It’s starting to feel routine. The packing, the getting ready to go, the last-minute scramble to clear enough of my to-do list at the office to allow me to actually depart… well, we’ll see about that. There are still a…
10 signs you need a vacation
Top 10 signs you need a vacation: 10. You spend ten minutes hunting for your passport, and when you find it, you note with alarm that it expires pretty soon. 9. You catch yourself answering the phone with an annoyed…
Back home
Back home once again. The flights were more or less uneventful. The security was the most stringent I’ve ever seen from Buenos Aires, and that’s saying a lot, considering I’ve flown to Israel five times. They hand-searched everyone’s luggage three…
Pre-departure post
Leaving tomorrow. Can’t quite grasp that. My to-do list before I can leave is a mile long and growing by the moment. I’m so busy trying to keep up with it that I keep forgetting that vacations are supposed to…
The plans
With only two weeks at my disposal and a huge section of continent to cover, I had to pick and choose. Armed with a flightpass to make huge distances more feasible, I opted for a week in Chile and a…
Sooner rather than later
The dream of a trip around Southern South America has been at the top of my “list” for a while. Visions of snow-capped peaks, mountains and lakes, penguins, glaciers, wine and tango led me to decide that Chile and Argentina…
Sayonara Japan, Bonjour Montreal
Departure day Woke up early and repacked my entire bag before grabbing breakfast and setting out for the airport. Narita is well outside of Tokyo, and since my railpass was expired, I took the slower train to save some money.…
Time zone musings
It’s 2am. Again. Tonight we “fall back” to standard time here in Montreal. The extra hour has come in handy for me, not to party or to sleep, but to finally get around to packing. Yes, I’m a night owl…
A yen for Yen
The idea for this trip to Japan came about almost by accident. Most of you know me by now and understand that my traveholism wasn’t going to allow me to just stay home. I’d had vague ideas for a trip…
La rentrée
To anyone who loves babies and small children: You might reconsider that after 8 hours on a plane with a dozen of them all screeching, screaming and crying nonstop. It was the Symphonée aux bébés, in full stereo surround sound.…