Category Archives: Travel

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

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

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

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the tasting bar on the Shipyard Brewery tour, I mentioned that the thought of driving into Boston, especially with our out of date GPS maps, rather terrified me.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

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

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

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

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

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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Weekly Photo Challenge: The Golden Hour

It might be called the golden hour everywhere, but the amount of “gold” can vary pretty widely. This photo was taken in Canada, while the next one was taken in Jordan. I have to say I prefer the Jordan sunsets, … Continue reading

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Is This A Joke?

Imagine the scene. A teddy bear was sitting at the bar minding his business, when a pirate burst through the door. Two pirates actually, but who’s counting? He played it cool, nursing his drink and acting like everything was normal. … Continue reading

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