I always hate flying east. It’s not the destination, but the direction that is a problem. In the past, when I fly east, my body hates it. It was no different this time. Flight to TO was scheduled for 7am and that meant I should be at the airport around 5:30am. My gracious wife delivered me to the doors of YVR and she gratefully went … Continue reading Flying East
A rock concert is like a Chinese wedding banquet. You are asked to arrive at 7pm, but the actual dinner doesn’t start until 9pm. I’m sitting in this Coldplay concert in Vancouver experiencing almost the same thing. The tix said a 7pm start. There were two opening acts. It’s almost 9pm and the “food” has yet to be served. Serves me right. My first rock … Continue reading How a Coldplay concert is like a Chinese wedding banquet
Sorry. It looks April is too busy for longer blogs. Busy trying to recover data from my dead hard drive, finish up my taxes, and keeping up with the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Here’s a photo of Salem Street in the North End of Boston. After a great meal in an Italian restaurant, we were stranded here with no taxi in sight. Apparently, if you are in the North End, walk over to Hanover Street where most of the action is and you should be able to find a taxi there. Here on Salem, it was tumbleweeds and us.
So I was bored and snapped a really grainy Instagram shot of the street. No danger of being run over at this time of night.
No time for a long post. So here’s a quick photo post from my recent trip to Boston. The Duck Tour, by the way, costs $32 per person. That’s $32 I didn’t feel like spending. I’d rather walk around Boston to see the sights.
I think Starbucks must love travellers. I know, as a traveller, I love Starbucks. It offers strong coffee for the weary (too strong for me), seating for those with sore feet (that’s me right now), and WiFi for its customers. US data roaming rates for Canadian phones are ridiculously high. A cup of coffee or tea buys me free WiFi to check my messages while … Continue reading Starbucks on the Go
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