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• Middle of the Woods, Canada
• From “Stay Safe” to “Stay Sane”
• A “New Normal” Suggestion That Should Actually Be Normal
• What Are the Most Popular Games in Canada?
• 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
• The New Super Normal – The Canadian eSports Revolution!
• The CERB, AKA “Sorry, Eh” Canadian Pandemic Money
• 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
• Should I Follow Recommendations to Choose Online Slots?
• Grieving
• What Are the Benefits of Payday Loans?
• 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – #StayHome in Canada vs. #Restezàlamaison in France
• Canada: the nation that gave us Niagara Falls and the Maple Leaf, but also these incredible architectural successes
• 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – His Very First Pandemic
• 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – These Notes Posted on Windows
• 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic – These Empty Parking Lots
• Grocery Shopping During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• How to Build an International Online Community
• Back to Norm—… Wait, What’s The New “Normal,” Already?
• 15 Years (Holy Shit!)
• 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)
• Some of the most bizarre casino locations in the world
• 37
• 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
• Best Universities in Canada to Major in Agricultural Studies
• 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
• Which other colleges apart from Boston University offer interesting exchange programs?
• 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
• All there is to see and do in Boston
• 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
• Scared
• 10 Weird Moments Hours Before a Backpacking Trip
• Santa Came Early (I Asked Him To)
• Two Amazing Fiction Podcasts for Your Winter
• Explore the beauty of the Mediterranean on board a luxury yacht
• If You’re Not Okay Right Now, Read This
• 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?
• Ottawa’s Dark(er) Side
• Taking the G Road Test at Walkley, Ottawa – Step-by-Step Guide, Test Route Map, and Tips
• Winter Came Early and I Ain’t Happy
• Tackling Unfinished Business – The Test (Part II)
• Tackling Unfinished Business – The Challenge (Part I)
• The Wizard’s Challenge
• Canadian Benefits for Playing at Offshore Regulated Online Casinos
• Halloween 2019 and the Scarier Situation Ever – Bad Weather
• Geese, Colourful Leaves, Clouds, Pumpkins and Other Signs It’s Fall In Ottawa
• Picture Perfect Canada – Fall Colours at Rideau Hall and the Impressive Rideau Falls
• The 2019 Blog Update
• How to celebrate Halloween online
• 7 (and 45)
• “Everything Pumpkin” and Sugar Season
• Don’t Be Scared of China (and Get a Chinese Massage!)
• Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
• Wanna “Test” Canada? Get a Working Holiday Visa!
• How to Change your Identity
• A Largely Eventless (But Very Canadian) Back to School Day
• 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)
• Questioning the effectiveness of the When the fun stops slogan in the UK
• 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
• XE.com is Now Your Favorite Money Fransfer
• 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 Ultimate Guide to Planning a Last Minute Getaway
• How can an international student immigrate to British Columbia?
• 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
• An opportunity for an international student to apply for permanent residence in Ontario
• Ottawa, Montreal… and Paris!
• I’m Going to France and It Makes Me Anxious
• The Day My Parents Went Off Script
• Toronto, The City Where Cultures Blend (Deliciously!)
• Sailing the Turkish Coastline on a Luxury Yacht
• 10 Random Observations About Toronto
• Disconnecting in Toronto – Wait, I Didn’t Mean It *Litterally*!
• Canada Day 2019 + 10 Years of Being Canadian
• Fun Things to Do in Canada
• Grade 1 Completed – By the Way, Did You Know That the Dog Is a Bus?
• 5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Life of a Freelance Translator
• Crow Attack
• Can You Spot What’s Wrong With This Picture?
• Do You See Your Smartphone as a Basic Need or as a Luxury?
• These Waves of Primal, Overwhelming Love
• International Money Transfers Are Tricky When You’re Not the 1%
• We Are Being Stalked (By an Unlikely Stalker)
• What You Need to Do To Enjoy Your Vacation
• 3 Types of Crisis All Immigrants Should Prepare For
• Against the Clock
• Our New Tuesday Evening Phobia
• Did I Tell You About the Weather?
• Will Winter Ever End?
• The Shady Side of Blogging in 2019
• Turns Out I Didn’t Screw Up My Kid—School Did!
• Rainy Easter
• Unsolved Mysteries of Everyday Life
• Kindhearted Canada
• Six Unexpected Places to Stay in the USA
• 7 Questions People Ask Canadians Abroad
• White Hair, Kind of Care
• 15 Things People Say When They Meet a French Outside the EU
• It Wasn’t a Waste of Time
• 36
• Online Casino or Offline Casino? Which is Better?
• 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
• 200,000 Translated Words Later (+ a Small Announcement)
• The Slippers
• 20 Typical December Scenes in Ottawa
• 10 Common Canadian Winter Problems
• The Creeps of Flickr [NSFW Language]
• When Canada Was Really Shitty
• It’s Cold
• That Puzzling Place Canadians Call “School”
• The Fine Art of Getting Paid (and Spotting Red Flags)
• This Is Why Blogging Can Save The World
• “They all float down here” – Halloween 2018 in Quebec
• 20 Things Most Immigrants Must Have Experienced
• 4 Mistakes I Made When I Came to Canada (Avoid Making Them!)
• The Fleeting Beauty of Fall
• Weed Is Now Legal in Canada (But I Promise I’m Not High)
• In A Fog (And Nautical Metaphors)
• That Night, Six Years Ago
• The Cool Kids (And the Rest of Us)
• We’re Not Strangers, After All
• After the Tornadoes – Power to the People
• After Tornadoes Struck – Powerless Without Power
• The Day a Tornado (Or Two) Hit Ottawa
• How NOT to Switch Cellphone Provider
• 8 People Every Immigrant Should Have on Speed Dial
• Licking My Wounds
• And This Is How Grade 1 Started (With the First “WTF Moment” Of the Year)
• The Slightly Unusual Things a French Brings Back From France
• Are We There Yet?
• People of Nantes – August 2018
• Don’t Copy American Culture (Or at Least, Make It Better)
• All Over the Place
• 7 Weird Things French Say
• The Migrants Saga – Riot Control (But No Riot)
• French Chores
• Art That Moves You
• And “Bon Appétit”!
• The Werewolves Theory
• A Cultural Experience – The Unplanned Visit of the Assalam Mosque
• Angers – Massive Castle, Old Cathedral and Medieval Atmosphere
• Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie – Sardines, Amazing Beach and Striped Clothing
• Nantes’ Most Unusual Buildings and Architectural Details
• The Mysterious Scammer
• The Forest by the Beach
• Just Take My Money, Please!
• Sea the Rain?
• Another Way to Cross the Loire River
• The Migrants Saga – Late-Night Brawl and a Concert
• A Walk on The Fortified Ramparts of The Château Des Ducs De Bretagne
• Rainy with A Chance of Gloomy
• Weird Things French People Say (And Write)
• Along the Loire River (To Escape the Heat)
• A Contestant for the 2018 Trottinette World Cup
• 10 Undeniable Signs You Found a True Beach Town in Brittany
• Saint-Brevin-l’Océan, The Beach
• Night at the Museum (Art Is Best Enjoyed on a Hot Day After 7 P.M.)
• The Migrants Saga – Third Chapter
• People of Nantes – July 2018
• Five Ways French People Describe Rain
• 2018 “Journey to Nantes” Art Festival
• When North Americans Eat This, French Eat That…
• Possibly the Most Cliché French Day Ever
• A Few Roadblocks but Finally, The Beach!
• Trottinett-ing Around Nantes
• Good Thing We Have Fountains
• The Migrant Camp Saga Continues
• Switching to French (is Trickier Than It Seems)
• How is France Doing 7 Days After Winning the World Cup?
• The Migrants
• Trudeau International Airport, Montreal, 8:30 p.m.
• The Big Argument
• “Love, The Tooth Fairy”
• Summer Camps? A+, Canada!
• Penises and Vulvae 101
• 10 Signs It’s Definitely Summer in Canada
• Canada Day 2018 – Hot and Deserted
• The First Millennial Trophy
• The Chinese Food Misunderstanding (Zòngzi, Anyone?)
• That Baffling Cultural Mystery I Can’t Crack
• I’m Bad (You Know)
• 5 Learning Experiences All Newcomers Should Embrace
• Ottawa’s Legendary Downpours
• Yet Another Canadian Mystery – The “Discover Your Neighbours’ Political Preferences” Game
• 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)
• Why Do You Live Where You Live?
• The Lonely Neighbour
• I Need Your Help—And a Better Strategy
• You’re Tired Too, Aren’t You?
• The Notes
• Question Mark
• I Have an Accent—Do You?
• Mommy Shark, Daddy Shark, Baby Shark (The Song Will Be Stuck in Your Head Forever)
• The Art of Asking (The Right Person, The Right Way)
• Ottawa Ice-pocalypse or How to Survive an Ice Storm
• The First Query Rejection Emails
• “Will My Life Be Better in Canada?”
• 8 TV Programs to Better Understand Canada
• Small Boo-Boos and Big Fright
• “Mommy No Fun” Does Easter
• Body? Here. Mind? Elsewhere.
• The Art of Explaining Abroad What Canada Is Known For
• 35
• Cold and Confused
• 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!)
• “B” as in “Blizzard,” “C” as in “Christmas”, “D” as in “Done”
• I’m Not a Unicorn
• And This Is How I Finally Got My Christmas Shopping Done
• Snow Quiet
• When Plan B is Almost Better Than Plan A
• The Fall of Fails
• Christmas Angst
• 5 Things I Learned Working Out at the Gym This Fall
• Two Readers
• “You Suck!” (Chinese Parenting Explained to Westerners)
• And Now It’s… Chocolate Season!
• A Real Trilingual* Kid (*Minus Two Languages)
• The Missing Step
• 2017 Fall Colours in Ottawa
• 3 Baffling Canadian Behaviours (Somewhat) Deciphered
• Trick-or-Treating With… Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (?!)
• Halloween Treats Madness
• 10,916 Revisions Later
• When in Doubt, Go to the Hill
• Sick of Doctors
• Nobody Can Be Uncheered With a Balloon
• Five
• Golgappe And Mooncakes with Your Thanksgiving Turkey, Maybe?
• Four Fall Podcasts
• Leaving Isn’t Such a Trivial Act, After All
• I Love You, Pumpkin
• Ottawa’s Twelfth Homicide of the Year
• The Freelancer’s Lament – Call Me Maybe
• Fix or Replace? The Consumer Conundrum
• “Wide, Open Spaces” and “Opportunities” – The Canadian Dream in France
• Under the Weather
• French Stuff a French Brings Back from France – 2017 Edition
• Hi, Harvey!
• Plane on Time, Bus Delayed and Other Airport Adventures
• Late August in Nantes
• Written on the Walls (But Not in Stone)
• Reflections and Reflections (Overheard in Nantes)
• Some Thoughts on French People and Food
• Along the Erdre River
• Is France Living in Fear?
• A Pachydermatous Sunday
• Exploring One of The World’s Largest Shipyards in Penhoët
• A Medieval Day in Angers
• 7 Facts of Life in France That Are Funny, Puzzling or Annoying
• Lost in Communication Styles
• Puzzled by Traditional French Food and Eating Habits
• Gross or Practical?
• Saint-Michel X 11
• Along The Loire River
• A Splinter Situation
• Nantes’s Newly Reopened Art Museum
• That “Unique Place”
• Miscellaneous Useless Skill – Diabolo Juggling
• Inside A Former Detention Centre
• Duty Done: Smile!
• These Timeless French Sundays
• The Quiet Charm of the French Atlantic Coast (Gimme My Sweater, I’m Cold!)
• Wipers? Optional (With the Right Attitude)
• 2017 Journey to Nantes: From Quirky Playgrounds to Pretentious Projects
• 7 Random French Moments
• Riding a Trottinette Is an Acquired Skill
• Sun, Rain and Reflections
• Sunday Is Food Activism Day
• “Trois Baskets”
• You Know You’re in France When…
• A Sleepless Flight Later – Montreal-Nantes with Air Transat
• The Final Countdown
• Trip Status: “It’s Complicated”
• Once There Was a War
• Am I Crazy or Are They? (Overheard in Ottawa)
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Ottawa Bluesfest
• Go to Camp, Make Beaver
• The German Nipple Story (Or the Art of Imparting Cultural Wisdom)
• 6 Problems Solved by 6 Life Hacks (That I Should Have Tried Earlier)
• Canada Day in Ottawa, 150 Edition – Report from the Front
• School Is Out (And I Still Don’t Understand the Canadian Education System)
• Canada One-Five-Oh – Pick the Most Irrelevant Branded Product!
• 10 More Things You Need to Know Before Visiting Canada
• The Good People of This World (Or Two Feel-Good Stories)
• 10 Things You Need to Know Before Visiting Canada
• Not Inspired by the Canada 150 “Inspiration Village”
• The One Thing I Didn’t Know I Would Ever Have to Explain
• Where Did All the Blogs Go?
• No News Is No News
• What is Love? (Shhh, Haddaway…)
• “Bon Cop, Bad Cop” and Canadian Humour
• Canada 150 and a Special Edition of the Ottawa Tulip Festival
• It’s a Small World… Or Is It?
• Author Seeks Publishers – The scenarios
• Live on CBC as France Breathes a Sigh of Relief
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• The Olympic Torch Relay In Ottawa (2/2)
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• 1, Sussex Drive
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• Smells Like Fall…
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• Beijing’s Nightlife （北京的夜生活）
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• Qianmen (前门)
• Chinese Food (中国菜)
• Beihai Park (北海公园)
• The Summer Palace (颐和园)
• Home, Home Again
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• The Olympic Closing Ceremony (北京奥运会闭幕式)
• The Forbidden City (故宫)
• The Great Wall (万里长城)
• The Olympic Green (奥林匹克公园)
• The Temple Of Heaven (天坛)
• Lama Temple (雍和宫)
• Wangfujing (王府井）
• Monday In Finland
• Gone To Beijing!
• Heart Of The Country
• Always Take The Weather With You
• Learning French Or English In Canada (6/10)
• The Rideau Canal
• A Bizarre Story
• How To Manage Your Money In Canada (5/10)
• Things That Freak Me Out
• The Last Four Things I Bought
• How To Bank in Canada (4/10)
• The Land Of Plenty
• Interesting Skies
• How To Visit Canada (3/10)
• The Lord Of The Visa
• Pig Day In Ottawa
• How To Work Temporarily In Canada (2/10)
• The Wall
• The St Lawrence And The Thousand Islands
• How To Immigrate to Canada (1/10)
• Canada Day In Ottawa
• Blogging Etiquette (10/10)
• The Blogging Advice Winners!
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• Under The Moonlight…
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• Stuff Canadians Like (Part 2)
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• Must Have On Your Blog (5/10)
• Four Little Things
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• Stuff Canadians Like (Part 1)
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• Smells Like Spring…
• Canada Looking For Marijuana Suppliers
• Blogger Vs. WordPress (1/10)
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