Back in Shanghai

Well, here I am again. Dad and I have arrived in Shanghai. The sterile white of Pudong airport was a soft buffer into the country after spending 14 hours in the bizarre perpetual twilight of the Air Canada 777. We took the maglev train from the airport into the city....

Home from the West

I’m back now. The last day was relaxing, mainly because we didn’t have to pack up and check out before 11am, as we did for most of the rest of the trip. I felt pretty lazy all day. We walked from the hotel down to the the famous Pike Market, where normally...

Caving in

Ok, ok, Mother Nature, we get it. You can snow. Now you can stop it. I think I’m seriously cut out for warmer weather. It’s a shame I like being Canadian so much, because I wouldn’t give up living here, even if I could enjoy a more pleasant climate....

Happiness

Well, I finally got off the ground. My flight this morning made it to Montreal without any unexpected delays or cancellations. It was packed too. Every seat on the plane was filled, probably because of all the canceled flights yesterday. There was a new issue of...