Lighthouse and Castle in Gloucester, MA

August 2016

Closer to home (temporary home, that is) is Gloucester, Massachusetts. H was determined to visit as many lighthouses in New England as possible, so our research brought us to the neighboring town port. It was just over an…

Breaking the Bystander Apathy

Photo from media.wbur.org

Kefalonia & Athens — Dream Fulfilled

August 2015

Half-a-day in Victoria, British Columbia

Continuing with my August 2016 trip reminiscing.

In contrast to its sibling Vancouver, Victoria, BC, was a fun place to visit. We took a ferry from Vancouver, which took about 1 hour and 35 minutes. There were a lot of people headed…

Valerian vs Wonder Woman or the Movie Experience

I’m not fond of crowds. I’m not oclophobic. I can attend a concert and I have attended protests but I just don’t like being surrounded by people when watching a movie.

Vancouver, Canada — Mix of Highs and Lows

August of 2016 saw me visiting Canada for the first time and nearly made me swear off visiting the country ever again.

I have to partly blame myself as I had very high expectations cultivated from reading too much pro-Canada travel…