“Sorry, that shipment was on the ferry.”
The above line, or something similar, was an oft repeated refrain throughout our visit to Yellowknife. Apparently we managed to time our trip with the...
Trip Reports
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Bestest license plate in the world
Or at least that I’ve seen. License plates are generally boring, a functional device but not particularly attractive or exciting. Every now and then someone...
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Welcome (back) to the Roosevelt Island Tramway
It was about nine months ago that the Roosevelt Island Tramway made news by stranding a group of passengers suspended high over New York City....
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At the end of the road
Most roads end eventually but there are few that do so in such a dramatic fashion as the Ingram Trail outside Yellowknife, Canada. Sure, there...
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Oh beautiful Aurora Borealis
When the weather is a balmy -20°C outside and you’re riding through the woods outside Yellowknife, Canada with your head hanging out the window and...
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Not quite frozen Cameron Falls
One thing the Yellowknife region is not short on is park lands. Despite being the center of a mining and industrial region there are more...
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Thanksgiving breakfast, lounge style
It turns out that I really prefer travelling on the holiday rather than the day before. The roads and the airport were quiet this morning...
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Why I will continue to travel, despite the TSA
Part of me says that I should have seen this all coming. The TSA has been pretty good about demonstrating just how incompetent they are...
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Why we will not be in Algiers for New Years Eve
We were supposed to be, but that’s just not happening. Well, first we were going to be in India but those plans got derailed so...
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Rainbows over Bermuda
It was a bit rainy for the couple days I was on the ground in Bermuda this week. Nothing drenching but a bit of drizzle...