Modern Travels

Dublin & London (2019)

In August I travelled to Dublin to go to my very first WorldCon! I even participated in the program, sitting on a panel about AI and sexuality. Keep an eye out on my A Writer’s Life page for a full account of my time at the conference. In the mean while, here are some pics from Dublin, the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, and London.

(I was SUPER sick in London so don’t have quite as many.)

DUBLIN

Giant’s Causeway & Northern Ireland

London (I was sick)

Most of these are from the British Museum. The rest drinking and eating!

New York (2019)

Here’s a look at my June trip to New York to see Regina Spektor in her Broadway residency debut.

(And I got to meet her!)

Click HERE to read my blog post on the trip!

Europe (2018)

A few choice pics from my first time in Europe.

London.

I brought Canada’s weather with me.

Friend said it was the worst snow storm he’d seen here!

On to Paris, then.

Magical city.

Seriously.

Like, are you kidding?

Icarus at the Louvre!

Late 1600’s movie poster for Fellowship of the Ring.

Cupid and Psyche. (Not Icarus.) I still love this.

Bonne nuit, Paris.

On to Switzerland.

…Switzerland.

With an amazing friend.

And . . . is that . . .

. . . an outdoor cheese vending machine?

Ain’t we cool though?

Ain’t we, just?

On the train . . .

. . . to Berlin.

Berlin remembers.

Berlin shines bright.

Through a difficult and dark history.

Berlin fucking knows.

(Not Icarus.)

Gute nacht, Berlin.

La Machine - Ottawa (2017)

Lest we forget the summer giant, robot, monster puppets stormed through Canada's capital city.

Not really much to say about these.

There was a dragon-horse.

Called Long-Ma

And a big fucking spider.

. . .

Kumo.

It was pretty amazing.

Past Journeys

Kilimanjaro (2014)

Beginning our trip up the mountain.

Immediately we meet a travel buddy!

And off we go.

Through the fog and the rain.

Pole, pole. (Poe-lay, poe-lay.)

One day down!

Top of the world! (Not really. Not yet.)

We three heroes.

Fog rolling in.

Fog.

Rolling over us.

The world is gone.

Only fog.

Lunch buddy.

Above the cloud wall.

Haunted valley in the sky.

Sky spirit.

Sunrise from the top of Africa.

Three amigos.

The whole amazing crew.

Uuuuummm . . .

No explanation offered . . .

Friends on top of the world!

Good night Kilimanjaro.

Tanzania (2014)

I spent three months in Tanzania. Did a little exploring, a little volunteering. Wonderful experience.

The city of Arusha.

Simba House. What a cool group of people.

Get over yourself, Wing.

Group photo.

Water fall ahead.

Waterfall.

Good dog.

Likes to pose beside waterfalls.

Really likes to pose…

Helped by our fantastic guide, Godfrey. (godfrey@africantraits.com)

What a crew. (godfrey@africantraits.com)

What an attractive group!

Afroplan International, where I volunteered. www.afroplanfoundation.com

I was conflicted about including pictures from the orphanage. I was worried about being exploitative. www.afroplanfoundation.com

I got permission from the orphanage though. www.afroplanfoundation.com

And these amazing kids were such a big part of my life while I was there. www.afroplanfoundation.com

I mean . . . www.afroplanfoundation.com

. . . can you blame me? www.afroplanfoundation.com

www.afroplanfoundation.com

Learning by osmosis. www.afroplanfoundation.com

So cool. www.afroplanfoundation.com

www.afroplanfoundation.com

A friend of mine volunteering at a different orphanage.

Coffee . . .

Penis slug.

More waterfalls.

Stone Town Market in Zanzibar.

Overland at the Ngorogoro Crater.

On safari.

Ancient Pilgrimages

Cambodia (2010)

This was a brief trip I took while living in Japan. We also went to Laos but I guess I lost the evidence.

Living in Japan (2009 - 2011)

I lost a lot of my Japan pictures. And I didn't take all that many to begin with.

Look at the size of this carrot!

On the road.

With good friends.

And good food.

Look at this shirtless douchebag. (It’s me.)

Most photogenic drying of socks. Ever.

Back when people took pictures with cameras.

Cool temple. Don’t get too attached.

Demogorgon.

Put on a shirt.

Just before the morning dust storm.

Dusty

Dusty.

Where’s your shirt?

Super dusty.

Is this Dune?

Dusty . . . no shirt.

“Hey, you guys check out that dust storm?”

“What the hell happened?!”

Running the lemonade stand.

Night falls.

All men burn in the end.

Ready . . .

. . . set . . .

Fwooo—

—ooouuu—

—uuuushe!!!

Here’s that temple again.

And at night. And then . . .

Road Trip to Burning man (2007)

In 2007 I went on a road trip with a couple of friends. We went to Burning Man.