Obviously I didn’t expect Donald Trump to completely lose his mind and start attacking my homeland Canada publically when I was originally making my plans to visit Seattle, although at this point I can’t say it caught me in any way by surprise either. In all honesty I don’t take much of what he says seriously anymore – I know I should, but he’s clearly … Continue reading CF Goes to Seattle (Part 3: Plans)
After spending as much time as I could with Dakota and reassuring him I’d be back in no time (leaving him is always really tough, I’ve only ever done it a handful of times in his 9 years), I was off to the airport. It’s a nice change flying within Canada since I didn’t have to be at the airport as early as usual, although … Continue reading CF Goes To Seattle (Part 2: What Sara Said)
We’re back for another installment of our travel series CF Goes To… and this time we set our sights to the rocky shores of Seattle, Washington. We snagged tickets to Death Cab For Cutie’s hometown kickoff show celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Plans with the intent of deepening our understanding and connection to the band’s major label debut and of course, answering a critical, pressing … Continue reading CF Goes To Seattle (Part 1: The Detour)
Felt weird leaving my hotel wiythout my backpack. It starts to feel a little like a safety blanket on these solo trips, but it was just after 1PM and I wanted to start making the trek across the bay to Barkeley. You have a couple options when you have to do this stretch. You can either walk over to the docks and grab a ferry … Continue reading CF Goes to San Fransisco: Part 4 – Give Up Transatlanticism
I wake up in the dead of the night. Oddly, it’s quiet. My alarm hasn’t gone off yet and I groan. It’s probably something ridiculous like 11:30PM and I barely slept, but I feel decently rested. I flip my phone over and let the screen come to life. Okay, not quite. It’s about 2:20AM. My alarm was set for 3AM to give me time to … Continue reading CF Goes to San Fransisco: Part 1 – Departure
Picking up from CF Goes To Poland (Part 4: Aushwitz-Berinkau), today I’m finishing this little mini travel blog series with my last couple hours in Krakow, a brief stint in Horley, United Kingdom, and a short reflection on this somewhat impulsive solo-trip. On my last full day in Krakow I was a little torn between wanting to spend a little more time in Old Krakow … Continue reading CF Goes To Poland (Part 5: Krakow To Gatwick & The Journey Home)
It’s about 9AM here in Krakow and it’s my last full day before I begin the trek home to Canada tomorrow. I was buzzing pretty good after Warsaw, especially after the Jimmy Eat World show. It’s nice that although I’ve come to Poland by myself I was able to treat myself to the comforts of home by catching their show. When they say “You gave … Continue reading CF Goes To Poland (Part 3: From Warsaw to Krakow)
It’s a little after 5am here in Warsaw and I’m just wrapping my head around what I want to do today as I enjoy a cup a coffee on my apartment balcony. I’m surprised, honestly, how many people are already up and moving about in the street below me – feels like I should already be out there. Visiting Poland has been on my bucket … Continue reading CF Goes To Poland (Part 1: Warsaw)
This post is the first in my new travel series of blogs, full of helpful tips and tricks as recommended by me, JJ, the friendly Canadian traveller. Today we’re featuring The Getaway Hostel located at 616 West Arlington Place in Chicago, Illinois. Skip all the way to the bottom of this post to see if I recommend it or not, otherwise, enjoy the post! My … Continue reading The Getaway Hostel: Chicago, IL
Crooked Forest 