Travel
Is Sharing A Form Of Gloating?
A few years ago, me and Tamara helped my mom finance the construction of our new cottage. It was something that was important to us and to her, and we knew it would be a good investment in our future. Ever since I was a teenager, I can remember going down to Pointe Du Chene … Continue reading
The Degrading Perks of Business Travel
If you know me at all, you know I’m not the type to brag or show off or talk about being better than others. It just isn’t who I am. But today, I’m giving myself a bit of permission to be a bit of an ass. Here’s my story. Flashback to about 6-7 years ago … Continue reading
Egypt, You Finicky Little Bitch
In case you hadn’t heard, me and Tamara were supposed to go Egypt this November. But given all of the political crap that’s been going on there, we were a bit unsure as to how things were going to play out. I had booked us a tour to see most of Egypt. We were going … Continue reading
Confessions of a Business Traveler
I’m sitting here in a little hotel about a five minute walk from the Tower of London in London, England. I went out for a walk earlier and found myself a bit depressed as I wasn’t even sure where to go. This is the fifth time I have been to London in a year and … Continue reading
Happy New Year
Well here we are. Another year gone by and another year started. 2011 has begun and let me tell you, the time off was WELL deserved and enjoyed. For the first time in a VERY long time, I actually did as little as possible. I think there was at least three to four days of … Continue reading
A trip out west, and back in time
On November 29th, 2010, I boarded Air Canada flight 8931 and began the long journey that would end only two days later. However, what happened during that brief stay in Hollywood, California would remind me of a great many things, including how lucky I really am. Anyone who has known me any length of time … Continue reading
Pilgrimage to Seattle Part VI – The Lost & Found Event
This article is part six of a series of articles I am writing to share the story of my adventure to Seattle, WA to attend GeoWoodstock VIII and several other key geocaching locations. In this part, I’ll talk about Groundspeak’s big Lost & Found event near HQ and my final few caches in the city. … Continue reading
Pilgrimage to Seattle Part II – The first day
This article is part two of a series of articles I am writing to share the story of my adventure to Seattle, WA to attend GeoWoodstock VIII and several other key geocaching locations. In part 2, I’ll tell you about my arrival in Seattle, my visit to HQ, and a couple of other events I … Continue reading
Pilgrimage to Seattle Part III – Project APE
This article is part three of a series of articles I am writing to share the story of my adventure to Seattle, WA to attend GeoWoodstock VIII and several other key geocaching locations. In this part, I’ll share the story of the trek to the last Project APE cache in North America. One of the … Continue reading
Pilgrimage to Seattle Part IV – Luau & GW8
This article is part four of a series of articles I am writing to share the story of my adventure to Seattle, WA to attend GeoWoodstock VIII and several other key geocaching locations. In this part I talk about the big Luau event and GeoWoodstock VIII. When we last left off, I had headed back … Continue reading
