Berlin had the world’s fifth-longest tramway. But not all of Berlin’s trams are accounted for in this figure. After I visited every single S-Bahn and U-Bahn stop, I went to every single tram stop in Berlin. Part of that included Read more…
The two of us met in Berlin back in 2016 and have remained fast friends since. He’s visited me once in Hong Kong in 2019, but most of our memories remain in Germany. Back then, we met up at least 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 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 Read more…
The University of Ottawa is so old that its establishment predates the naming of Ottawa to its current name. It was originally formed in 1848 and incorporated by parliament as the College of Bytown in 1849. It was renamed the Read more…
Housed in a deceiving small building, the Beaty Biodiversity Museum is home to a large cavernous underground exhibition area – in part to prevent direct sunlight from its collections and in part to allow for more open space on ground Read more…
The U-boot Museum in Hamburg has some tourists confused. First of all, the pennant number U-434 was not the vessel’s number – it was B-515. Furthermore, it is not an infamous German U-boat from WWII, it was a Soviet submarine Read more…
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec translates to the Quebec national museum of fine arts. It’s located in Battlefield Park in Quebec City where the battle of the Plains of Abraham took place in 1759. One of its four Read more…
Sudbury is known to be the world’s largest producer of nickel in the 20th century, producing over 90% of the world’s nickel supply for stainless steel. Other metals such as palladium, copper, and gold are also found in its igneous Read more…
The Laurentian University in Sudbury is the largest higher educational institution in Northern Ontario. It was actually formed by a federation of Huntington College, University of Sudbury College, and Thornloe College. Its campus on the top of a hill offers Read more…