When I told my friends I visited Iowa the first thing they typed back on messenger was “where’s Lowa?” [sic]. “Welcome to the flyover state.” ~ Ken I went to Des Moines as part of my epic American road trip to visit Kit, whom I last saw in Minneapolis two Read more…
Rochester is home to Eastman Kodak and the Xerox corporation, the founders of which funded the University of Rochester in the early nineteenth century. Susan B. Anthony, a suffragette who lived before the suffragette movement existed, fought for women’s vote and registered to vote in Rochester. Notable museums in Rochester Read more…
There’s no reason to go to Syracuse. Even the border guard made a face when I told him I was visiting Syracuse for fun. I only went because it was on the way to Seneca Falls to meet the cast of It’s a Wonderful Life. I suppose it’s a little Read more…
After 17 states and calling stops at over three dozen towns and cities, Yakima is the most American town I’ve visited on my epic American road trip. Located almost in the center of Washington state, Yakima is well-hidden in the mountains and doesn’t get too many international tourists. In 2015, Read more…
The history of Chatham is tightly linked to the legacy of the Underground Railroad that helped up to 100,000 black slaves escape to free states and to Canada. In nearby Dresden, Reverend Josiah Henson bought 100 acres of land to establish the Dawn Settlement in the 1830s to provide escaped Read more…
Whether by bike or on foot exploring the best of Nanaimo should take no more than a day. The best way to get there is by a 20 minute flight from downtown Vancouver to downtown Nanaimo by seaplane, this way you can see everything and make it on a same Read more…
Sudbury is a city of 158,000 people and the largest settlement in Northern Ontario. Initially, I thought there wouldn’t be much to see this far up north, but boy was I glad to be wrong! There’s plenty to see and do and I recommend you stay at least two days Read more…
It’s not a terrible town, I just chose a terrible day to go – I kept telling myself. Granby is in the middle of Montreal and Sherbrooke. Its majestic fountains were dry, the streets were quiet, and lollipop ladies only had frowns on their faces. I’ve read in travel guides Read more…
Almost halfway between Stanstead on the Canada-US border and Sherbrooke, Coaticook is a typical sleepy town with the rustic charm of the days of the horse and buggy. The landscape resembles that of southeastern French pre-Alps with the isolation of the Appalachian mountains. About one in five of the remaining Read more…
The township of Mono is a trapezoid-shaped administrative division in Dufferin County about 40 km northwest of Toronto. If you zoom in on Mono in Google Maps you’ll quickly realize that it has no significant population clusters. The nearest town, Orangeville, looks like it was carved out of Mono because Read more…