I can hardly sit still for more than two months at a time. Not being on a plane for more than that just seems improbably unpleasant. This is considering I just did a 7-month weekly flight project in Toronto where…
Random pics – winter trip
Wanted to share a few pictures from the winter trip we took down South. Since I was trying out a new camera (Canon EOS 6D), I tried to go out of my way to capture a few interesting shots, and…
Geographic awareness, and lack thereof
Completely priceless conversation overheard in the security lineup in Montreal. In front of me in the security line are five QR flight attendants (Qatar Airways, which has a daily flight to Doha from Montreal). So which airline do you work…
InterContinental Toronto Yorkville – Royal Suite
So while I wrap up my RTW report (one more post on it left, and I promise the next one won’t be nearly as protracted and long), I’m leveraging my Royal Ambassador status at IHG Hotels. I find the title…
Trip Report – Round-the-world 2013 – The Centre of Japan
After having seen it on some random TV show, I have been wanting to visit the “centre of Japan” – 日本のへそ. Honestly, I think nobody really cares about this, and I did get a number of raised eyebrows when mentioning…
Trip Report – Round-the-world 2013 – Kyoto Arashiyama
After returning from Hokkaido, we spent most of our time in Kobe, as usual. We made a trip to my old stomping grounds, Kyoto, and to one of my favourite places there – Arashiyama (the other being Tetsugaku no michi,…
Trip Report – Round-the-world 2013 – Hokkaido Part 4
The next day, we were headed off deep into the woods – to Jacatra Pension, middle-of-nowhere Hokkaido, and so on. We were going to drive through the mountains in the center, which bode awesome for my driving enjoyment. But first,…
Trip Report – Round-the-world 2013 – Hokkaido Part 3
After we were done with Noboribetsu, we headed off to Sapporo. The plan was to cut through the mountains, going through some very, very fun roads (sadly, seeing as I didn’t have a Subaru WRX STi or a Lancer Evolution,…
Trip Report – Round-the-world 2013 – Hokkaido Part 2
After we picked up our little Honda Fit, we had a few hours to burn before we were heading to dinner at an izakaya by the sea. (Footnote: Hokkaido has amazing food. Its reputation is well-deserved). So I thought, what…
Trip Report – Round-the-world 2013 – Hokkaido Part 1
During this trip, we finally managed to check off a place on the list of places in Japan I absolutely must visit. Having been there an innumerable amount of times, I have tended to stick to the Kansai area (Kyoto,…