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To tour or not to tour? Answer: To Tour. Definitely.

So. The Great Big Adventure has been and gone. But the next one has already been booked! How indulgent. I will hopefully start posting some notes and photos here of my time in the UK and in Morocco, but I … Continue reading

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great big adventure: T-minus 6 days and counting

It’s been a while since I last posted. I came down with a stinking cold that ended up lasting four weeks, and it was all I could do to go to work and come home and fall over. I’m pretty … Continue reading

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great big adventure: an agony of indecision

I suddenly realised that October is not so very far away, and that if I’m really going to go on my Great Big Adventure, I need to start putting concrete plans together post haste. So, about a week and a … Continue reading

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mini-adventure in rural Ontario: Portage Park, North Bay

If you’re looking for a quiet afternoon by the lake, off the beaten track, and well away from the motel strip that is Lakeshore Drive, let me recommend an afternoon in Portage Park, just outside of North Bay.

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meese!!

My friend Mark and I were supposed to drive back to Toronto last night, but we were both too tired at the end of the work day, so we decided to leave early this morning. Our reward? Moose! 3 of … Continue reading

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mini-adventure in rural Ontario: Temagami

 Temagami is a town of about 1,000 people, that began as an outpost of the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1834. The town itself was founded, according to Wikipedia, by Daniel O’Connor in 1903, who “formed a steamship company on the … Continue reading

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Due North

I just finished my second round trip between North Bay and Toronto. Yet another stretch of highway is becoming very familiar. It’s a very different trip than the Toronto-Stratford run. Not only is it twice the length, but it has … Continue reading

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to tour or not to tour?

I am a very uptight traveller. I lived on the road for nearly three years, I know this about myself. I am the kind of person who will turn up 3.5 hours before my flight, just to make sure I … Continue reading

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addicted to travel

So, not only am I planning my trip to Morocco, I’m also planning future trips. I blame the Intrepid brochures. And, some day soon, I plan to post an updateable list of the Things I Want to do Before I … Continue reading

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a week on the 401

I’ve managed to wangle myself a week off between contracts – almost unheard of – and what did I end up doing with it? Travelling the length and breadth of the 401, as it turns out. Between moving my stuff … Continue reading

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