Distance: 1,416km Location: Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick Date: June 9-13, 2022 Up front: This is the “I’m in mid-level management in the government” car. It’s also the “we’re sorry we don’t have any upgrades left” rental car. It’s a mediocre machine with average comfort and good build Read more…
Distance: 517 kmLocations: Ontario, New YorkDates: 14 to 16 September, 2024 Up front: Mercedes has managed to make a variety of plastics look expensive in this base model CLA. The brushed “aluminium” is hard plastic, the perforated “leather” is rubber, the seats are Artico, and the piano black is also Read more…
Distance: 1,611km Location: Ontario, Quebec Date: September 15-17, 2022 Up front: If you’re one of those obese Americans with enough oil in your belly to power a city for a whole year, you might find this truck comfortable. Unfortunately, I’m a healthy adult and neither of my elbows can reach Read more…
Distance: 49 km Location: Ottawa Date: November 2-4, 2022 My car got hit by an uninsured pickup truck driver who did not carry his driver’s license, so my insurance company covered the cost of a rental car with Enterprise while I got a replacement bumper. Up front: The driver’s seat Read more…
Distance: 292km Location: Vancouver Date: June 30-July 2, 2022 Up front: I wish cars would keep their dimensions across model years. The 2021 Jetta is the same size as Passats of the early 2000s. Sometimes, people just want a small car that’s easy to park and manoeuvre around the city, Read more…
Winner, winner, chicken dinner. Two new flavours surfaced and they both resemble home-roast style with classic seasoning. The first is Roast Chicken and the second is Sea Salt and Pepper. Almost reminds me of the cooked food section at the back of every Costco where they churn out freshly-roasted meat Read more…
Distance: 456kmDate: June 29-July 1, 2024Location: Yukon, Alaska Up front: The faux leather seats are comfortable with two-way lumbar support on the driver’s side only. The large portrait centre screen looks like it’s useful for GPS, but the lower third is occupied by climate controls and there’s no way to Read more…
By Wayne Au Noted Marxist educator, activist and implementer Wayne Au explains how he came to understand modern American education’s role in perpetuating existing power structures, how curriculum can be changed to offer students new perspectives, and what role educators play in education activism. It took me longer than I Read more…
I visited the US and found some flavours unavailable in the Canadian market. Honey Barbecue is one of them. Then, I found a Lays x Doritos flavour mashup featuring the Bar B Q variety of Lays and Sweet Chilli Heat! Doritos, which I think has too much punctuation. Honey Barbecue Read more…
Route: Montreal to FrankfurtPlane: B787-9Date: Aug 2-3, 2024Price paid: $1,449 + complimentary upgrade (original price $3,889) ComfortAir Canada’s international business class features reverse herringbone lie-flat seats in eight rows of four. The seat uses an inflatable mattress for adjustable firmness and the leg rest and back rest are independently adjustable. Read more…