This past weekend was Justine’s birthday! While we agree we don’t do gifts, it had been a while since we’d travelled properly and we were overdue for a trip. So I booked us a weekend away at a place we had been to a few years back - Lake Crescent Lodge in Olympic National Park in Washington State.
Read MoreToulouse and Bordeaux
This post covers a work trip to Toulouse and a weekend spent exploring in a new city! It’s been a while since I have had an opportunity to check out something new. As I had a weekend before flying back to Charlotte (for a second week of work), I picked Bordeaux as a weekend destination to explore. Time for some wine…
Read MoreA Long-Awaited Return to New York
Prior to COVID, Justine and I made a regular habit of visiting New York City (NYC). We’d averaged close to once a year over the time we’ve been together and had some of our best trips there. So, missing out for the better part of three years has been hard and it was one of the first places we wanted to get back to. Justine’s Dad was celebrating a milestone birthday and being from NYC (the Bronx to be more specific), this seemed like the perfect excuse to plan a trip!
Read MoreCanadian Grand Prix and a Tour Around Montreal and Region
After a couple of weeks in Europe, it was a quick turn around at home before hoping on a plane to Montréal! Justine and I had planned a 2-week vacation (definitely needed) centered around the Canadian Grand Prix F1 race in Montreal. We wanted to do a little more than just the city, so we rented a car and headed out to explore the surrounding region as well.
Read MoreVacation Recap - Checking out Montreal
It’s taken a while, but this is the last of the vacation recap posts. This one is mainly from the one day we played tourist, wandering on Mont Royal and checking out the park. The views from the city lookouts were spectacular, and there were some amazing new birds!
Read MoreVacation Recap - Magog
This recap post is focused on the part of the trip in and around Magog. As before, it’s mostly the better photos from my camera to augment the larger post of the trip that I did as the trip progressed.
Read MoreVacation Recap - Hudson and the Laurentians
As I mentioned in the main post of our excellent Montreal (and region) vacation in early June, all the photos I posted were from my phone, and I needed time to look through the photos I took with a “proper” camera. I’m slowly working through those, and this first post covers the early part of the trip in Hudson and the Laurentians. There’s not going to be a lot of commentary here, mainly just (I hope) pretty pictures to look at.
Read MoreA Return to Europe
After almost 3 years, I finally had a chance to get back to Europe! It was a quick trip for work, crammed in between our Las Vegas trip and our vacation in Montreal. It gave me the chance to get back to Toulouse to see the team, as well as spend a bit of time in the UK, both for work and on the weekend to see some friends.
Read MoreQueen's Jubilee Party
While I was in the UK, I got to spend the weekend with my friends Mark, Rachel and Arwen. My timing was amazing as it was the weekend of the Queen’s Jubilee, and Mark’s neighbourhood put on a very fun Jubilee party. I managed to get a few fun pics from the day of the party that I thought I’d share.
Read MoreBirthday Weekend - Las Vegas!
Well, we finally did - travelling again! After a delay of 2 years (thanks COVID) we finally got my birthday weekend trip to Las Vegas in! My birthday weekend actually started on my birthday with an excellent day off with my friend Stuart playing some golf and watching a baseball game. The it was off to Las Vegas!
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