Distance: 806km Location: Malaysia Date: August 11-16, 2018 Up front: There’s no denying that the BMW X1 is just a glorified 3-series hatchback and its cheapness starts in the front row seats. The leather, though real, feels more mid-grain than top-grain, the second cup holder is tacked on as an Read more…
I don’t usually do product reviews or restaurant reviews (except for ice cream parlours), or any reviews in general. But this product has changed the way I look at commercial solutions to problems I didn’t have. The Clapper is a socket adaptor that turns appliances on and off with an Read more…
Distance: 2,606km Location: Sweden, Arctic Circle Date: January 18-22, 2017 Cover photo: Seth Lau Up front: The low driving position matches the car’s sloping roofline and sporty styling. I felt like I was driving a tamed racer through the snow up into the Arctic Circle. It takes a little getting Read more…
Owen sound was named after Admiral Fitzwilliam Owen, who undertook the first Admiralty Survey of Lake Ontario and Georgian Bay in 1814-1816. Surveys of Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Superior were done in 1817-1825. A famous aviator was also associated with the town. Billy Bishop, famed WWI flying ace Read more…
The area around Southampton had been known for its maple trees, furniture making, and agriculture for the past century. Today, its miles of soft sandy beaches and accessible port attracts summer vacationers and leisure boaters from all over the province. There’s plenty for a day’s activities staring with the Bruce Read more…
The eastern arm of Lake Huron is a popular resort destination for Ontarians. Collingwood used to be the shipping centre for Georgian Bay, but being far from anywhere else earned it its place as cottage country. From what I saw, extended families and older couples like to vacation there. When Read more…
Goderich, named after the British prime minister in 1828, is probably my favourite town of the ones I visited in the area. I really liked the well-marked heritage trail with plenty of signs telling the town’s commercial, ecological, and cultural histories. Menesetung Bridge crossing the Maitland River was my favourite Read more…
Generally, the fortifications of Quebec include multiple elements of the city’s defences. The Citadelle of Quebec, Saint-Louis Fort, Royal Battery, and artillery pieces placed strategically on the city’s walls are all part of its fortifications. The fortifications are now a designated National Historic Site with an interpretive centre at Artillery Read more…
Implemented during the height of the Cold War in the 1960’s, the first generation of Minuteman Missiles were a way to ensure mutually assured destruction should the Soviet Union ever decide to preempt a nuclear strike against America. The US ensured that hundreds of these nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles were Read more…
The Spirit of Vancouver is one of three Super C Class ferries in the BC Ferries’ fleet. These are the largest double-ended ferries in the world and provide a truly luxurious experience for their travellers for a highway connector. I traveled on the Tsawwassen to Victoria route and had the Read more…