Author Archives: Daniel Roy

Daniel is a writer, backpack foodie, slow traveler, and endurance runner. He is the author of the upcoming book, "The Way of Slow Travel: A Hands-On Guide to the Best Travel of Your Life."

The Year of Warcraft

A year ago, during the Christmas break, I got myself a trial account of World of Warcraft in the hopes of getting to know the biggest player in the MMO market. I always liked Blizzard products and their philosophy on ...

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The Art of Production

When I tell people I’m a Producer in videogames, I often get asked what a Producer actually does. Many understand that I’m a “boss”, whatever that means; but just saying that misses the mark on the favorite part of my ...

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Where the hell have I been?

I’m back with a new blog! Given that I promised I’d create one more than a year ago, I’d say I’m pretty late; so I won’t hold it against all of you who moved on to greater and better blogs ...

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An End And a Beginning

Helene and I are now in Montreal, dazed and slightly jetlagged, now trying to figure out our next steps: finding an apartment, getting back in touch with friends, figuring out where 3 years in China leave us back home… And ...

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The Last Night

This is it. My last post as a resident of Shanghai… at least for the time being. Tomorrow at 10 AM, our landlord comes around the apartment to take care of the minutiae of final checkout. Then, with our suitcases ...

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