Sorry these were so long in coming – internet access along the way was really rather spotty, and I didn’t want to spend my layover in Chicago holed up in a Starbucks when there was city to explore.
So here they are, or least the ones worth web publishing. The first day includes the trip from [...]
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Trip Photos
Posted in Uncategorized on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Travel Blog: Day 4, afternoon
Posted in Uncategorized on September 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m now aboard the Maple Leaf, bound for Toronto. I was hoping to see downtown Buffalo, but I was stuck at the Depew station, which is a 30$ cab ride from downtown and I didn’t think seeing Buffalo was worth 21$ more than my (business class!) train fare from Buffalo to Toronto. Retrospectively what I [...]
Chicago Update
Posted in Uncategorized on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I had about 4 hours in Chicago between my trains, and I had my mind resolutely set upon taking advantage of the opportunity. It worked out rather well, although I had to pay 12 dollars for bag storage (which I got for free in Seattle – hopefully I can get it for free in Buffalo [...]
Travel update 2: Arrived in Seattle
Posted in Uncategorized on September 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ve never visited Seattle properly by-myself before. I don’t think I’ve ever even been here without a car. Entering the city from the train station certainly gives a different perspective than the normal visit to Seattle Centre, or Science Centre, etc… Downtown reveals itself as hilly – more so than Vancouver. Wearing long sleeves, a [...]
When a Drive is an Ending
Posted in Uncategorized on September 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
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Tonight, as I driving the Taurus home after seeing Emily for the last time this summer, I felt a bit like Jeremy Clarkson when he talks about how it felt driving the Aston Martin Vantage V12. Our Ford Taurus station wagon has been part of my life for most of it. While I [...]
Town Update: Edmonton
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Town Update: Edmonton
Edmonton is a big rich oil town. The buildings are tall, the streets are clean. Downtown has a proper “downtown” feel. And the mall downtown, unlike the suburban mall featured in my last post, feels clean and new and spacious. When we visited there happened to be a street performer festival happening. I [...]
Special Update: West Edmonton Mall
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Since seeing the commercials on television as a child, I’ve been intrigued by the West Edmonton Mall. It seemed like the logical extension of the mall model – increase size until a theme park fits inside. However, in reality the mall is much less impressive. While it very well might be one of the biggest [...]
Town Update: Saskatoon
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Saskatoon is a small city, more the size of Nanimo than Winnipeg. But, it felt alive – the streets had people, and shops were not all borded up. It even has an American Apparel and Lululemon downtown, and two Starbucks. You can hang out in the park down by the river, and according to the [...]
Town Update: Winnipeg
Posted in Uncategorized on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Winnipeg feels like a big town with less money in it than in the past. The town felt entirely empty – we spent over an hour searching for a decent looking restaurant. In fairness, everyone was out of town the day we were there at the Winnipeg Folk Festival – where we probably should have [...]
Photos up!
Posted in Uncategorized on July 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Photos of the trip from Toronto to Thunder Bay are now up on my facebook, and on my picasa site at http://picasaweb.google.com/tristan.laing/CrossCanadaTripTorontoToThunderBay#
