by Kevin Thom | Jul 14, 2011 | Personal, Philosophy, Travel
On this last trip to NYC, we stayed at the Standard Hotel, located on Washington Street in the Meatpacking District. While there are many things non-standard about the Standard Hotel, what I found most interesting about it was its location straddling the High Line, an...
by Kevin Thom | Nov 6, 2008 | Travel
It’s taken me a couple of weeks to getting around to posting this New York City summary blog, but hey, better late than never. The trip was a lot of fun, actually. We took the train to Union Station in Toronto, and then caught a shuttle bus and ferry to Toronto...
by Kevin Thom | Aug 11, 2008 | Improv, Photography
I always seem to have a good time in NYC. The drive down was grueling. It took about 11 hours to get there in our rented Grand Prix, including a couple of hours waiting at the border, and a couple of hours for lunch, dinner and bathroom breaks. The border delay was...
by Kevin Thom | Aug 8, 2008 | Improv, Personal, Photography
Well, it’s about to be a hectic couple of weeks. I’m glad that I just got back from an extremely relaxing mini-vacation. Laura and I went up to Collingwood to visit the Spa Scandinave. It’s owned by the same company that operates the spa in Tremblant...