“What do we do?” I asked, an helpless French. “There is nothing we can do,” Feng replied, the tough Canadian.
Posts tagged On the Move
Boats, planes, trains and border crossings—because getting there is part of the story.
Mark Likes Planes… Will He Like a 16-Hour-Long Flight?
Mark is a little bit into Minions, a little bit into dinosaurs, a little bit into stars, a little bit into trucks and trains. But he is into planes a lot. “Is it appropriate to give a three-year-old a planet ticket for Christmas?” I joked one night. “Here is your next backpacking trip, from Santa with love!”
Applying For Our Visas to Brazil in Ottawa
We have the visas. Time to travel?
Look Up, Planes Fly Low in Nantes
Train tracks just outside the city offer a gritty scenery—giant scars punctuated by wires and posts with huge metal monsters going full speed.
Jumping Between Argentina and Brazil at Puerto Iguazú
Okay, it’s very lame and gringo-ish of me that the first place we visited in Brazil was McDonald’s. But the bus stopped right in front of the fast food joint and I needed a coffee.
We’re Back From China, And I’m… Overwhelmed
Why am I awake? On the first day, we went to bed at 3 a.m. and woke up at 7 a.m. Today, I slept at 1:30 a.m. and we were up at 4:30 a.m.