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Eat, Drink, Travel, Write...

Winter

Posted on January 18, 2015 by If It Was Today

The Rideau canal runs through the center of Ottawa. It was built in the 19th century for defense. Today it carries pleasure boats in the summer, and skaters in the winter. I sometimes imagine trying to explain this to the … Continue reading →

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Passenger

Posted on August 7, 2014 by If It Was Today

When I cook, I drink wine and listen to music, especially by musicians I’ve recently added to my “modest” music collection. I’m enthusiastic about music at the best of times, but even more so about my latest discoveries. And that’s … Continue reading →

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Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Posted on August 4, 2014 by If It Was Today

I am, of course, referring to the movie of the same name. I could never fully enjoyed the humour because far too many of the “complications” in the film have actually happened to me over the years. My latest trip … Continue reading →

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Road Trip 2014

Posted on July 16, 2014 by If It Was Today

Over the last few years I’ve started a tradition of taking a “themed” summer road trip. Two years ago it was ghost towns. Last year it was craft breweries. This year things have taken a different direction – we are … Continue reading →

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Boston At Last

Posted on October 23, 2013 by If It Was Today

While standing at the tasting bar on the Shipyard Brewery tour, I mentioned that the thought of driving into Boston, especially with our out of date GPS maps, rather terrified me. The couple next to us laughed and said that … Continue reading →

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Portland

Posted on August 27, 2013 by If It Was Today

I have a weakness for beer, especially interesting beer. This makes Portland a very dangerous place. It appears that Ian has the same problem. Genetics will do that to you. When we checked in last night, we asked for restaurant … Continue reading →

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Serendipity

Posted on August 26, 2013 by If It Was Today

Day three began with a morning run going nowhere in particular, but taking us past a school play structure that looked like something out of a fairy tale. Log forts, turrets, spiral slides, and all manner of things that would … Continue reading →

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Trial By GPS

Posted on August 25, 2013 by If It Was Today

The day began with a problem. Fortunately it was not my problem to fix. I hadn’t been certain of this at check-in when the not-so-friendly night manager had insisted I didn’t qualify for the “friends-and-family” rate shown on my reservation. … Continue reading →

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Business Travel 101

Posted on August 24, 2013 by If It Was Today

Over the years I’ve done a fair bit of business travel. Some people think I have actually traveled a lot. Not true. I’ve met people who routinely spend over 200 nights a year in hotels. They travel a lot. That … Continue reading →

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Sand In My Shoes

Posted on August 11, 2013 by If It Was Today

Sand in my shoes. It was all I had to remind me of an amazing day spent in Wadi Rum. Except for a few hundred pictures, that is. I’ll admit that when I decided to visit Jordan, I wasn’t convinced … Continue reading →

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