Surreal moment of the weekend in Puebla: a freakishly aggressive local bus driver with a compilation of Bee Gees’ love songs playing in the background like a mocking soundtrack. He cut people off (“…how deep is your love, I really … Continue reading
The Dromomaniac
I had never had this happen to me on a plane. It is 2am in Los Angeles. I am sitting on my $105 flight to Mexico City with Alaska Airlines. We are all in the plane, ready to pull back … Continue reading
Pop quiz! A tough one: in the photo below of a street crosswalk what is the third language and in which city is this? Here’s a hint: Kim Kardashian. The first person to answer correctly whom I have never met … Continue reading
The United States Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is here! Commonly known as the Green Card Lottery, this is the best, easiest and maybe cheapest way to live and work legally in USA for a while. It’s not bogus. I know … Continue reading
I can sense my Canadian friends tensing up. Oh, so this American comes here for ten days and now he’s an expert? No, but I do feel some things are different up here beyond hearing two 17-year-old girls discussing hockey. … Continue reading
Since Google, Hitchwiki, and anything else I looked for couldn’t give me good information about how to hitchhike out of Vancouver (which should have been an alarm bell) I decided to try for a rideshare to get a bit out … Continue reading
Are you thinking of visiting Vancouver? A friend sent this Craigslist room for rent listing to me. $45 a day for a room in a great neighborhood. If you stayed at one of the scuzzy hostels in town, you could … Continue reading
It took a full 15 minutes for immigration in Canada to decide to let me in. I wouldn’t have been surprised if they rejected me because although I answered all their questions honestly and without hesitation, they were bad answers … Continue reading
I flew from Long Beach, California to Seattle, Washington, a distance of exactly 979 miles (1576 km) on JetBlue for $74 including all taxes and one free checked bag. It was a regular flight with a $25 discount that I … Continue reading
I’m heading to Vancouver, Canada next week. I’ve been to Canada only twice, both quick and memorable visits. Once I drove with friends from Seattle to Vancouver as a day trip and somehow I managed to get three tickets in … Continue reading
