attendants who kept forgetting my requests…
20 hours in Istanbul
Hello from Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, where I’m waiting to board my flight home after spending just over 20 hours in this city. The airport, frustratingly enough, makes it really difficult to connect to WiFi, because it requires a code that…
Everest and all the rest
Everest and all the restKathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal I saw Mount Everest today. That is all. Okay, I lied. I actually saw quite a bit today. But really, the Everest part is all you care about anyway, isn’t it? I…
I’m goin’ to k-k-k-Kathmandu
I'm goin' to k-k-k-KathmanduKathmandu, Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal “That’s where I’m goin to Kathmandu Up to the mountains where I’m going to If I ever get out of here That’s what I’m gonna do” -Bob Seger Namaste from Nepal’s capital city of…
Getting high in Pokhara
Getting high in PokharaPokhara, Nepal Pokhara, Nepal Hi again from Pokhara, where the altitude may be fairly modest by Nepalese standards, but the attitude more than makes up for it. Himalayan sunrise 4:30 am alarm today. Remind me why do…
Road to the Annapurnas
Road to the AnnapurnasPokhara, Nepal Pokhara, Nepal Greetings from Pokhara, Nepal’s second largest city on the edge of the Annapurna Mountain Range, a sub-range of the Himalayas. It’s cooler here, with fresh mountain air that feels great to breathe. No…