The couple walked into the restaurant and sat right behind us. The first thing I noticed was that we had the same shoes, a pair of red rubber flip-flop, the kind everybody wear at the beach. Her feet were tan, like mine, and I could see a whiter patch of skin where the sandals’ strap rested.
Browsing Category Around the Globe
Travel stories, cultural observations, and life on the road—from extended stays to unexpected detours.
A Secret Affair in Singapore
At 11 p.m., we suddenly realized we’d better print the Kuala Lumpur hotel booking confirmation we had just made online. Obviously, we don’t carry a printer with us (although I sometimes wish we did) so we had to find an Internet café.
Hostel Life in Australia – Living Out of A Bag
Hostels are chaotic places. Shared bathrooms, communal kitchen, dorms… living with perfect strangers is both surprisingly easy and quite weird. You can tell the kids who have never lived outside home (hint: they leave dishes everywhere and walk around in filthy clothes because they are quite not sure how the washing-machine works) from those who have some experience being on their own.
10 More Things I Can’t Travel Without
The first list I made was by no means the last one.
Fall in New York State – Back to Canada
We headed to the town of Massena in St. Lawrence County.
Fall in New York State for Thanksgiving
We took a drive to the U.S.A. to celebrate Thanksgiving (the Canadian one!).