A few weeks back, Cam, Wen and I went to Hawaii’s Big Island (technically named Hawaii, leading to the awkward phrasing “I went to Hawaii, Hawaii” so beloved by anal retentive people and hated by everyone else) for vacation. Here are some thoughts on what it was like. 1. Hawaii is the tropics run by… Continue reading Hawaii Notes
Category: Travel
An Epic Hike
Wen and I used to live in Calgary and got spoiled by the hiking in Banff and its sister parks. Since moving to BC we’ve been lucky to do a lot of great hikes – Grouse, Mount Seymour, The Chief – but we hadn’t found a truly epic hike. Until we went to Garibaldi Lake.… Continue reading An Epic Hike
Rainforest Trail – Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Earlier this week, the whole family drove up to Tofino for Ecquire’s epic Nerds on Vacation. Passing through the (relatively young) forest we saw a sign for the “Rainforest Trail”. Staring at the small trees buzzing by, it was hard to imagine that a rainforest might be hidden just beyond our view. But there’s a… Continue reading Rainforest Trail – Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Toronto Afternoon
Various photo from around Toronto this afternoon:
In Praise of Tokyo
With Wendy and Cam out of town, I’ve been doing a lot of reading. I churned through William Gibson‘s Idoru. A passage describing Tokyo was probably the single best summary of the city I’ve ever heard – and it brought back a flood of memories from my 2010 trip: Maybe what she was feeling now… Continue reading In Praise of Tokyo