MEXICO CITY (1/18) - Now that I’ve photobombed Facebook with my day, it’s time for the narrative portion ( Read more... )

MEXICO CITY (1/17) - There’s actually a Day 0, where I flew down to Miami and landed twice. Well, almost twice ( Read more... )

INDIANAPOLIS -- Despite Chad being told where he's going come Memorial Day weekend (Maryland), I sprung this trip on him Tuesday night.

So we took off westward this morning. After stops at the bank, WalMart, and Kroger's gas, we pulled into the campus of Marshall's old Mid-American Conference rival, Miami-OhioOxford was quite the nice college town ( Read more... )

jour 5: 29 décembre
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Les avions, les trains, et les autosAt breakfast off the lobby, I overheard -- literally; my bar chair overlooked their table -- a remarkably calm and reasonable discussion regarding American politics. Disappointed that it occurred in Ottawa ( Read more... )

jour 1: 25 décembreMONTRÉAL -- Parents, feel free to use me as an object lesson: always keep an eye on your wallet. Kids, feel free to use me as an object lesson: don't carry your credit/debit cards in your wallet. (Btw, the passport passes as a photo ID, so no problem there ( Read more... )

SIGNSAMARILLO -- The fun started early this morning ( Read more... )

WINNIPEG MB -- As any football coach would tell you, a good long drive usually leads to victory ( Read more... )

I've already seen Bend It Like Beckham, so I guess I'm not completely unfamiliar with Indian culture on film.

But Bride & Prejudice is a totally different bear. As a Bollywood film, the cast breaks out into big exotic-sounding song-and/or-dance numbers. (For the uninitiated: the Bollywood style is basically an Indian musical, although the ( Read more... )