I’m gathering up my things ready to disembark the Coast Starlight when the gentleman at a nearby seat, realising my destination as we approach the stop, starts telling me about San Francisco. “It’s a dirty city,” he says. “And you’ve gotta watch people. Some of them are real snooty.…
Riding on a train has a certain romance – one that has me taking a lot of pictures in black and white. I feel under-dressed in my comfy leggings and hoodie. Perhaps I should be playing cards or reading a book…not using my laptop. Given how cheap it is…
There are an unsettling number of things that give me away as a foreigner.You might think the accent would do it, but with so many Australians in Vancouver, people never know if you’ve been here for 20 years or 20 minutes.I say beanie instead of toque (toook).Housemate instead…
If Meat & Bread doesn’t have an award or something for making Vancouver’s best sandwich – it should have. This was one of my favourite places to eat while I lived I the city.
After such great experiences Couchsurfing while I was travelling, I was keen to host as soon as I got settled. Once Ana and I got couches (thank you Craigslist) I updated my profile and opened up our house to surfers. In Burnie I got a couple of requests every week…
I spent a week in New York and I watch enough Law and Order and CSI to know what a dangerous city it can be. But in that week, the most unsafe I ever felt was outside Yankee Stadium. See I had tickets to the game. Tickets that…
I’m not a journalist because I love to write or because I believe so strongly in the power of the Fourth Estate and the public’s “right to know”. I just love knowing stuff. I love news. I love knowing what’s happening in the world. It’s probably why I’m…
Even as a writer, there are some things I struggle to put into words. The Lion King musical is one of those things. Minutes into the show I had goosebumps and I spent the next two hours sitting on the edge of my seat with my mouth open.…
I ended the day two blisters on the soles of my feet, sunburnt and exhausted. But it was worth it. If you think playing Monopoly takes a long time, it has got nothing on walking it! It took all day and I covered 30km. I’m not exaggerating. No…