Welcome to Tallinn, the third of the three Baltic capitals on this trip. That`s right; I took the really (really, really) long way to get here from Riga, but I’ve arrived in Estonia`s capital. Tallinn’s Old Town, like those of…
On the road again
Wasn’t I just here? I’m back in Frankfurt after a four-day detour home for my grandfather’s funeral and first few days of shiva. I flew back out last night on the same flight I took last week, same plane, same…
Exhausted in Frankfurt
Last night, I’d attempted to just stay up, since I’d reached that state of exhaustion where I felt that falling asleep at 2:30am would just make things worse when I had to wake up at 4am to catch my flight.…
Riga, briefly
Saturday morning, I dragged my groggy self out of bed after a fitful night of tossing and turning. Lina served up eggs with tomato and cucumber for breakfast, and everyone at the hostel saw me off and wished me well.…
A sad detour
Sad news Extremely sad and shocking news today: My beloved Bapa, my grandfather, died last night of a sudden heart attack. If you’re reading this blog, you probably already know that, and are very likely a member of my family.…
Castles, lakes and BBQ
Today started off promising, with rain in the morning that appeared to cool things down a bit. Alas, it was an illusion, as the day ended up hot and sticky as ever. But, no matter: I got up, enjoyed a…
Sunny Vilnius
Hi from hot, sunny Vilnius. They’re having a heat wave in this part of Europe, so it’s been up well above 30 degrees every day. Not exactly what I had in mind when I envisioned escaping Montreal’s heat for cooler…
Rainy Frankfurt
In a sort of non-ironic irony that you might expect to see in an Alanis Morissette lyric, I spent the last 24 hours running around trying to replace money, cards and ID after my wallet was stolen. Yes, that’s right,…
Here, have a video
This weekend was once again time for me to drag out the ol’ backpack and perform the familiar ritual of packing. Since my last post about packing was so popular, I thought I’d extend the series with a little video…
One month to go
The mercury is rising past 30 degrees fairly consistently, the sounds of jazz waft from the Quartier des Spectacles, and people across the city are loading up moving vans. Yep, summer in Montreal is here, and life is pretty much…