And it is sitting in the Toronto airport, getting up slowly to board a plane towards St. John’s and then Dublin that I realized that leaving was hard, but that you needed to jump with both feet and without bracing so that you could really live a moment or experience. Like thoses mountains in Canmore……
Author: Vanished Elsewhere
Montrealer who contracted a dangerous case of Fernweh after taking a swim in a freezing lake at the feet of the rockies while crossing Canada to pick cherries. Now drifting in Europe and relocated to Munich in Bavaria, many more adventures await, one click of the shutter at a time.
Shits and Giggles
Is there nothing like an evening in a city you call home. Feeling like you cannot fathom that surge of travel desire, or desire to meet new interesting people. It’s always amazing to just enter a hostel following a friends invitation. To be greeted by a microbiology PhD lad from Saskatchewan, that’s actually Irish, cooking…
Travel and electricity
Shopping online for a few gadgets I would need before I leave made it very clear that it was not a simple task to travel for an extended period of time as some of our american electronics & electrics only work on 110v where as in most other part of our big blue planet, the…
Camping cooking: Mike’s legendary casserole
Chef Mike always has been an ecclectic cook. As a tree planter, he needs something quick, not perishable, easy and that will fill a tummy without needing to go eww stuffing all them ramens down his throat. So Mike figured he’d work on something. And one dark and lonely wednesday night (cause no fridays can…
Vancouver and the meaning of life
It is most curious to have your life instant realisations incthe most odd places. I had one for instance while in the freezing waters of a small mountain lake in Canmore, surrounded by the glory of the Canadian Rockies, their reflection in the crystaline waters of the glorified pond I was basking in with two…
Camping cooking: on the go irish stew
It is important to eat well, especially on the go. On the road, good food goes a long way with long days and efforts. Today, this post will be a culinary experiment, I will show you you how to cook a delicious on the go Irish beer stew. Step 1: Get the right tools. Something…
OTGG: Semi disposable laptops
New idea, being kind of a geek and a nerd, why not review gadgets in a travel mindset I ask myself ? (This and I need a reason to stay at this coffee shop to enjoy the AC). On the go gadgets This time, what about light travel, backpacking, day packs and technology. What can…
Airfare; the cheap, the bad and the ugly
Flying and cheap usually don’t mix too well together, but just a couple of simple tricks might save you some hard earned cash. The first tip might sound like money 101 but most will easily forget it in favour of comfort; Offer and demand. Plane tickets are like any commodity in our beautiful capital-oriented world,…
Hitch hiking
Ok, so here it is, the morning where Markus heads back to Calgary to restock and prepare for Alaska. We shake hands, wish each other farewell and off we go. On the road, looking for a ride towards Nelson, BC. Quickly picked up by a nameless couple from BC that drops us a few 10…
Canmore & Banff, Canada
We traveled from Calgary to Banff with a nice young German adventuress named Alexandra. Alexandra introduced us to the concept of freezing our arses in really cold lakes (she said it as a joke, I said something around the lines of F@!K YEAH! – young and dumb) It was awesome (but cold); She introduced us…
A little bird told me
A little bird told me that my blog being bilingual, while being cool, was not efficient at all online as it discourages both french and english readers from visiting often. He said english is easier, simpler, more popular and that I can keep blogging in french stuff that pertained to something else than the main…
The people you meet
Travel is all about the people you meet and the places you see. I started the trip to BC from Montreal with my friend Anny, a nurse, art undergrad, painter and accomplished artist that needed a breath of fresh air. Good friends since college. I took my trip to Banff with someone met at random,…
Sur la route de Banff
Les plus beaux paysages que je puis imaginer mon pays m’offrir. The beautifull rockies. It seems like I have been missing out all this time ! L’effet est puissant et immédiat. Un bel instant, en belle compagnie encadré d’un superbe paysage Rien de mieux que de se baigner au pied d’une montagne dans un lac…
Walmart(s)
While most will consider Walmart like a great store, some will also regard it in a very negative way, I am usually of the later. However in the spirit of being broke and needing a place to catch a snooze, Walmart really is the best. Did you know that most Walmarts will let you sleep…
Transcanadian highway shots
Nearly getting killed for a dumb band picture is what makes 40% of the awesome of that picture. 59% to the fact the the timer was set to 30s instead of 6 on a transcanadian highway. 1% to Anny holding the pose AND the cigarette
Camaraderie
Parcourir plus de 1000 kilomètres la même journée, 3 provinces, 2 fuseaux horaires. Stopper de manière brève à 100 kilomètres du bût, dans une ville fantôme. S’y faire saluer par une autrichienne qui nous y offre choucroute, emplois, gîte et bière. Devoir refuser car le WiFi sans protection, au milieu de nul part nous indique…
La meilleure nuit
Près de 1000 kilomètres plus tard, en une journée, la visibilité inexsitante, mouches partout et aucun endroit à proximité pour dormir. L’on croise un parc national. L’occasion est parfaite, impossible de passer à coté de cette opportunité si belle qu’il faut la saisir immédiatement. Celle de dormir, dans les douches publiques d’un parc national. Avec…
La Traversée
Arrivés a sudbury ce matin, l’aventure dans l’âme, les mouches noires dins bras. Vivre dans une mini fourgonette et camper le long de la route. C’est le camping, revisité ! On est quand même en mesure d’apprécier les paysages et de prendre quelques secondes pour faire du café-campeur qui goutte la merde ou prendre…
Anticipation
Ça y est. Je suis accoudé au comptoir de cuisine de mes parents. Mon 5 pièces de stock, bougé d’un 4 pièces vers un 2 pièces et des poussières. Plus d’emploi, domicile rustique, mon nouveau portable pour me permettre d’écrire et d’être connecté: un ordinateur usagé qui ne peut que faire une seule chose: Google…
Un billet pour l’internet, une confirmation d’existence.
Il est 23h43 quand je relance ce blog, qui, originalement, avait comme premier billet, une courte histoire de moi qui me sèche l’entrejambe en écoutant les nouvelles, sur mon PC, il y a de cela plus de 4 ans. C’était un pêle-mêle de ce qui se tramait dans ma tête. En tout bon égocentrique, pensant que…
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