The Way of Slow Travel Articles, tips, and stories about Slow Travel
Helene and I are spending our last day in Ho Chi Minh City, as our plane back to Shanghai leaves tonight at 1 AM. Helene is doing some last-minute shopping, and I take the time to make one last post ...
Read More »Happy New Year!
-
It’s Here
Shipping an X360 from Montreal to Shanghai: 4 days, $60 USD Getting an X360 through the bureaucracy ...
-
The Evils of Cheese
I’ve been working pretty hard lately (as evidenced by my recent posts) and I was due for a bre...
-
One Small Electronic Miracle
Remember my atrocious evening at Microfabrique last February? At that time, I had sworn off the elec...
-
My New Gamer Friend
Friday night, after a tough week of hard work and being sick, I took the taxi home, wondering what I...
-
Sundaycadence
When we talk about China to people back home in Canada, and when they can be bothered to ask questio...
Post-Backpackerism: Follow-Up
Julie, a young Quebecoise currently backpacking around Southeast Asia, reacted yesterday to my post titled Post-Backpackerism. Allow me to trans-quote: I’m divided. I wouldn’t go so far as to call you a snob, because there’s a few things you said on ...
Read More »
The Celine Curse
(With apologies to my dear mother, who is also named Celine… This has nothing to do with her!) I have a travel-related curse. I hear Celine Dion’s My Heart Will Go On in every country I visit. Every single one. ...
Read More »
Post-Backpackerism
After spending three days outside of Ho Chi Minh City, Helene and I are now stationed in Pham Ngu Lao, the “backpacker central” of Vietnam. It’s a stark, and rather unwelcome, contrast to being pleasantly lost in the Mekong Delta. ...
Read More »
Getting Lost in Vietnam
Merry Christmas from Saigon! Helene and I just returned to Ho Chi Minh-City where we intend to spend the last leg of our trip. Vietnam thus far has been an exhilarating, fantastic adventure, and I’m glad we decided to come. ...
Read More »