And we're off. After scrambling through my least favourite part of travel, desperately trying to get things set at work before leaving, we're on our way to Argentina. Unfortunately, this requires a bit of my second least favourite part of travel, flying. Don't get me wrong, I love where affordable air travel allows us to... Continue Reading →
The Magic Globe has spoken…
One of the questions we get most about our travels, even more than "why are you going there?", is "how do you choose where you're going to go next?" Well, I've been reluctant to share this, but we have a Magic Globe. We found it in a small shop in Southern Egypt. When you say... Continue Reading →
5 things you shouldn’t miss in Chicago
I haven't been to Chicago myself but I do have it on good authority that it's a great city to visit. So, with an assist from Katy, here are 5 things worth the flight to Chicago: 1) Architectural Boat Cruise This river cruise takes you past buildings by world-famous architects including Mies van der Rohe, Helmut... Continue Reading →
How Porter Airlines drove my mother-in-law to tears.
Porter Airlines is probably our favourite North American airline, at least they were until they made my mother-in-law cry. Now, I'm lucky enough to have a great mother-in-law. I know not everyone is so fortunate, but I like mine very much, so this is a bad thing. Linda has an amazing capacity for putting the... Continue Reading →
Four things I learned by breaking my collarbone.
Earlier this summer I was out for a pretty normal bike ride in the morning before work. As I rode along a paved trail in the early morning quiet, I broke my collarbone. Actually, that's not entirely true...The ride was interrupted by "something", then panic, then flight (which was surprisingly peaceful), then landing. I'm pretty... Continue Reading →
Heading to the Boston Aquarium? Borrow a toddler.
After the excitement of the whale tour, the rest of our stay in Boston was pretty calm as we took advantage of the opportunity to visit with some friends living in the Boston area. On Saturday night we had dinner in Boston's South End. Not to be confused with South Boston, the South End is... Continue Reading →
Whale Watching in Boston? Prepare for Evasive Maneuvers.
"It's hard to decide which is more exciting: catching a glimpse of the world's largest mammal or the high-speed boat ride to get you there." That's how the description of the Hi-Speed Catamaran Whale watching boat ride starts. Maybe we should have known better (a three hour tour anyone?) but it sounds promising, doesn't it?... Continue Reading →
First 24 Hours in Boston – A little bit tourist, a touch of local.
Not every trip can last weeks and take place in a far-off land, at least not as long as you have an employer who expects you to be working more than you're on vacation. Of course, even if you were an independently wealthy super villain, limiting yourself to big trips would mean missing out on... Continue Reading →
South Sudan officially joins UN – one more reason
Thursday was an exciting day for Southern Sudan. Less than a week after the Republic of South Sudan became an independent state, it was welcomed into the UN and officially acclaimed the 193rd member state of the United Nations. Here's the official UN news release. Hopefully, despite the fact that it is still undoubtedly a troubled region, independence... Continue Reading →
Is it possible that renewing your passport in Canada got slower?
I had a bit of a sad day recently, I had to renew my passport. You see, I'm pretty proud of my passport. It's a record of all of the exciting places that I've managed to visit in the last few years and whenever I get it out, I know there's a good chance I'll... Continue Reading →
192 Reasons 