When we last spoke, it was Saturday night and I was about to head to dinner with Eris, my state-appointed tour guide for San Francisco.
What I didn’t know was that she had decided on a table at the city’s only Irish-themed oyster restaurant and piano bar. Had I known, I would have wondered aloud at [...]

Great first proper day in San Francisco. Eris has assumed the role of personal tour guide which is great as it helps me avoid the tourist traps.
Her first suggestion was that we visit the city’s biggest tourist trap: Pier 39. Her ‘logic’ being that it would help me know which area to avoid in future, [...]

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: I am always – always – late for flights.
I always try to allow exactly the right amount of time for traffic, check in and the like but always – always – fuck it up. I’ve never missed a flight but I’ve had more than my fair [...]

Greetings from Atrak train 68 from Montreal Gare Central to New York Penn.
You join me at 70-something miles per hour, with snow as far as the eye can see, just South of US immigration. Despite the fact that standby tickets were only $100 (Canadian) on Air Canada, I decided to take one more [...]

Bonjour from Montreal, eh? The strip club capital of the French-speaking world.
I’m here staying with my younger brother and his girlfriend for a few days of post-New York r&r before heading to San Francisco for fun a-plenty.
I arrived on Tuesday and it’s been a non-stop ball. Montreal is an amazing city and I’ve already seen [...]