I arrived in Taiwan yesterday ( Read more... )

The past few days have seen my mood swing to degrees i haven't experienced since the bad old days of early bipolar disorder. But, in this case, it was almost all external factors triggering the instability ( Read more... )

Do you remember Enderby? I passed through there last year when i was just starting out my bicycle tour, and this corner of BC was choked with wildfire smoke. I decided to head back out there again last weekend since there wasn't any affordable accommodation in town.


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I am two nights into my three night return to tentland. This is primarily due to weekend accommodation being particularly expensive and hard-to-find this weekend, as the summer holiday rush heats up. There was definitely something to be said for the heat dome and forest fires keeping wealthy city dwellers out of the countryside last year.


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One of the things i find most detestable about both the US and Canada is that in countries with SO FUCKING MUCH empty space, accommodation is SO FUCKING EXPENSIVE. It's disgraceful. I have been desperately looking around for some way to live for cheap now that i am back in BC without a friend to couchsurf at, and it just doesn't exist ( Read more... )

This is a picture post to go with my Toronto to Kamloops story. As usual, photos taken out of a moving vehicle aren't great. You get some reflections in the window, you only get half of what you wanted in frame because you zoomed by too quickly, and everything is stretched and blurred. But here are 12 pics that provide a snapshot of what a big ( Read more... )

I chose to take the train back to BC in part to help complete the journey. My cycle tour abruptly vaulted south into the US last year, so now i am closing the loop. The train from Toronto to Vancouver takes 4 days. It mostly travels along the northern CN line across Canada - apparently a more picturesque route than the CP line which mostly ( Read more... )

At first i thought my current ennui was being stuck in immigration limbo again, or because i was facing the dread of returning to work after a long break... But actually i think it's because i am sharing my living space. Yes, it's with probably my best friend, someone who appreciates privacy and solitude as much as i do... We have no problem with ( Read more... )

It's been a while ( Read more... )

Is it problematic to eat at a cult ( Read more... )