Okay, I spent a bit more than just a night here in the town that a Canadian from the train to Jasper described as “if you really want to make a stop between Calgary/Edmonton and Toronto – I don’t know why you want to – and have to decide between Winnipeg and Saskatoon go to …
Read more “One night in Saskatoon [Across Canada – part 7: 14.-15.04.2018]”
The only things I knew about Calgary when I arrived were The city had hosted the Olympic Games in the 80s The hockey team was the Calgary Flames – I had played a lot of hockey video games on Sega and Nintendo in the 90s and had scribbled their logo on more than one notebook …
Read more “Calgary [Across Canada – part 6: 10.-13.04.2018]”
Hostel life in Jasper, Lake Louise and Banff was a bit difficult concerning the social contacts as most people were there for skiing or snowboarding and stuck together in their groups and pairs. It wasn’t surprising therefore that I found some company for Banff outside the hostel. And maybe also not surprising it happened in …
Read more “No bears in Banff [Across Canada – part 5: 07.-10.04.2018]”
We are on the road to Lake Louise, 3 hours south of Jasper and less than an hour before Banff, in a modern black transfer bus with a half glass panoramic roof. It’s cloudy outside and the sun still about to rise. I didn’t think that one hour time difference to LA and Vancouver would …
Read more “Lake Louise without the lake [Across Canada – part 4: 04.-07.04.2018]”
Getting off the train I arrived in a cold winter town with beautiful mountains all around. After weeks of being more in the city and more indoors in Jasper, Alberta, I started my every day walking again. As I don’t have a car I have to reach every trailhead and grocery store by foot which …
Read more “Beautiful ice cold spring in Jasper [Across Canada – part 3: 31.03.-04.04.2018]”
I’m at the Red Truck Brewery, 10 minutes away from the Pacific Station, to wait for my train and the 18 hours train ride. Yes, I like trains. My former company – the German railways – has nothing to do with me always preferring the train over cars. Coming from a car dealer and workshop …
Read more “Train meditation from Vancouver to Jasper [Across Canada – Part 2: 30.03.-31.03.2018]”
We arrived early and tired leaving the sun behind in Los Angeles. “We” being Bridget and me. She had decided to join me for 6 days in Vancouver to explore the city and I was incredibly happy to start traveling again in company. Although Bridget didn’t get through border patrol and customs that easy. She …
Read more “Vancouver [Across Canada – Part 1: 21.03.-30.03.2018]”
The time passed by quickly and now I’m already in Vancouver and think about the last weeks in Los Angeles. After coming back from the road trip around California I tried to pack some more activities and new things into the remaining days which felt suddenly so few. So what is my résumé after spending …
Read more “Los Angeles — a rollercoaster ride (Part 2: 26.02.-20.03.2018)”
“I’m going to Nebraska!” I hear myself saying more than once. And more than once I got a very confused face and reply “Why?” Well, from their reaction it seems there’s not much to see there. The huge flat planes of the Midwest. Nebraska. The state which Hollywood movies and tv shows pick as background …
“Come to LA first and we go on a road trip to San Francisco together.” The unplanned invitation Bridget made at a party in Zurich, June 2017, after a couple of drinks actually brought me to LA. I’m still not sure if she knew that I would take this as a promise. Before having the …