Breaking out of Sulaimaniyah, I took a shared taxi to go to Erbil, the capital of Kurdish Iraq. It has a citiadal laying claim as the oldest continuously inhabited city…

After a 24 hour delay in Istanbul due to a sand storm in Sulaimanyah, I was able to finally make it to this end of the world. The people I…

Because of a sandstorm in Sulaimaniyah, our plane was told it couldn’t take off from Istanbul, so we had to wait for 24 hours. Luckily, Paul from Exeter had allowed…

Back for the third time, this time with Ajay, Nadeem, and Lorie for the opening U2 concerts. As such, I didn’t do any sightseeing, since much of our time was…

After flying into Heathrow, I and my way to central London to meet up with my friend Ajay. It was surprisingly gorgeous outside. After settling down in the apartment, we…

London was my starting point for the 2009 summer backpack trip. I was in London to visit my good friend Ajay who was studying Optometry at City University. Conveniently, I…

For the past couple of days, I was at Oxford to present my paper at the British Association of Canadian Studies. I met up with some friends from Laval and…

Back for the fourth time, the visit reaffirmed my belief that NY is my favourite city in the world.  Traveling with John, Amber, and Stephanie, we took in the museums,…

I’ve come to really appreciate Maui.  The first time I was here, it was just for a few days with my friend Chris.  Now on my own, I liked the…

Highly recommended in the Lonely Planet, the visit to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park was a long yet fun journey.  While the distance between Kona and the park is not tremendous,…