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- The Toughest Part of Coming Back? Not the Weather…
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- Amidst General Indifference
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- Same Team, New Destination
- Today We’re Packing to Travel to….
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- 10 Things I Missed From Canada
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- The Customer Is King
- The Oh-So-Sexy French Myth
- Welcome Home…
- Going, Going, Gone
- 10 Things I Can’t Travel Without
- Takes A Second To Say Goodbye
- Stuck In A Moment
- The Word Is Collapsing
- Games Without Frontiers
- La Desaparecida
- The World For Dummies
- From Laowai To Canadian
- 中国 – 一个神秘的国家吗？
- Ten songs – Ten travelling mindset
- Words Of Fucked Up Wisdom
- Chameleon
- The Ying And the Yang
- See China Right In Front Of You
- Back Home
- Category: A Tiger, a Pig and a Dragon in China
- Category: Beijing 2008
- Category: Bonjour the France!
- Category: Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys
- Category: Del Pacífico al Atlántico
- Plot Twist – Right Country, Wrong City
- Plot Twist – When the Plane Doesn’t Land as Planned
- São Paulo – Don’t Cry
- Street Carnival in Grungy São Paulo – Come as You Are…
- Rio Carnival 2017 – The Biggest Street Party in the World
- Rio Carnival 2017 – From Boozy Blocos to the Backstage of the Sambódromo
- Cariocas – People of Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiro’s Magic from The Pão de Açúcar
- Catete, Glória and Centro – These Neighbourhoods of Rio You Were Told to Avoid
- Copacabana and Ipanema – The Picture-Postcard View of an Alluring Hot Mess
- 500,000 Revelers + 3 – Rio’s Crazy Centro Street Party
- Wake Me Up Before You Bloco – Learning The Art of Carnival Street Party in Rio
- An Early Flight and a Brazilian Bed Mystery
- Reaching a Plateau in Curitiba
- Curitibanese – People of Curitiba
- Curitiba—It’s an Eye! It’s a Museum! It’s the Eye Museum!
- Balneário Camboriú to Curitiba – The Bus Ride With A Tempting Option
- Balneário Camboriú—Between the Tall Towers and the Beach on Avenida Brasil and Avenida Atlântica
- Brazilian Food, From Açaí to Quindim
- Florianópolis Centro – 0% Beach, 100% Brazilian City
- Sounds Like Samba, Looks Like Carnival in Florianópolis Centro
- Ilha de Santa Catarina – Paradise Found in Sunny Praia Moçambique
- Ilha de Santa Catarina – Sand Dunes and a Bikini Mountain in Praia dos Ingleses
- Ilha de Santa Catarina – Surfers and Fishermen in Praia de Moçambique
- How to Rock the Beach Like a Brazilian in Praia de Canasvieiras
- Ilha de Santa Catarina – 5 Kilometres of Praia do Campeche
- 6 Hours on BR-101, From Rio Grande do Sul to Santa Catarina
- Porto Alegreses, People of Porto Alegre
- Porto Alegre: Uphill, Downhill and Repeat in the Capital of Rio Grande do Sul
- 10 Signs You’re in Brazil
- Pelotas: First Sweet Brazilian City
- (Fucking) Chuí: Brazil Starts With Getting the Hell Out of Here
- Chuy, Uruguay to Chuí, Brazil: Finding the Border is Half the Fun
- Punta del Diablo: Bohemian Chinese New Year Under the Stars
- La Paloma: Beach, Booze and Buñuelos
- Three Crosses and a Crossroad
- Montevideo: Graffiti, Beach and Urban Fun
- Ham, Cheese, Meat, Sugar and Other Foods Found in Uruguay
- Salto to Montevideo: Ruta 3, from North to South
- Salto, Hot Water in Gaucho Country
- From Argentina to Uruguay, Crossing a Giant Hydroelectric Dam
- Concordia, the Border, Then What?
- Paraná, Wake Up, Nap, Wake Up and Sleep Between Two Rivers
- Sante Fe: “Don’t Wake Me Up From My Siesta” Across the Rio Paraná
- The Desaparecidos of Argentina’s Dirty War
- Paraná: A Post-Zombie Apocalypse Sunday
- Ham, Cheese and Other Foods in Argentina
- Rosario: Birthplace of the Flag, the Che and Messi
- A Four-Hour Bus Ride Later
- Heads or Tails in Buenos Aires
- Porteños, People of Buenos Aires
- La Plata and the Diagonals
- A Sunday in San Telmo
- 15 Signs You Landed in Buenos Aires
- Where, Now? The Chilean Dilemma
- People of Santiago (Plus a Pigeon)
- “They Were Tortured Here”: Chile’s Dark Past
- Up and Down in Santiago : Two Hills and a Cable Car
- Veggies, Fruits, Cats and Food in Santiago
- Valparaíso, a Giant Fire and Full Buses
- January 1 in Santiago: “Todo Cerrado”
- Yellow Underwear, Fake Snow, Fireworks and a New Year Party in Santiago
- Two Flights and Many Hours Later…
- Packing, Going (The Future is Happening)
- Category: Down Under
- Category: Estación México
- Category: Exploring Canada
- Six Days All Over Toronto
- A Unique Niagara Falls Experience
- Toronto, The Ghost Town
- Should We Go (to Toronto)?
- Middle of the Woods, Canada
- Toronto, The City Where Cultures Blend (Deliciously!)
- 10 Random Observations About Toronto
- Disconnecting in Toronto – Wait, I Didn’t Mean It *Litterally*!
- Three Days in Toronto
- Report from the 50th floor – Stuff You Learn Living the Condo Lifestyle Downtown Toronto for 3 Days (Part 2)
- Report from the 50th floor – Stuff You Learn Living the Condo Lifestyle Downtown Toronto for 3 Days (Part 1)
- Once There Was a War
- 10 More Things You Need to Know Before Visiting Canada
- 10 Things You Need to Know Before Visiting Canada
- 10 Quick Tips If You Visit Ottawa This Summer
- Doors Open Toronto
- Exploring Toronto
- Shut Up, Shut Up, Shut Up!
- An Artsy Sunday in Montreal
- Bad Luck Day in Montreal
- The Chalet du Mont Royal and Montreal’s Skyline
- The “Itchy & Scratchy Show” And the Hotel From Hell
- The Art of Complaining (What Would You Have Done?)
- Gananoque, Clouds and a Piano
- The Beach, the Lake, Sand Dunes and a Storm
- A Misty Visit to Niagara Falls
- Toronto Island
- A Long Weekend in Toronto
- Along the St. Lawrence Seaway
- 24 Hours in Toronto
- 50 & Counting Tour – The Rolling Stones Live in Toronto
- People of Montreal
- Hochelaga, the Olympic Park and Sainte Catherine
- The “Vieux Montréal”
- Montreal – A Road Trip
- Fall Colours Around The Pink Lake
- Canadian Small Towns – Gananoque
- A Quick Trip To Toronto
- Bryan Adams Concert in Toronto
- In The Woods
- Watson’s Mill
- Summer is Over
- Barrie and Balm Beach
- Toronto, Here We Are Again
- Tourists in Toronto
- Niagara-on-the-Lake
- Niagara Falls, Ontario
- The Wall Live
- Fall in Gatineau Park
- Meech Lake
- Deep River, Ontario
- Deux-Rivières and Matawa
- Townships of Head, Clara and Maria
- Rapides-des-Joachims, Québec
- Pembroke, Ontario
- Lac Leamy Fireworks
- School’s Out
- Toronto By Night
- St Lawrence Market
- Toronto Harbor
- Night And Day In Toronto’s Chinatown
- Kensington Market In The Spring
- Montreal’s Chinatown
- In the Heart of Montreal
- St Catherine Street
- St-James United Church
- French, English and Montréal
- Winterlude in Québec
- Niagara Falls In The Winter
- Downtown Toronto
- Nathan Phillips Square
- Yonge & Dundas
- Kensington Market
- Toronto’s Chinatown
- New Year In Toronto
- Fall Colors In Québec
- Montréal’s Jean Talon Market
- Modern Montréal
- Old Montréal
- The Killers In Montréal
- Pumpkin Day
- Fall Colors
- The Pink Lake
- Heart Of The Country
- Always Take The Weather With You
- The St Lawrence And The Thousand Islands
- A Sunday In Toronto
- Niagara Falls
- The 416 Escape
- Winnipeg Adventures In Friendly Manitoba
- Category: Exploring the US
- Category: French Christmas 2013
- Category: French Escape
- Category: French Spring
- Category: French Summer
- Category: French Summer 2013
- Category: French Summer 2014
- Category: French Summer 2016
- Category: French Summer 2017
- Category: French Summer 2018
- Category: French Summer 2019
- Unpacking 18 Kilos of Must-Have French Products
- Moments From the 10-Hour Transatlantic Trip Back to Canada
- This Strange Summer
- People of Nantes – 2019 Edition
- The French Language Pack is Downloading
- French Mission #2 – Using My New French Bank Account (Complete Failure)
- Apocalyptic Sky Over Nantes, the Loire River and Trentemoult
- A Typical French Night – Drinking and Fighting, Fighting and Drinking
- Chillier, Rainy Days in Western France
- Tour de Bretagne, 32nd Floor
- French Mission #1 – Getting a French SIM Card, Prepaid Plan and Phone Number (Completed)
- People at the Museum – Musée d’arts de Nantes
- People of Paris
- The Ghost Train to Nantes
- A True Parisian Sunday – Markets, Museum, Seine River and Sparkling Eiffel Tower
- Things You Can Do in Paris on a Hot Saturday in August When You Have a Map and No Plan
- The Second, Unexpected Trip to Paris
- The New Trottinette and a Crazy Idea
- An Awkward Visit
- Pornic and a French Parking Lot Mystery
- At the Seaside, Between Buttery Cookies and the Beach with a Touch of Family Drama
- “Where is Steve?”
- “Are Parisians Really That Rude?” “Is Paris Expensive?” And Other Legitimate Questions About Paris
- The High-Speed Train Ride From Paris to Nantes
- Crossing Paris from South to North and from North to South
- Paris From the Top of a Ferris Wheel + Les Invalides, Avenue des Champs Élysées, Louvre Pyramide and Notre-Dame
- Seeing the Eiffel Tower for the First Time (And a Lunar Eclipse!)
- Five (or More) Signs You’ve Landed in Paris
- Ottawa, Montreal… and Paris!
- The Day My Parents Went Off Script
- Category: French Summer 2020
- Unpacking 18.5 Kilos of Oh-So-French Products
- Air Transat Flight TS601 – Nantes to Montreal, Pandemic Style
- People of Nantes – Pandemic Edition
- Night Walk Magic
- With and Against the Flow
- The Test Put to the Test – Getting Tested for COVID-19 in France
- Saint-Nazaire, The Shipyard and the French Atlantic Coast
- Mask Up (Everywhere)
- Berries, Apples, Vineyards – Deep Into the French Countryside
- Nantes by Night – Lights, Moon, Art, People and Mirror-Like River
- An Old Friend and a Heavy Metal-Themed Park
- Night at the Art Museum
- Angers, Massive Medieval Castle and Cute Bakeries
- Rings and Bananas (There Are No Easy Answers)
- Moments, No Story (Because Uncertainties)
- Atlantic Coast vs. Heat Wave
- “Oh Shit, The Bread!”
- Feeling Safe (Is an Illusion)
- Just Another Weekend on Earth
- Waterfront Boardwalk, Wooden Beach Huts, and a 1950s Summer Holiday Feel at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie
- Ten Things You Notice When You Arrive in France (Both Cultural and COVID-Related)
- Ottawa-Montreal-Paris-Nantes, 12 hours later…
- The Unreal Trip
- Category: Gallo Pinto, Playa y Más (Costa Rica and Nicaragua 2014)
- Hello Otta… I mean, Hi, Toronto!
- Adios Costa Rica..
- People (and Hostels) Are Strange
- The Fine Art of Walking and Playa Hermosa
- Jacó Or Where I Apparently Find “Sin City”
- Malpais, Beaches And a Long Dusty Hike
- You Live, You Learn
- Beach Bumming in Montezuma
- Cabo Blanco, a Snake, a Coati, an Armadillo And a Hike
- Bus, Collectivo, Bus, Bus, Ferry And Bus
- A Day With Strangers
- Santo Domingo and Ojo de Agua
- Where I Realize I Am Not Tour de France Material
- Isla Omotepe: One Island and Two Volcanoes
- San Juan del Sur and the Pacific Side
- León: Revolución, Churches and Big Cola
- People of Granada
- Granada
- Volcano Crater? Checked!
- Masaya
- Las Isletas
- Nicaragua—And Yes, a Crazy Border Crossing Story
- El Desayuno Es… Gallo Pinto
- Sámara
- A Five-Hour Long Bus Ride Later…
- People of San José
- El Mercado Central
- Exploring San José
- Landed!
- Category: La Ruta Maya
- Of a Flight Back Home
- Welcome Winter
- Playa Del Carmen
- Isla Cozumel, The (Ghost) Town
- Reverse Culture Shock in Isla Cozumel
- Beach Bumming in Tulum
- Valladolid, Cenote and More Ruinas
- Back to the Maya World: Chichén Itzá
- Ambergris Caye, San Pedro and La Isla Bonita
- In The Chicken Bus
- Caye Calker
- Belize City
- Dangriga
- Back in Belize, Placencia
- The Boat Ride From Hell
- Puerto Cortes
- La Ceiba
- Big Bang or Of a Boat Accident
- Utila and the Bay of Islands
- San Pedro Sula
- Copán Ruinas
- Copán, Honduras
- ¡Hola Honduras!
- Panajachel
- Coffee, Jesús and the Lake
- Villages Around Lago de Atitlán
- ¿Y la comida?
- El Lago de Atitlán
- Chicken Buses and Jesús
- Happy New Year, From Guatemala!
- Market Day in Chichicastenango
- Faces of Antigua
- Antigua, Guatemala
- Thrillseekers in Guatemala City
- Santa Elena and Street Photography
- Tikal and the Lost World of the Mayas
- Christmas, Guatemalan Style
- Crossing to Guatemala
- Xunantunich and Cahal Pech
- San Ignacio and a Day of Chicken Buses
- Orange Walk, Crossing to Belize
- Chetumal
- Tulum, Playa y Pueblo
- Tulum and Ruinas
- A Fair and The Beach
- A La Playa
- Hello Cancún!
- Pre-traveling Rush
- Welcome To The Jungle
- Category: London 2012
- Category: Looking for the Summer
- The March 11 Mystery and a Perceptive Stranger
- People of Santiago (And a Plan for When You Miss Them)
- Street Food in Santiago – A Mote Con Huesillo With Your Peruvian Bread?
- A Weekend of Transition in Santiago
- “A… E… Z…” The Eye Doctor Experience in Santiago
- Giant Corn of Peru and Other Produce at the Mercado de la Vega
- “Día Internacional de la Mujer” in Santiago – Flowers, Boobs and a Presidential Speech
- Where Haiti, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia Meet in Santiago
- People of Santiago and Their Occasionally Weird Activities
- Wondering And Wandering Around Santiago
- The Final Twist—A Breathtaking Seven-Hour Bus Ride Through the Andes
- Dazed and Confused in Mendoza
- 24 Hours in Puerto Iguazú – No Doubt, We’re in Argentina
- The Barragem de Itaipu – Dam, It’s Big!
- Go Straight for Paraguay, Turn Right for Argentina – Four Days in Foz do Iguaçu
- The Last Train to the Devil’s Throat – The Argentinian Side of the Iguazu Falls
- From Dry to Soaked and Covered with Butterflies at the Cataratas do Iguaçu
- CWB to IGU – Welcome to the Jungle, Baby!
- Change of Plans
- Chilling Out in Curitiba
- Christ, Balneário Camboriú!
- A French Moment in Florianópolis
- The Fascinating Life of Brazilians (And Possibly, Argentinian Tourists) At the Beach
- The Amazing Beaches of Santa Catarina – Campeche, Moçambique, Ingleses, Jurerê and Canasvieras
- A Welcome Dose of Normal in Florianópolis
- Wanted: A Dark Park – Not Wanted: The Brazilian Police
- Centro, Lapa, Santa Teresa, Gloria, Catete and Other Places Your Rio Guidebook Told You to Avoid (In Pictures)
- Street Food of Brazil
- Losing My Identity with The People of Rio
- Rio Carnival 2018 – Day 5, Massive Crowds Storming Centro and Ipanema
- Rio Carnival 2018 – Day 4, From Bloco-ing with The Beatles to Bloco-ing in The Subway
- Rio Carnival 2018 – Day 3, the Picturesque Bloco, the Beach Bloco and the Unexpected Bloco
- Rio Carnival Day 2018 – Day 2, Bloco-ing from Centro to Ipanema
- Rio Carnival 2018 – Day 1, Samba Schools Parade at the Sambódromo
- Rio and the Tunnel of Death
- People of Salvador
- Salvador de Bahia – From the Lighthouse to the Beach with more Pré-Carnaval Craziness
- The Quest for The Golden Church in Bairro Pêlo
- Two Crazy Days of “Pré-Carnaval” Party in Salvador
- When Salvador is Being Boarded Up
- Taking the Pulse of Salvador de Bahia – Celebrating Dia de Iemanjá and Spying on Rich People
- Porto Alegre To Salvador De Bahia — Red-Eye Flight, Amazing Landing and Snack OD
- Three Anecdotes About Three People of Porto Alegre (And Many More of Them in Picture)
- Porto Alegre – Cities Within the City
- You Know You’re in Brazil When…
- Busing to Porto Alegre
- 24 Sugar-Powered Hours in Pelotas
- A Night in “Fucking Chuí” Between Uruguay and Brazil
- Jumping into The Known Unknown – Montevideo To…
- Roadblock – Where Montevideo Turns into “Hotel California”
- 10 Uruguayan Quirks I Noticed (+ People of Montevideo)
- Montevideo – The Anti-North American Suburb
- Uruguay – Hard to Get to but Worth It
- Crossing the Chocolate-Coloured Río de la Plata to Uruguay
- Two Unsettling Sides of Buenos Aires
- Four Days in Buenos Aires
- People of Buenos Aires
- For the Love of Facturas
- Santiago to Buenos Aires – It Should Have Been a Quick Flight But It Wasn’t
- Thank You, Chile
- On Top of Santiago
- … And Back in Santiago!
- Valparaíso in a Cloud of Marijuana Smoke With a Bunch of “Alligators”
- Between Valparaíso and Viña del Mar
- Taxi, Plane, Bus and Bus – The Trip Back South
- People of Antofagasta
- Antofagasta – The Atacama Desert
- Antofagasta – The Pacific Ocean
- 1090 Kilometres North of Santiago
- People of Santiago (Plus a Dog)
- I Checked: Penguins Can’t Tap Dance
- And so, 2018 Started in Santiago…
- New Year’s Eve in Santiago
- Getting Ready for 2018 in Santiago
- 9,000 km Further South
- Take Chances. Lots of Them.
- 6 Everyday Items I Can’t Travel Without (Because… Yes, Packing!)
- Category: Maradona y Mate in South America
- Category: Nas Ruas de América do Sul
- Category: Próxima Estación - Esperanza
- Category: South America 2018-2019
- It Wasn’t a Waste of Time
- AC 093
- Latino Mysteries That Still Keep Me Awake at Night
- La Moneda – A Rare Glimpse Inside Chile’s Presidential Palace
- Dark and Dangerous
- The Shopping Carts Mystery
- Valparaíso – Hippy-Chic Cerros Alegre and Concepción, The Former Jail, The Port and the One True Elevator
- The First Time
- Four Days in Santiago
- Soulless Viña del Mar
- The Other Valparaíso You Won’t See on Postcards
- And This is Why You Should Go to Valparaíso
- 10 Things Your Guidebook Won’t Tell You About Valparaíso
- First Night in Valparaíso – Lost Stairways, Gustavo’s Phone, Alejandro’s Car and a Crazy Football Game
- The Valparaíso Option
- Found in Santiago – China, Korea, Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela
- The Murals of Barrio Bellavista
- Avenida Vitacura — Santiago’s Beverly Hills
- To the Virgin and Back
- … And This is What Concepción Looked Like
- … And This Is Why I Left Concepción
- Talcahuano – Where the Milky Way Takes You Straight to Sea Lions
- Concepción, Middle Chile – Finding the Bus is Half the Fun
- A Week of Very Santiago Moments
- The Colourful Murals of Barrio Brasil
- The Cute and Cuddly Cats of La Vega Central
- Londres 38 – Santiago’s Creepiest House
- The Coup, The Struggle for Democracy and a New Beginning – Santiago’s Museo De La Memoria Y Los Derechos Humanos
- Facepalm Moment in Santiago
- In a Parallel Universe
- Beach Bumming in the Región de Coquimbo — “Turn Right, Third Cactus on the Left”
- Coquimbo, Its Giant Cross and the Fish Market
- La Serena, Where Everybody Knows Your Name (How??)
- La Serena, Its Giant Lighthouse and the Pacific Ocean
- People Go Crazy for “Churrascas” in La Serena
- How to End Up in Someone’s Spare Bedroom 500 Kilometres North of Santiago
- A Rollercoaster of Emotions in Santiago
- The Spectacular Border Crossing Between Argentina and Chile – Stuck on Top of the Andes Before 28 Hairpin Turns
- 新年快乐 – It’s the Year of the Pig!
- Pizza, Pasta, Empanadas, Parillas, Medialunas, Facturas and Other Foods in Argentina and Uruguay
- Mendoza – “Look, It’s Not You, It’s Me…”
- EZE to MDZ – Buenos Aires to Mendoza
- Making Decisions – Where Next?
- Lucky in Buenos Aires
- The Escuela Superior De Mecánica De La Armada – From a Symbol of State Terror to Human Rights Defence
- Crossing Río de la Plata from Uruguay to Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 10 Things I Discovered After 10 Days of Solo Travel
- Punta del Este’s Famous Hand and Beaches
- Friendly, Grungy Montevideo
- Carnival (Already?!) in Montevideo
- Boat + Bus to Montevideo, Uruguay
- Buenos Aires Changed! (Or Did It?)
- On a Mission to Find Missions in Buenos Aires
- Alone
- São Paulo, Brazil, to Buenos Aires, Argentina—Where the Flight Itself is a Culture Shock
- Every Story Worth Reading Has A Plot Twist
- I’m Leaving Brazil With…
- Urban Fun in São Paulo
- The Orange Jello Obsession (And Much Tastier Brazilian Foods in Pictures)
- Climb the Social Ladder Walking Though Rio
- SHARK! (At AquaRio…)
- One of These Nights in Rio
- This is Brazil in a (Coco)Nutshell
- Stuck in Hours-Long Traffic Jams on Ilha de Santa Catarina
- Praia Mole (Swimsuit On), Praia Da Galheta (Swimsuit Off)
- Praia Da Joaquim, Between Sand Dunes and Massive Rocks
- The Hidden Beaches of Ilha de Santa Catarina
- Praia Moçambique – The longest beach on Ilha de Santa Catarina
- Praia dos Ingleses and the Sand Dunes
- The Brazilian Beach Experience – Açaí, Caipirinhas, Corn, Grilled Meat, Pirate Ships and More
- Ilha de Santa Catarina is (Almost) Paradise
- São Paulo to Florianópolis – From the City to the Beach
- People of São Paulo
- January 1, 2019 in São Paulo
- 00:00 in São Paulo – “Réveillon na Paulista” 2019
- … And Back to São Paulo
- 10 Things About Rio Your Guidebook Didn’t Mention
- People of Copacabana
- The Other Rio de Janeiro – Centro
- What’s Your Curse?
- Christmas Day on Ipanema Beach
- Christmas Eve in Rio—Downpours, Mall Santa, Panettone and Cheap Champagne
- São Paulo + A 6.5-Hour Bus Ride = Rio de Janeiro
- Three Days in São Paulo, South America’s Largest City
- São Paulo Ain’t No Gotham City
- From Darkness to Light
- Santa Came on December 16—And This Is Why
- Category: South America 2019-2020
- Flying Back to Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic – 22 Hours and 3 Heart Attacks Later… (Part 3)
- Flying Back to Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Airport Mayhem and Stranded Travellers in Santiago (Part 2)
- Flying Back to Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Panic Spreading in Santiago (Part 1)
- Santiago – In Limbo
- Meanwhile, in Santiago… – Some Chilean Protests with your COVID-19 News?
- Hello, World, Are We Scared Yet?
- Buenos Aires to Santiago – What a Day and What a Mess…
- 4 Argentinian Moments + 10 Must Do in Buenos Aires
- Buenos Aires – The Old World in the New World
- Buenos Aires – Freedom of Speech, International Women’s Day and the Pro-Choice Fight
- Buenos Aires – Boca Fever
- Tchau, Brazil – A Day in Airports and 2,700 Kilometres Later…
- Rio de Janeiro – A Week of Rain Later…
- Rio de Janeiro’s Beaches… As Rarely Seen Before
- Carnival 2020 in Rio de Janeiro – Bloco-ing Around the Aqueduct, Bloco-ing in Copacabana
- São Paulo To Rio de Janeiro — “Welcome to This Dangerous Flight”
- Carnival 2020 in São Paulo – Day 4
- Carnival 2020 in São Paulo – Day 3
- Carnival 2020 in São Paulo – Day 2
- Carnival 2020 in São Paulo – Day 1
- Carnival 2020 in São Paulo – Day 0
- A Strange Last Night in Santos
- 10 Tips for Santos
- Guarujá – It’s Not the Destination, It’s the Journey
- Santos – The Pirate Cruise
- Santos – Centro and the Coffee Lords
- Unlocking Santos
- Salvador to São Paulo – Time Warp and Alternate Reality
- Food Adventures in Brazil – Padaria 101, Comida Por Quilo and Tapioca
- Just Another Saturday Night in Salvador…
- Itaparica – Where I Manage to Find the One Island with No Beach
- Salvador – The Streets of the Pelourinho
- Salvador – Barra, the Lighthouse and the Beaches
- Salvador – It All Starts at the Elevator
- Aracaju to Salavador – The Pit Stop
- The Many “WTF” Moments of a Weekend in Aracaju (Part 2)
- The Many “WTF” Moments of a Weekend in Aracaju (Part 1)
- Aracaju – The Airbnb From Hell
- Recife to Maceió – A Laundry Dilemma and a Four-Hour Bus Trip
- Maceió – Tropical Coastline, Palm-Lined, White-Sand Beaches
- Olinda – Colonial Town, Colourful Houses, Tree-Covered Hills, More Churches Than God Asked For
- Recife – Bridges, Churches, Docks and a Few New Brazilian Mysteries to Solve
- Recife – Boa Viagem and the Shark-Infested Beach
- Recife – How and Why Did I End up In the Jungle, Already?
- São Paulo to Recife – Alone for a New Adventure
- The Highs and Lows of Travelling – Back to São Paulo, Fever and Downpours
- Ilha de Santa Catarina Moments – Praia do Pântano do Sul and the Perfect Wave
- Ilha De Santa Catarina Moments – The Car Incident and The Bridge
- Ilha De Santa Catarina Moments – Praia do Campeche, The Bodyboard
- Ilha De Santa Catarina Moments – Praia dos Ingleses, The Sand Dunes
- Ilha De Santa Catarina Moments – Praia Da Armação, Praia Matadeiro, and the Rain-Soaked Carnival Rehearsal Party
- Ilha de Santa Catarina Moments – Praia do Moçambique, In the Car
- Ilha de Santa Catarina Moments – Praia do Campeche, Chicken vs. Chicken
- Rio to Florianó–… Wait, Where the Hell Did We Land??
- Brazilian Mystery Series – Cellphones and the “CPF”
- Sunset and a Thunderstorm on Top of the Pão de Açúcar
- 10 Things You Learn Beach Bumming in Copacabana and Ipanema
- 10 (Weird) Travel Essentials I Always Pack
- It’s Raining in Rio
- The Thrilling Flight from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro
- People, Building, and Tree Watching in São Paulo
- New Year’s Eve in São Paulo – Two Million People on Avenida Paulista for a Giant Party
- Santiago to São Paulo – Sleepless Night, Early Flight, The Jungle of Trees and Skyscrapers Behind the Andes
- The More Classic Santiago Experience
- Santiago – Giant Protest, Tear Gas, Fire and Barricades
- “Chile Woke Up” – Santiago During the Protests
- Lima, Peru, to Santiago, Chile – Missing Hours, Christmas Madness and Protests
- 10 Random Things I Discovered in Lima + People of Lima
- Miraflores, Cliff-Top Above the Pacific Ocean
- (Re)Discovering Lima – Empty Streets, Crowded Markets, Huge Fountains and Colonial Extravagance
- 5 a.m. in Lima, Peru
- Category: Author Seeks Publisher
- Category: Blog
- Category: Canadian Immigration
- Taking the G Road Test at Walkley, Ottawa – Step-by-Step Guide, Test Route Map, and Tips
- Tackling Unfinished Business – The Test (Part II)
- Tackling Unfinished Business – The Challenge (Part I)
- Wanna “Test” Canada? Get a Working Holiday Visa!
- 7 Questions People Ask Canadians Abroad
- 20 Things Most Immigrants Must Have Experienced
- 4 Mistakes I Made When I Came to Canada (Avoid Making Them!)
- 8 People Every Immigrant Should Have on Speed Dial
- 5 Learning Experiences All Newcomers Should Embrace
- I Have an Accent—Do You?
- The Art of Asking (The Right Person, The Right Way)
- “Will My Life Be Better in Canada?”
- Leaving Isn’t Such a Trivial Act, After All
- “Wide, Open Spaces” and “Opportunities” – The Canadian Dream in France
- It’s a Small World… Or Is It?
- “But Nobody Has White Skin!”
- Pre-Arrival Program for Newcomers Coming to Canada—Settlement Online Pre-Arrival (SOPA)
- An Immigrant’s Dream
- 9 Tips to Beat the Holiday Homesick Blues
- 10 Realistic Tips to Americans Interested in Moving to Canada
- Close Your Eyes and Jump
- 6 Strange “Side Effects” of Being Fluent in Another Language
- Nowhere to Go
- Four Life Lessons Traveling Taught Me
- 5 Unexpected Little Pleasures Every Immigrant Enjoys
- The Worst Marketing Pitch for Canada You Will Read
- The Ultimate Canadianness Assessment
- Gagan & Shikha, From India to Landing in Ottawa
- The Blogger’s Burden
- French Diplomacy
- The Language Connection
- People I Used To Know
- The Emigration Checklist: Before You Move Abroad, Remember To…
- 4 Short Answers to 4 Immigration Questions: Can I change my name, how long the process takes and more!
- 3 Short Answers to 3 Immigration Questions: Opening a Language School in Canada, Immigration Consultants in India and More
- The Day I Was Almost Denied Entry to Canada (Don’t Be Like Me!)
- Don’t Mess Up With CBSA—Tips for a Smooth Border Crossing to Canada
- Are You a Good Fit for Canada?
- Hire Immigrants Ottawa – Bringing Together Newcomers and Employers
- [Interview] Tax Tips for Canadians, with Allan Fefergrad, CPA, CGA
- Living in the National Capital Region: Ottawa or Gatineau?
- How To NOT Ask For Help
- 10 Great (and Free) Resources to Improve Your Canadian English Language Skills
- “You May Say I’m a Dreamer” – Tourist vs. Resident
- Marriage Fraud in the News Again
- The Canadian Immigration Taboo: Those Who Go Back Home
- When Do You Stop Being An Immigrant?
- 5 Things to Do When You Land in Canada (That No One Told You About)
- Estefania: From Argentina to Quebec
- Natalia: From Colombia to Montreal… and Back to Colombia
- Jorge: From Mexico to New-Brunswick
- John Erick: from Venezuela to Montreal
- Daniel: From Paraguay to Montreal
- Neeraj: From India to Toronto
- The Lonely Immigrant
- 3 Unexpected Consequences of Immigration
- I Want Out… But How and Why?
- Marriages of Convenience
- 5 Reasons Your Visa Officer Hates You
- 5 Subtle Cultural Differences
- 30 Different Expenses You Might Have Once In Canada
- 5 Immigration Mistakes To Avoid
- The WTF Question: Sample Fill-Up Forms
- Five Reasons Why I Live In Canada
- Khatia Odzelashvili: From Georgia to Ottawa
- (No) Bitching Allowed
- Challenge Your Beliefs
- Canada’s Visa War
- I Belong Here… And There Too
- I made It
- The Wall
- Jigsaw Falling Into Place
- Citizens Of The World
- Scar Tissue
- Ignorance Is Bliss
- What We Sell To Coca-Cola Is Available Humain Brain Time
- I’m A Legal Alien
- Comment Minimiser Les Délais Pour Immigrer
- Résistance à la connerie humaine
- Le Permis Travail Vacances – Mode d’emploi
- All That You Can’t Leave Behind
- This Is Just Where I Came In
- Welcome to Canada
- Comment visiter… ou immigrer au Canada
- Category: Immigrants Interviews
- [Interview] Hélène, from France to the mountains of British Columbia
- Stephanie, a“Frozen African” in Canada
- English Girl + Canadian Man = Holly, From England to Canada
- Martin, A French Truck Driver in Canada
- An Update on “Chiruza Canadiense”—The Road to Permanent Residence is Long
- “Mrs. Gaou”, From Togo to Toronto
- Gaston, from Costa Rica to Quebec
- Julien, from France to Ottawa on a One-Year Work Visa
- [Interview] Jeff, an American Globetrotter Settling in Nova Scotia
- [Interview] From One Gold Mine to Another: Emily, from Australia to Kamloops, BC
- [Interview] – Paco, A Self-Employed Designer Moving from Spain to Ottawa
- [Interview] – Carol, a Filipina Live-in Caregiver in Calgary
- [Interview] Miguel, From Mexico to Quebec City
- [Interview] Lou: Trading the UK and a Stressful Life For the Shores of Lake Ontario
- [Interview] Alice, a French Post-Grad Student in Quebec City
- [Interview] Isa: The Montreal Experience as a French
- [Interview] Cecille and Her Family: From The Philippines to Mississauga
- [Interview] Chiruza Canadiense: An Argentinian Stuck in Immigration Limbo
- Lucile And Murtaza: From France and India to Montreal
- Jean-Paul and Emma: From France to Montreal
- Nelson: From Venezuela to Toronto
- Nui: From Thailand to Ottawa
- Oui, I hablo Spanish!
- Gill: From Britain To Brampton
- Mourad Regragui: From Morocco To Ottawa
- Yasmine: From Former Yugoslavia To Québec
- Adam and Eric: From the USA to Toronto
- Ed Maruyama: From Brazil To Nunavut
- Gabriel Almada: from Argentina To Canada
- Guillermo Ziegler: From Argentina To Canada
- Category: Permanent Residence in Canada
- Category: The Road to Canadian Citizenship
- Category: Canadian Life
- The Blame Game
- The CERB, AKA “Sorry, Eh” Canadian Pandemic Money
- 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – #StayHome in Canada vs. #Restezàlamaison in France
- 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – These Notes Posted on Windows
- 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – These Empty Parking Lots
- Grocery Shopping During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Back to Norm—… Wait, What’s The New “Normal,” Already?
- I’m the Person All Gyms Hate (But I Discover 8 Surprising Side Effects of Working Out)
- Hey, Guys… Do You Plan for the Future? How?
- Picture Perfect Canada – Fall Colours at Rideau Hall and the Impressive Rideau Falls
- Don’t Be Scared of China (and Get a Chinese Massage!)
- Kindhearted Canada
- When Canada Was Really Shitty
- Weed Is Now Legal in Canada (But I Promise I’m Not High)
- We’re Not Strangers, After All
- The Big Argument
- 10 Signs It’s Definitely Summer in Canada
- Yet Another Canadian Mystery – The “Discover Your Neighbours’ Political Preferences” Game
- Why Do You Live Where You Live?
- The Lonely Neighbour
- You’re Tired Too, Aren’t You?
- The Fall of Fails
- 3 Baffling Canadian Behaviours (Somewhat) Deciphered
- Sick of Doctors
- Ottawa’s Twelfth Homicide of the Year
- Under the Weather
- Am I Crazy or Are They? (Overheard in Ottawa)
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Ottawa Bluesfest
- The German Nipple Story (Or the Art of Imparting Cultural Wisdom)
- Canada One-Five-Oh – Pick the Most Irrelevant Branded Product!
- “Bon Cop, Bad Cop” and Canadian Humour
- Live on CBC as France Breathes a Sigh of Relief
- The Special, Awkward and Funny Side of Interracial Unions
- Yet, In Canada, I Was Happy To…
- Night Owl (Or Yet Another Questionable Decision)
- Why I Have a Pig Around My Neck
- 7 Awfully Canadian Moments that Happen Daily in Canada
- 5 Good Decisions that Made My Life in Canada Easier
- Common French Words in English (That Leave French Confused)
- How to (Involuntarily) Break Up with Your In-Laws
- I Swear…
- Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
- It’s Summer, It’s “Something Something Season”!
- 8 Questions that Somehow Make Sense in Canada
- It’s Not THAT Personal
- Canada, We Have an Issue
- My friends, the Outlaws
- My Cravings ≠ Your Cravings ≠ Their Cravings
- 10 Things That No Longer Surprise Me in Canada
- The logistics of Coming Back
- Restored: Faith in Mankind
- Immaterial
- My Oddly Specific Fear
- People of Ottawa – Fall 2015 Edition
- The Perils of Small Talk
- The Shot
- Two Countries, Two Systems
- TMI
- Sick of Being Sick
- Voting Harper Out, Step One
- The Household Deity
- Every Life Happens
- The Dog Days of Summer
- This is Rubbish
- 10 Noticeable Small Differences
- … Just Take the Firetruck
- Hidden Skill
- I Want It
- Suffocating Blandness
- Where Does It Smell Like Teen Spirit?
- Little Wild Things
- Flagged
- Retail Tales
- I Guess this is What Doomsday Would Look Like…
- Automobile Folklore (Why Crossing Parking Lots Can Be Fun)
- Ten Years (Holy Shit!)
- 8 Sounds That Will Become Familiar in Canada
- Screwed Up! Fixed It! (With a Side of “Lost in Translation”)
- Letting It Go of Control (To Regain Some)
- He Might Be Friendly But I’m Not
- 3 More “Conveniences” I Missed When Traveling
- 3 Things I Missed During This Trip
- Stepping Back Into the Fridge
- $2.36 to Escape
- Wake Up and Smell Canada!
- Dear Canada, I’m a Bit Mad At You
- A New Chapter?
- The Land of “OMG-So-Much-Awesomeness”
- Overwhelmed
- The Capital Fair
- Canada Hall: A Thousand Years of Canada’s History and Culture
- “Snow” and Canada’s Titanic
- A Rainy Day at The Children’s Museum
- It’s Fresh, Colourful and Tasty
- Splurges Vs. Steals
- Storm over the Farm
- Dear Universe… Did I Piss You Off or Something?
- C’mon Let Me Ride
- Allegory of the Shopping Mall
- At The Bus Stop
- How To Get Your Kid Hooked to Hockey
- The Arboretum
- Petrie Island
- More Candids in Ottawa
- Candids in Ottawa
- The Canadian Museum of Civilization: the Grand Hall and the First Peoples Hall
- When the Lousiest Salesperson Participates in a Garage Sale
- Skyline of Ottawa – By the River
- By The Flooded River
- The Trashier, The Better or Why I Watch Stupid Shows on TV
- French Words and Expressions I Forgot—No, Really!
- What Does a Canadian, Chinese and French Household Look Like?
- Celebrating Chinese New Year: 新年快乐!
- Fall Leaves
- A Fall Day along the Ottawa River
- Fall Colours at Vincent Massey Park
- It’s Garage Sale Season
- Ten Foods and Food Products I Discovered in Canada
- Racism in Canada
- 5 Canadian Culture Facts I Never Truly Understood
- The Fitness Quest
- Canada is Huge
- Picture of the Week: Canadian “I Love You”
- Fall Sky
- Charity Begins at Home (And is Everywhere)
- Cocooning
- The Same… Just Different
- After The Rain
- Canadians Behind The Camera
- French-Spotting and Relationships in North America
- The United Nations At Home
- 5 More Things My Mum Observed in Canada
- 5 Things My Mum Observed in Canada
- Mysterious Signs
- Broken English
- 8 Things More Expensive in Canada than in France
- Splitting Hair on Haircuts in Canada
- Spring is Campaign Signs Season
- Five Great Songs About Canada
- A Movie Rant
- Woman Seek Doctor
- My November
- The Picky Eaters
- The Rideau Bus Stop
- 25 Cents
- The Nostalgic Chameleon
- Food In Numbers
- Of Bathrooms and Cultural Differences
- The Road To Hell
- The Corner Store
- Lipstick For The Girls
- A Very French Taboo
- Stuffs Canadians Don’t Like (Part II)
- Stuffs Canadians Don’t Like (Part 1)
- Another World Is Possible
- 10 Myths About Canada
- 10 Canadian Political Facts
- 10 Facts About Canadians
- The Alien Student
- 10 Canadian Sports
- 10 Canadian Expressions
- The End of Fall
- 10 Great Canadians
- The H1N1 Vaccine Dilemma
- The Office
- The Ottawa Valley
- No Dark Sarcasm In The Classroom
- 5 Canadian Debates
- The Campus Theory
- From Teacher To Student
- 10 Clues I Became Canadian
- The Sweets, The Fat And The Scale
- Lost In Franglais
- Chatting Is Cultural
- Unpleasant Realities of American Life
- Things I Love/ Hate About Canadian Food
- Nightmarish Bureaucracy
- Do You Speak Canadian…Eh?
- Fast Food, Junk Food (4/10)
- Sports Nation (3/10)
- Freedom Of Speech (2/10)
- The Housing Bubble (1/10)
- The Upward Dog
- The Land Of Plenty
- A Nation Under Debt
- Stuff Canadians Like (Part 2)
- Stuff Canadians Like (Part 1)
- Canada Looking For Marijuana Suppliers
- The Hill And Its Inhabitants (10/10)
- Aboriginal Perspectives (9/10)
- A Canadian Mindset (8/10)
- Multiculturalism (7/10)
- The Animals Kingdom (6/10)
- Sweet Tooth (5/10)
- The Hugeness (4/10)
- French And English (3/10)
- Supper’s Ready
- Hockey (2/10)
- The Tipping Dilemma
- The Weather (1/10)
- Top Ten Reasons I Love Canada
- The Other Side Of The Story
- The Culture Of Fear
- On The Road To Nowhere
- Us vs. Them
- Two Solitudes And One Loneliness
- Working Class Hero Is Something To Be
- Don’t Look Back In Anger (I heard them say)
- Cigarettes And Alcohol
- Geographical Humour
- To Be Or Not To Be
- Losing My Religion
- Lost In Translation
- One, Two, Three, What Are We Fighting For ?
- Diddly-Ho, Neighbor-ino
- Do You Speak English?
- Funny, How ?
- A trop fumer la Fleur de Lys…
- Des deux côtés de l’Atlantique
- French battle
- Only in Canada…;
- Newcomers’ First Steps In Canada
- Different, you said ?
- Category: Life in Ottawa
- Second Wave, Attempt to Resume Normal Life and Chilly Fall in Ottawa
- Where Are We in the Pandemic? Ottawa, Four Months Later
- From “Stay Safe” to “Stay Sane”
- These Essential Non-Essentials – Lessons Being Learned from The Pandemic Shutdown
- A Secret Rendez Vous in Pandemic Times (Tulips Somehow Included)
- 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – The Real Realities
- 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – Physical ↔ Distancing (Isn’t as Easy as It Sounds)
- 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – The Mysterious Black Car
- I Suck at Pandemics
- Grieving
- Ottawa’s Dark(er) Side
- Geese, Colourful Leaves, Clouds, Pumpkins and Other Signs It’s Fall In Ottawa
- Crow Attack
- Can You Spot What’s Wrong With This Picture?
- We Are Being Stalked (By an Unlikely Stalker)
- Against the Clock
- The Fleeting Beauty of Fall
- In A Fog (And Nautical Metaphors)
- 2017 Fall Colours in Ottawa
- When in Doubt, Go to the Hill
- Not Inspired by the Canada 150 “Inspiration Village”
- Canada 150 and a Special Edition of the Ottawa Tulip Festival
- The Scene of the Accident
- #MajorFacePalm #YetAnotherInnocentMoment
- One Leaf, Two Leaves… Okay, Fall Colours Are On
- Chinatown’s Cryptic Signs
- A Victoria Day Long Weekend in Ottawa
- Gorgeous Fall in Ottawa
- Dinosaurs, Spiders and Whale: The Canadian Museum of Nature
- A Visit to the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum
- The Canada Aviation and Space Museum
- Playing Tourists in Ottawa
- OMG, Ottawa Is Actually a Nice Place!
- Flower Power!
- Picture of the Week: The Classic Canal Shot
- Fall Candids in Ottawa
- Glorious Fall
- It’s Fall. It’s Beautiful.
- A Strange Cultural Difference (Or Feeling Unsafe in Peaceful Suburbia)
- Anatomy of Grocery Shopping in Ottawa
- Pop’n’Spawn: A Tale of Two Ottawa-Based Indie Game Developers
- Picture of the Week: Rain and More Rain
- Inside Château Laurier
- Spring on the Hill
- Early Spring at The Farm
- Ottawa Does Not Suck
- Rideau Hall
- Sunset on Mackenzie King Bridge
- Fall Colours at the Park
- Night Owls
- Entertainment Week — WWE and Pearl Jam
- Wheat Kings and Bees
- Picture of the Week: Double Rainbow
- The Food Dilemma
- Naked!
- Doors Open Ottawa
- And The Tulips Bloomed!
- Tulips at Dow’s Lake
- Foodies Sunday
- Talkin’ Bout A Revolution
- Human Beans
- A Cold Sunset
- The Phone Booth
- Fall Rhapsody
- Changing Sky
- Inside CBC Ottawa
- The Byward Market
- Warm Summer Night
- Remic Rapids
- Summer in the Farm
- Close Up of the Canadian Parliament
- The Supreme Court of Canada
- Ottawa Paramedics Headquarter
- Prince of Wales Bridge
- Last Winter Sunset
- The Invisibles
- Skating On The Rideau Canal
- Ottawa By Night
- On Campus (Part III)
- No Prorogation Rally In Ottawa
- Holidays Lights
- Château Laurier
- On Campus (Part II)
- On Campus (Part I)
- Amazing Skies
- Greyish November
- Sunset on the Hill
- 1, Sussex Drive
- Smells Like Fall…
- The Rideau Neighborhood
- Chinatown In Ottawa
- The Peace Tower
- Meeting People Is Easy
- Inukshuks On The Ottawa River
- Building Reflections
- The Experimental Farm
- The Ottawa Locks
- Texas Style
- The Locks At Dusk
- In Bloom
- Ottawa At Dusk
- Happiness
- Magical Clouds
- Along The Canal
- The Rideau Canal
- A Bizarre Story
- Interesting Skies
- Magical Skies
- Smells Like Spring…
- Destruction
- Snowy Scarves
- Woman On Top
- One… Spider Taking Over The City!
- Cigarettes And Creationism
- Canadian Skies
- Colors Of Decay
- Flower Power
- A Walk In Ottawa
- Spring Is Here!
- Category: Practical Advice
- Two Amazing Fiction Podcasts for Your Winter
- If You’re Not Okay Right Now, Read This
- International Money Transfers Are Tricky When You’re Not the 1%
- 3 Types of Crisis All Immigrants Should Prepare For
- How NOT to Switch Cellphone Provider
- 8 TV Programs to Better Understand Canada
- And This Is How I Finally Got My Christmas Shopping Done
- 5 Things I Learned Working Out at the Gym This Fall
- Fix or Replace? The Consumer Conundrum
- 6 Problems Solved by 6 Life Hacks (That I Should Have Tried Earlier)
- The Winter Jacket Saga (With Plenty of Canadian Wisdom Inside)
- Dialing 911… Or Not: A Tough Call
- 5 Mistakes I Made in Canada
- Anger, Fear and Stress: There is Something Wrong with Healthcare!
- “The Doctor Will (Hopefully) See You Now”: The Canadian Walk-In Clinic How-To Guide
- 4 Very Annoying Canadian Business Practices
- These “What Was I Thinking” Moments
- Three Easy Steps to Save Money on Groceries (Tested and Approved!)
- Living in a National Capital: The Perks and Drawbacks of Ottawa [Part 2 – Quality of Living and Playing]
- Living in a National Capital: the Perks and Drawbacks of Ottawa [Part 1 – Working]
- 5 Personality Traits of Canadians You May Not Know
- 5 Great Beauty Products for Winter – Tested and Approved!
- 10 Neologisms You Didn’t Know You Needed
- When Canadians say…
- 10 Signs You Are Still New to Canada
- Can You Opt out of the Canadian Car Culture?
- 10 Great Resources to Improve Your Quebec French Language Skills
- Lips, Face, Hands, Body, Feet… Fight Winter!
- Learning Personal Finance, the North American Way
- Cash, Debit or Credit? Canada’s Three Payment Methods
- Three More Faux Pas I Committed in Canada
- Three Faux Pas I (Must Have) Committed When I Came to Canada
- Being a Canadian Consumer
- How My Bank Account Was Compromised (And Depleted)
- Couponing, a North American “Sport”
- The Phone Quest
- 10 Ways to Not Become Poor in Canada
- Canadian Souvenirs
- How I Gained (and Lost) Weight in Canada
- 5 Things You Wouldn’t Believe Are Banned or Illegal in Canada
- How to… Report Scams
- How to Avoid… Phone Scams
- How to Avoid… Scammers
- How to Avoid… Summer Jobs Scams
- How to Avoid… Banking Scams
- How to Avoid… Email Scams
- How to Avoid… Identity Theft
- How to Avoid.. Consumer Scams
- American and Canadian English 101
- 5 Things Canada Taught Me
- Free Stuff in Ottawa… and in Canada!
- 5 Things That Get You In Financial Trouble
- A Driver’s License Story
- Guide To Clothes Shopping In Canada
- 10 Things You Must Eat (Or Drink) In Canada
- 10 Things To Experience In Canada
- 10 Canadian Restaurants
- 10 Canadian Bands
- Damn, I Wish I Had Known That…!
- How To Understand Canadian Jokes (9/10)
- Learning French Or English In Canada (6/10)
- Things I Learned In 2007
- Ten Priceless Canadian Experiences
- Category: Traditions, Events and Holidays
- 15 Years (Holy Shit!)
- 37
- Santa Came Early (I Asked Him To)
- Halloween 2019 and the Scarier Situation Ever – Bad Weather
- 7 (and 45)
- “Everything Pumpkin” and Sugar Season
- Canada Day 2019 + 10 Years of Being Canadian
- 36
- Canada Day 2018 – Hot and Deserted
- “B” as in “Blizzard,” “C” as in “Christmas”, “D” as in “Done”
- Trick-or-Treating With… Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (?!)
- Halloween Treats Madness
- Canada Day in Ottawa, 150 Edition – Report from the Front
- The Never-Ending 2017 French Election Saga – Voting Day
- The French Bureaucracy Saga: Decision Made
- I’m Fighting the French Bureaucracy (And I’m Not Sure Who’s Winning)
- All the Canadian Clichés All Conveniently in One Place – An Afternoon at the NHL Centennial Fan Arena
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- Sprinkles of Christmas Magic (Cough, Cough)
- The Night the Website of Immigration Canada Crashed (or WTF, America?)
- Hunting for Thanksgiving in Ottawa
- Faces in the Crowd – This is Us, Who We Are
- Canada Day in Ottawa, Eh!
- Victoria Day in Bloom
- How NOT to Do Your Fifteen Minutes of Fame
- No-Snow Christmas
- Christmas Lights in Ottawa
- I Ain’t Scared
- The Remembrance Poppy
- The Day Prime Minister Trudeau Was Sworn In
- Bye Bye, Monsters
- Thank You for Voting, Canada!
- Anything But Harper – Election Day
- Tulip Festival – 2015 Edition
- 32
- Boxing Day, a Canadian Tradition
- Holiday Season Wins and Fails
- Halloween Night
- In the Wake of the Ottawa Shooting
- A Toronto Blue Jays MLB Game
- Ottawa Tulips Festival – 2014 Edition
- Counter March to the Anti-Abortion Rally
- Ottawa Tulips Festival – 2013 Edition
- Happy Canada Day From Ottawa!
- Ottawa Tulips Festival – 2012 Edition
- French Presidential Elections This Weekend
- Hockey Playoff Game 3: Ottawa Senators vs New York Rangers
- The Pumpkin Massacre
- Ottawa Zombie Walk
- Occupy Ottawa
- Ottawa’s Gay Pride
- Billy Talent, Live
- The Tragically Hip, Live
- Night Show On Parliament Hill
- Canada Day 2011
- RibFest and Visitors
- Pow Wow in Ottawa
- 8 North American Social Events and Traditions You May Not Know
- … And The Government Fell
- Latina Dances in Ottawa
- Thai Dance at the Tulips Festival
- International Friendship Stage – Egypt
- Ottawa’s Tulips Festival
- Hockey Day In Canada
- The Holidays
- The Olympic Torch Relay In Ottawa (2/2)
- The Olympic Torch Relay In Ottawa (1/2)
- Metallica Concert In Ottawa
- ACDC In Ottawa
- Ottawa Busker Festival
- Green Day In Ottawa
- Happy Birthday, Canada!
- National Aboriginal Day
- Flight 447 Tragedy
- Canada Day In Ottawa
- Tulips Everywhere
- A Night With The Police
- Hockey Night
- They Did It
- Go Sens, Go !
- Everyday, The Paperboy Brings More…
- Category: Winter (and Extreme Weather) in Canada
- 10 Signs It’s the Middle of Summer in Ottawa
- Winter Came Early and I Ain’t Happy
- Did I Tell You About the Weather?
- Will Winter Ever End?
- 20 Typical December Scenes in Ottawa
- 10 Common Canadian Winter Problems
- It’s Cold
- After the Tornadoes – Power to the People
- After Tornadoes Struck – Powerless Without Power
- The Day a Tornado (Or Two) Hit Ottawa
- Ottawa’s Legendary Downpours
- Ottawa Ice-pocalypse or How to Survive an Ice Storm
- Snow Quiet
- Hi, Harvey!
- No Rain, No Rain!
- The Day Ottawa Was Colder Than Mars
- 10 Minor and Major Winter Annoyances (Team “I Hate Winter”)
- Canada, Hard Mode
- Fall + Winter (aka Snow and Fall Colours)
- Signs That Maybe, Possibly, One Day, If We Are All Super Nice, Spring Will Come and Stay
- It’s Not “Just” Winter: It’s a Way of Life (A Checklist)
- Before the Wind Blows Fall Away
- Winter? What Winter?
- An Ugly Side of Winter
- Cold. Must Rant.
- Suburbia, the Forest and Snow
- 3 Winter Skills Every Canadian Should Master
- Winter Misery
- ANOTHER Snow Storm? Come On!
- It’s -40°C And I’d Like To Complain About It
- The First Snowstorm of 2013
- The Art of “Winterizing”
- “Vacuuming” Snow
- You Know it’s Way Too Cold When…
- Starting 2013 Snowed Under
- After The Storm
- Winter Weather 1 – Doomsday 0
- Picture of the Week: Snow in April
- Picture of the Week: Shoveling Snow
- Picture of the Week: Slush
- On The Rideau Canal
- Picture of the Week: Red Gloves
- Surprise Snow Storm
- Winterlude 2012 in Gatineau
- Winterlude 2012 in Ottawa
- Picture of the Week: Snow Melting
- Picture of the Week: 42ºC
- Winter Melting Away
- Snow & Slush
- Winterlude 2011
- In The Dead of the Winter
- A Creepy Winter Night
- Pumpkins and Snow
- A Rainy Day
- Warm Weather Makes Headlines
- Winter Fun
- Ice Sculptures At Confederation Park
- Ice Carvers At Work
- The Great Melt
- Freezing Rain
- And… Winter Is Here
- Not Winter Already…
- Snow Sculptures And Winter Fun
- Winterlude (Or Having Fun In The Cold)
- Winter In Canada
- Blizzard? Checked!
- Seven (Canadian Winter) Facts
- Snow, Snow, Snow… And More Snow
- Through The Storm
- Spot The Difference
- Are You Kidding???
- Walking on Thin Ice
- Winterlude!
- Snow Fall!
- Cold Crash Course
- Pretty cold, eh?
- Category: Working in Canada
- Category: Food Around The World
- Category: Just Blogging
- Three Podcasts for the Dreaded 2020 Back-to-Work Season
- The 2019 Blog Update
- Do You See Your Smartphone as a Basic Need or as a Luxury?
- The Shady Side of Blogging in 2019
- White Hair, Kind of Care
- The Creeps of Flickr [NSFW Language]
- This Is Why Blogging Can Save The World
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- Four Fall Podcasts
- The Good People of This World (Or Two Feel-Good Stories)
- Where Did All the Blogs Go?
- Four New Podcasts That Make You a Better Person
- A Food Swap Between France and Canada (Pictures, Comments and Lessons Learned)
- 5 Captivating Podcasts for Your Fall Commute
- And Now, a Page of Internet Drama…
- Behind The Scenes of Blogging – The Community
- Behind The Scenes of Blogging – The Back End
- Behind The Scenes of Blogging – The Writing Process
- 4 Awesome New Podcasts for Spring
- Worries, Big and Small, Silly or Real
- 33
- My Overpriced Status Symbol (aka Bag to Put Stuff in)
- Another Year of “Merci” and Numbers
- Stocking Stuffer Ideas: Two Phone Accessories You Didn’t Know You Needed
- Life’s Little Treats
- 4 Marketing Pitches Most Bloggers Hear
- 3 Awesome Podcasts for your Back-to-Work Commute
- 6 Unique French Words and Expressions
- 5 Great Podcasts You Should Listen to Now
- Beautifully Flawed
- Breathing Space
- Two Readers
- Another Year of Blogging: 2014 Stats
- To Each His Own
- A Blog’s New “Clothes”
- Spam. Sigh. And More Spam.
- The New Camera Saga
- 10 Things That Feel Pretty Awesome After a Long Trip
- My New Handbag + What’s in Your Bag?
- Alright, Let’s Talk About Sex
- 8 Times I Lied Today
- Buy Clothes and Plant Trees (No, Really)
- The Weight Check
- My New Chinese Top
- 31
- 10 Awesome Nonfiction Books You Should Add To Your Reading List
- Well, Hello, 21st Century!
- My Nail Salon Addiction
- A New Theme for Correr Es Mi Destino!
- The Eye Saga Continues…
- Bye, 2013!
- Picture of the Week: Admission of Guilt
- Picture of the Week: Condo Hate
- Pay It Forward and Good Karma
- Picture of the Week: Birds at the Farm
- Owls of the Nile from Threadless
- “It’s Just My Imagination Running Away With Me” – A Threadless Tee
- The Price of Fame
- The Not-So-Great Topbox
- The Latest Tee: “WTF Happened?” From RIPT Apparel
- One More Tee – Baggins Family Jewelers from Five Finger Tees
- Picture of the Week: Ontario Wine Pick
- Picture of the Week: Traffic Jam
- The Tee Quest – One Color Only and My Collection from Design By Humans
- Picture of the Week: The “Capital BIXI” Are Back
- Picture of the Week: Sens Fever
- Good Luck Nobita—A New Tee!
- Picture of the Week: The Polite Sign
- 5 So-Called Girly and Trendy Skills I Quite Don’t Master
- [Annoucement] $50 Novica Gift Card Winner
- I had a Fantasy
- Paris doesn’t have to be expensive —Tips from a Former French
- [Giveaway] $50 Novica Gift Card (and Check Out My Sweet Maya Ring!)
- Turning 30
- My 5 Website Pet Peeves (Or Why You Lost a Visitor)
- 10 Reasons Why I Completely Stopped Buying “Group Deals”
- 10 Great Time-Wasting Entertaining Websites
- 1.. Make a Wish! 2… Be Grateful! 3… Spread Hope With This Giveaway!
- Mommy and Expat—A Busy Week Online!
- Product Review: Beats By Dre Dre In-Ear Headphones
- Capture the Colour Photo Contest
- Me, My Feet and I
- Italian Cars in Little Italy
- Picture of the Week: Majors Hill Park and the Parliament
- Picture of the Week: Construction Work
- Picture of the Week: The Classic Ottawa Shot
- Picture of the Week: Hungry Pigeon
- Picture of the Week: War
- Picture of the Week: Little Italy
- Picture of the Week: Let’s Kidnap a Girl!
- 10 Things I Wish I Had Known About Blogging
- Picture of the Week: Gunball Machines
- Picture of the Week: Maple Toffee
- Picture of the Week: On The Rink
- Going Digital
- My Travel ABC
- Picture of the Week: Man on the Roof
- I Love Moo
- Picture of the Week: Occupy Ottawa, a Month Later
- Picture of the Week: The Canal Drained
- Picture of the Week: BlackBerry
- Picture of the Week: Lonely Dog
- Picture of the Week: Halloween
- Picture of the Week: Crazy frog
- Picture of the Week: iSad
- Seven Things About Me
- Picture of the Week: Campaign Signs
- 10 Blogging Basics I Learned
- Picture of the Week: Recycling
- All About Blogging: Dealing With Blogging Annoyances
- Picture of the Week: Chalk
- All About Blogging: Ten Tips To Be a Better Writer
- Picture of the Week: 9/11 and the American Embassy
- All About Blogging: What to Blog About When There is Nothing to Blog About?
- Picture of the Week: The Evangelists
- All About Blogging: 8 Neat WordPress Plugins
- Picture of the Week: Orange Crush
- All About Blogging: 5 Blogs Turn-Offs or Why I Stopped Reading Your Blog
- Picture of the Week: Winnie-the-Pooh Characters
- All About Blogging: Blog Monetizing, What Works Best?
- All About Blogging: Building a Community
- Picture of the Week: The House of Paint
- All About Blogging: 5 Ways to Promote your Blog
- Picture of the Week: The Contortionist
- Little quirks
- All About Blogging: The Evolution of a Blog
- Picture of the Week: Red Bikes
- My Seven Links
- Picture of the Week: The Drummers
- Picture of the Week: Curious Ant
- At War Against Spam
- Picture of the Week: 33°C
- Picture of the Week: Fender Bender
- Picture of the Week: Lost Something?
- A Weekend Offline
- State of the Blogosphere
- Group Coupons: a Bitter or Sweet Deal?
- We May Be Stupid But We Are Good At It
- Four Twenty
- The Best 3 Photography Tips I Was Given
- Back Online!
- 28
- The Professional Worrier
- The City Swap
- 5 Last Photography Tips (X)
- 5 Things To Do With Your Pictures (IX)
- 5 Places to Find Photography Inspiration (VIII)
- 5 Photography Tips For Bloggers (VII)
- 5 Basic Photo Editing Tricks (VI)
- 5 Ways To Ruin a Picture (V)
- Mornings
- 5 Weather Photography Tips (IV)
- 5 Concert Photography Tips (III)
- Street Photography Tips (II)
- Tips For Night Pictures (II)
- It’s Not The Camera (I)
- 500 Articles And Four Years Later…
- Change A Life
- 27
- Exhibition in Paris
- 10 Clues I’m Still French
- The “Feel Good” Contest
- The Blog Carnival Stories Are Here!
- It’s Okay Not To Believe
- “What A Weird Day” Blog Carnival
- 15 Minutes Of Fame
- (5+5=10) Other Things About Me
- (5+5) Things About Me
- My Dirty Little Crush
- Travel Stories
- Merry Christmas!
- The Shop Is Open!
- Only In France…
- Pay It Forward
- My Personal Stalker
- Sunset And Night
- Things That Freak Me Out
- The Last Four Things I Bought
- Pig Day In Ottawa
- Blogging Etiquette (10/10)
- The Blogging Advice Winners!
- “Your Best Blogging Advice” Contest!
- Under The Moonlight…
- 20+ Tools For Your Blog (9/10)
- The Kindness Of Strangers
- Ranking A Blog (8/10)
- Making Money With Your Blog (7/10)
- Dona Nobis Pacem
- Tweak Your Blog (6/10)
- Must Have On Your Blog (5/10)
- Four Little Things
- The Art Of Promoting A Blog (4/10)
- Be The Blogger People Read (3/10)
- The Best Plugins (2/10)
- Blogger Vs. WordPress (1/10)
- The Ad-Spot Contest Winners… Announced!
- The “Win An Adspot” Contest
- Seven Random Facts
- Happy Birthday To Me!
- And The Winners Are…
- The Tricky Questions Contest — Win Free Advertising!
- Things That Suck
- The Amazing Race
- Seven Things About Myself
- Happy Holidays!
- Lazy
- Can I See Your Bag, Please?
- ¿ Que Voy Hacer — Que Voy A Ser ?
- The Division Bell
- 雨一直下。。。
- Have You Eaten Yet?
- Five Strenghs, Four People
- The Communist Girl
- Correr Es Mi Destino Reloaded !
- Veni, Vidi, Not Quite Vinci
- You And Whose Army ?
- The Wall
- Busy Week-End In The Blogosphere !
- Sicko(s)
- Eight Random Facts About Me
- Where I Think Some People Are Just Plain Stupid
- How To Get Rid Of Telemarketing
- Ten Things I Can Do
- The Interview
- I Am A Passenger… And I Ride And I Ride
- List of Weird Things I’ve Tasted
- Power To The People
- Do You Want To Argue ? Pleeeeease…
- Ten Things I Can’t Do (and really, does that matter ?)
- I had to answer *all* !
- Category: Raising a Canadian-Chinese-French Kid
- Category: Baby Mark
- The Darkest Hours
- … And More Idiotic Strangers!
- Love is a Complicated Thing
- June & 20 Months
- Apparently, I Suck at Play Time Etiquette
- Bubbles!
- Recipe for Disaster or A Night Out With the In-Laws
- Yes, It’s Wrong. Yes, It Happens.
- May & 19 Months
- 12 Tips to Keep Your Sanity Through Tough Times
- I Can’t Even Pick a Title
- Report From The 2014 Baby Show
- 10 Things Parents Don’t Love to Hear from Strangers
- The Magic Box
- Shocking: I Discovered That I am Still French
- April and the Year-and-a-Half Milestone
- Hair Everywhere And Big Tears—Never Again!
- I Got You Babe
- Kids Have It Easy
- The Art of Learning Social Skills or the Fine Line between Cute and Embarrassing
- Better? Yep, I Think So (Mental Health Check)
- With a Little Help… From My Son
- March & 17 Months
- Kids Change Family Dynamics
- Five Little Words
- Mark… I Am Your Mother…
- I’m Not Okay
- December & 14 Months
- “Guilt” is My New Middle Name
- Skip—Fast-Forward—Pause—Rewind
- Thirteen Months
- 16 Unexpected Perks of Having a Kid
- Thank You for Your Comment, Random Stranger (Said No One Ever)
- My Day with Google
- Halloween as a Pirate (Not Me, Obviously…)
- The Undomestic Goddess
- Don’t Judge. Just don’t.
- One Small Step for a Baby, a Giant Leap for Parents
- Mark is Turning One!
- September & 11 Months
- Then… and Now—Ten Months of Parenting Make You Wiser (And Lazier)
- Oui! Non! (Or Discovering the Art of Parenting)
- Unleashing the Dragon
- August & Ten Months
- Mark – Code Name: The Destroyer
- My Son Is Not a Fucking Sumo Wrestler
- July & Nine Months
- Overheard in the Stroller (One Baby, One Mother and Weird Strangers)
- The Velcro Baby
- Spinach vs. Biscuits
- June & Eight Months… in Numbers!
- A Kid Friendly World—France and Canada
- “It Gets Better…”—Okay, So When Exactly?
- May & Seven Months… in Numbers!
- From “Yuck” to “Yummy” – A Baby’s Food Adventure
- Overheard in the Stroller: “You Should Know, You Are the Mother!”
- 4 Types of People Who will Drive You Crazy after You Had a Baby
- April & Six Months… in Numbers!
- Love is a Battlefield
- Then and Now (Or Five Months of Developing Mother Instinct)
- Sexy Boots
- March & Five Months… In Numbers!
- So, Are Babies That Expensive?
- Privacy Issues in a Big Scary World
- I trade you an Advil for a Tylenol Extra Strength—Welcome to the House of Germs!
- Girls, Guilt is Killing Us!
- February & Four Months… In Numbers!
- 10 Signs You Are the Mother of a Baby
- Baby Money and Social Benefits
- The Quest for Insouciance
- 1 + 1… + 1 = Family Portraits
- Of Losing Control (And Changing That Pyjama)
- Three Months… in Numbers!
- A Pinch of Chinese, a Pinch of French—Our Biracial Baby
- Lost: Identity
- Five Baby Items I Bought That Actually Turned Out Useful
- Calling a Spade a Spade—When It’s Not the Time to be Modest
- The “Too Much Information” Article on Breastfeeding
- Two Months Later—Pee, Smiles and the Month in Numbers
- The Most Stressful Sound in the World
- Mark, the Sling and I Against The World
- 10 Tips for Better Baby Pictures… With Examples!
- Sleeping Like a Baby… Not
- Parents vs. Newborn—How We Attempt to Keep Our Sanity
- 10 Weird Consequences of Having a Baby
- Me, a Mommy? Seriously?
- One Dragon Baby to Rule Them All—A Month Later, in Numbers
- Hurricane Mark
- My Non-Scary Non-Gory Labour and Birth Story – Part II
- My Non-Scary Non-Gory Labour and Birth Story – Part I
- The World: Meet Mark, Born 12/10/12!
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- Category: Grade 2
- Category: Grade 3
- Category: Kindergarten
- Category: Nine months
- Category: Preschool
- Category: Toddler Mark
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