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Canada

  • Quirky Canada Has Own Currency, Laws
    First impressions from living in Montreal. Bilingual plumbing.

  • Canada Day
    Québequois celebrate the national holiday by moving house.

  • Sneaky Canada
    A road trip through Québec.

  • I Cannot Speak Your Crazy Moon Language
    On the joys of Québecois French.

  • The Few Things I Won't Miss About Montreal
    A fond goodbye to one of my favorite cities in the world.

  • Halifaxus Remotus
    Dispatch from Halifax shortly after the big hurricane hit.

  • A Voyage To Québec
    More notes from a Québec road trip.

  • The Bay Of Fundy
    The greatest tides in the world.

  • Reptilian Kitten-Eaters, Canadian Beefcake
    A tribute to legendary Québec strongman Louis Cyr.

  • The Mystery Of Vertical Food
    Another dispatch from Halifax, Nova Scotia.