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RTW2007: Ottawa to Montreal

jani — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:41:50 -0700

My week in Ottawa and Montreal passed in the usual hurly-burly of business meetings and family reunions, but one excursion is worth a mention: a trip to the village of Carp, pronounced ''Kearp'', home to the Central Emergency Government Headquarters, better known as the Diefenbunker. Built during the height of Cold War paranoia, this super-reinforced four-story underground bunker is where Canada's government would have huddled had Armageddon arrived.

Earthquakes, Gamblers, Pirates and Oysters: Around the World in 60 Days

jani — Thu, 17 May 2007 09:02:44 -0700

It all started with an excuse. I "needed" to visit a conference of marginal utility (but serious potential for fun) in Puerto Rico, which would be located 11913 miles away from Singapore if there was a non-stop flight, which there of course isn't.

Winter's finally here...

maj — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:07:57 -0800

It's -30C with wind chill and I'm ready to flee to the south! We're off to SxSw in Austin about 3 weeks from now. Just in time to miss the thaw that sends 6 months of preserved dog pee into the streets along with literal tons of exhaust-blackened, salty, gravely melted snow.

O'Hare

evan — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:27:21 -0800

We got back to Montreal yesterday morning just after midnight. Maj got us upgrades on United to business class, which was really a life-saver. There's a direct flight from San Francisco to Montreal, but it's 5 hours one way and 6 hours on another. This time traveling to California, we decided to split up the flight, stopping in Chicago about halfway between.

Around the flagpole

evan — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 20:53:24 -0800

My work permit in Canada expired on December 1, so I needed to renew it. It's possible to renew these things by mail, which is worrisome and time-consuming, or even to go into an office in Montreal (near-mythical, crowded, reportedly ineffective).

California Dreamin'

evan — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:42:32 -0700

All the leaves are brown, red, orange, chartreuse and saffron here in Montreal, yet we're off to wt:San Francisco tomorrow morning (early) to visit friends and family. I love going to see my parents and brothers and sister-in-law and nieces, but I also like going back to see the Bay Area (California).

To Hudson and Back Again

evan — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 14:20:59 -0700

Maj, Amita June and I went down to Hudson (New York) over the weekend for the wedding reception of our friends Morgan and Kate. The trip down was fantastic -- the colors in the Adirondacks were really amazing, just hitting their peak. Amita June had a good drive, too: she got to look around a lot, listened to some music, and had a nap of about an hour and a half.

Run for the border

maj — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:39:02 -0700

This morning we're off to upstate New York (state) for two nights. It's supposed to be a super-nice weekend: sunny and warm(ish). I'm looking forward to some "leaf peeping," though the peeping is pretty great right out my window in the parc.