Jetlag walk

Well, I couldn’t really sleep last night, so I decided to take a stroll early in the morning to see what the city looks like when it wakes up. It was very quiet at 6 in the morning. The occasional street sweeper brushed refuse into neat piles to be collected...

I made it

I’ve alighted in the bosom of The Motherland, and it’s a very long way from home. The trip started out placidly enough. Pearson airport was deserted. It was kind of eerie to see such a huge place so empty. I didn’t wait in line to check in my...

Email omen

I experienced something entirely creepy this morning. I woke up and checked my email from my laptop, like I usually do. Mailwasher had my Expedia itinerary at the top of my list, which was odd since it is sorted by date, and it wasn’t the latest thing to arrive....

I’m going to China

I finally did it. After months of talking and thinking about it, I’ve committed to my trip to Asia. I had been planning to go to Vietnam to meet up with Diamond and Alex, but in the end it seemed too difficult to coordinate. I tried a number of different...