I have never had an inkling to visit Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but when researching stops for the road trip, I found that Milwaukee is home to the world’s biggest, 2 week, music festival, Summerfest. Since Milwaukee is only a 1hr 30min drive north of Chicago, I couldn’t resist, especially when I found out that Ray LaMontagne, […]
A few days in Chicago
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 […]
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 […]
Bonfire Night, Lewes UK
People will likely never encourage travel to England in November, but I’m here to let you know that there’s one attraction like no other, and you’ll need to be in England…in November. The 5th of November. Remember, remember, the 5th of November. It’s Guy Fawkes Day, and there’s no place like Lewes to celebrate. It’s the biggest […]
I Heart Lewes, East Sussex
I lived in and travelled around England for 7 years, and Lewes is my favourite place. If you are ever in London, feeling tired of the hustle and bustle, and need to give your elbows a break from trudging paths through other travellers, get yourself to Victoria train station and board a train for Lewes. When […]