So this week I went to Canada. Canada now occupies the #2 slot on "Worst Places To Travel" right between Mexico City and New Jersey.

( My Trip )

I know several of you have heard this already, but there are people on my friends list who will probably appreciate this story.

Since I got to the Netherlands, I've found that my first "getting to know you" conversation with almost everybody in the country goes almost exactly the same:

( If you're from Boston, you might want to skip this )

You know, we've gotten really jumpy about planes crashing into buildings in New York City.