Well, adios, Sudamerica. I’m back in Montreal. Eighteen hours later than planned, massively sleep-deprived, and with a giant pile of laundry waiting for me. But it’s good to be home. Take three After missing my original Aeromexico flights, and my…
Brief Toronto stopover
In the early morning rain
Departure day Hi from Trudeau Airport, where we’re at the gate waiting to board our first flight to Mexico City. It’s a rainy, chilly, miserable day outside in Montreal. And I hear it’s gonna be sunny and 23 degrees in…
Sudamerica-bound
Yep, it’s here, folks! I’m off this week on my next adventure. The destination this time? Peru and Bolivia! Sudamerica, redux I haven’t set foot on my continent’s southern counterpoint since my trip to Argentina and Chile in 2009. Peru…
Home for New Year’s
Early morning departure Today, I had a brutally early morning wake-up today to catch my flight. The owner of my casa, kindly arranged a taxi at 4am. I stumbled and grumbled my way out the door, being careful not to…
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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…
It’s the end of the world as we know it
It’s the evening before the big day. The moment we’ve all been waiting for. Months of debating, strategizing, planning and anticipating have all come down to this. Hillary vs Trump? No. My vacation. For the Americans (or anyone following this…