Chicago is the first stop on my road trip, and hopefully, one of two long drives that I’ve planned (the second long drive will be the one that takes me back home in about 8 weeks.) The drive from Toronto to Chicago is easy, albeit long. All it takes are two highways – the 401 […]
Category: North America
Shifting into gear – My road trip begins
I’m about to set off! The trip is somewhat planned. According to Google maps, the approximate total mileage for my trip will 10,062km. I start in Toronto. For the first 6,000km, I will be driving West, towards the setting sun, reaching the halfway point when my feet meet the refreshing cool of the Pacific Ocean. […]
Cuba’s Ancon Resort
I’ll start with the end of the trip to get the bad and annoying out of the way first. After a week of lounging, at the airport in Cienfuegos, during the plane ride and even by the luggage claim area, people were complaining. “I can’t believe they didn’t have warm water…There were too many jellyfish…The […]
Death Valley Park, California
This year marks the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in the States. I’ll hopefully be making my way to Yellowstone, but for now, I thought I’d share my adventure in Death Valley National Park. It’s spectacular, and if you’re in Las Vegas, I recommend you drive over for the day – the drive from Las […]