Author Archives: Malcolm

Our flight home was from Newark, which was a perfect excuse to spend our last new days in New York City. I’d never visited there at all, Veronica had been once before, so had memories to share. But there was … Continue reading →

15th September, 2006: I get an email from B, asking if she can introduce us to a friend who just moved to the UK. Virtual introductions done, we end up meeting said friend,  L,  at an event in London. L and … Continue reading →

I’m home now. There hasn’t been any quiet time since Chicago to write, really, so I’m due some catchup on the travel writing. Allowing for jetlag, and the inevitable panic over Xmas shopping, it may be a few days before … Continue reading →

So, after Vancouver, work pulled me to Chicago, to attend RSNA – the radiology industries largest conference and trade show. I’ve never been before, attending the smaller SIIM show in the summer seemed to exclude me from attending RSNA – … Continue reading →

A week in Chicago, and most of a week in Boston, and no update? I’ve been ill, I’m afraid. I had a busy and fun week in Chicago, then hopped on the Amtrak train to Boston – where I came down … Continue reading →

Written yesterday, on the way to Chicago… Our last week in Vancouver started with a weekend away in Portland, to spend an early Thanksgiving with Nick and Sandra. The snow had started falling on the mountains, and I hoped it … Continue reading →

I couldn’t let the time in Vancouver come to an end without seeing what Veronica had been up to while I was working. She’s come home every day from the Orphaned Wildlife sanctuary (OWL) with stories of the long trek to … Continue reading →

Last Saturday, we went to Deep Cove for a winter kayak tour. After our last trip was cut short due to the inexperience of others in the group making it unsafe to continue, we got one place free on the … Continue reading →

On Friday, we took another walk to Stanley Park. We’d hoped to meet up with the same naturalist we met before, and explore the wildlife of the park with him – but he had a family emergency and couldnt make … Continue reading →

I posted late in week 4, so just a weekend in Victoria to write about really. We got a good deal on a bus/ferry/hotel package, so it was a good time to explore. The sea was amazingly foggy on the … Continue reading →