In a recent post, I tried to start a deeper discussion with Milan about what it means to act ethically in these needful times with respect to climate change.
I’m not sure if he meant this post as a response to my post, or as a response to the ongoing discussion on carbon ethics – but [...]
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On Carbon Ethics, Individual action, and the Value of Slow Travel
Posted in Capitalism, Cross Canada Trip, Ethics, Philosophy, Technology, Trains, global warming on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
High Speed Rail in Canada
Posted in Cross Canada Trip, Technology, Trains on November 19, 2009 | 12 Comments »
High Speed Rail in Canada is characterized by being in the past. It’s something that was (the Turbo, the Bombardier LRC), or never was but perhaps could one day be (the JetTrain). It’s also characterized by existing, but not really existing (many Via trains hit 100mph in normal service, but their overall schedules are hardly [...]
The Canadian
Posted in Trains on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I’ve just booked passage on the Canadian to travel from Vancouver and Toronto, and I’m quite excited about the journey. Having taken Amtrak across America, it will be nice to experience the Canadian equivalent.
I was able to get quite a good deal. While I was happy with taking Amtrak from Bellingham and Toronto for 303$, [...]
New Page – Cataloguing this summer’s adventures
Posted in Photography, Trains on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I thought it would be in good form to create an easier way for people to trace through the cross country adventures I’ve had this summer, so I created a page on the blog to facilitate this – with links to all the relevant posts, in order, and also links to photos. I even posted [...]
Travel Blog: Day 3 – afternoon
Posted in Capitalism, Cross Canada Trip, Trains on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We will be arriving in Chicago’s Amtrak station in about twenty minutes. As we buzz through the Chicago suburbs, I feel the need to reflect on my first long-distance train journey. Over forty seven hours on a train is a long way, but in most every way it has been enjoyable. I had some good [...]
Travel Update: Day 1, Morning
Posted in Cross Canada Trip, Pragmatics, Technology, Trains on September 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
As I write this we are just pulling out of Bellingham station. I opted for business class tickets in the short legs on either end of my trip, since the extra cost was negligible (from Bellingham to Seattle it was 5$ extra, and from Buffalo to Toronto only 4$). My feelings about this choice are [...]
Upcoming Rail Journey
Posted in Philosophy, Technology, Trains on September 1, 2009 | 8 Comments »
This Thursday I am leaving on a rail odyssey that will take me from Bellingham to Seattle, to Chicago, to Buffalo, and finally to Toronto. Four days of trans and layovers crossing Washington State, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York before crossing into Canada and arriving in Toronto, [...]
Canada Line Review
Posted in Capitalism, Pragmatics, Technology, Trains on August 30, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I have now ridden the RAV (Canada) line twice – from Bridgeport to Broadway, and from Broadway to Waterfront. While it is nice to have a subway running through south Vancouver, I can’t say riding the “new” train felt like a revolution in Vancouver transport. To really understand how the RAV line sits in Vancouver’s [...]
