Picture of the Week: Lonely Dog

Cana­di­ans like pets, and in res­i­den­tial neigh­bour­hoods it’s com­mon to see peo­ple walk­ing their dogs after an early diner, no mat­ter the weather.
How­ever, unlike French, Cana­di­ans are well-behaved and they pick up after their dogs—streets here are not dot­ted with dog poop.

Top Summer Dating Ideas [Sponsored Post]

Sum­mer is one of the more roman­tic sea­sons of the year. With the pass­ing of spring show­ers and win­ter snows, sum­mer is an ideal time to spend qual­ity time out­doors with a date or sweet­heart. If you are plan­ning a roman­tic date with a spe­cial some­one and need some inspi­ra­tion, here are some ideas for arrang­ing a per­fect date.

State of the Blogosphere

I can almost always tell when a blog is about to die, and it has noth­ing to do with how pop­u­lar it is. Once in a while, the author comes back to apol­o­gize: “I know I haven’t writ­ten in a while… I promise I’ll blog more”. This is usu­ally the begin­ning of the end. Because you can’t force your­self to write to please the audi­ence. Oth­er­wise, you sound like an awk­ward date who tries to avoid uncom­fort­able lulls in the conversation.

Back Online!

And… I’m back! Gee, being off the grid for a day was strange.
For those who haven’t vis­ited lately, I took the blog offline for a day for a much-needed spring clean-up.

500 Articles And Four Years Later...

Almost four years of blog­ging later, today I’m pub­lish­ing my 500^th post.
It all started in Octo­ber 2006. At the time, I had been a per­ma­nent res­i­dent in Canada for exactly a year (and I had been in Canada for already two years) but I was still get­ting com­fort­able with my new coun­try. I had no idea what I would do with a blog nor did I have any idea how all that (all that being me in Canada, work­ing as a teacher) was going to turn out.

Exhibition in Paris

For those in Paris or around: my dad is hav­ing an exhi­bi­tion of his paint­ings in the sub­urb of Paris. From Novem­ber 12^th to Decem­ber 6^th, he is actu­ally paint­ing in the art gallery in front of the vis­i­tors. The exhi­bi­tion will then last till Decem­ber 20^th, 2009. Go check it out and say hi from me, the ungrate­ful daugh­ter who can’t fly home to admire his art!

Meeting People Is Easy

When I stepped out­side the house for a last smoke, right after mid­night, I caught sight of a shadow on the side­walk. A young woman was stand­ing there, look­ing in my direction.

Travel Stories

Trav­el­ling is always an adven­ture. Whether you are across the world or just across town, there are lit­tle anec­dotes to be told. Let’s share them!

I’d like to ask a few trav­ellers to tell me their best anec­dotes on the road or abroad.

Merry Christmas!

Feliz navi­dad, and may all your dreams come true!

The Shop Is Open!

A while ago, inspired by my Eng­lish buddy Gra­ham, I decided to build a shop for this web­site, to sell some pho­tog­ra­phy. After a lot of tweak­ing and edit­ing, the shop is finally ready!