Storyline: Hiking in Nunavut August 1-12, 1998
Wow! It’s 6:30 a.m. and I’m sitting on a rock on the shore of Eclipse Sound. Continue reading “Getting to Pond Inlet”
Getting to Pond Inlet
Intro: Baffin and Bylot Islands
Storyline: Hiking in Nunavut August 1-12, 1998
This is an edited version of my journal of an adventure vacation I had in Canada’s Eastern Arctic just over twenty years ago. Continue reading “Intro: Baffin and Bylot Islands”
TFSA vs. RRSP followup
(Ok, last dry and boring post. There will be more fun in the next series ?) Continue reading “TFSA vs. RRSP followup”
RRSP Followup
I had never thought I’d get into “financial” blogging. Continue reading “RRSP Followup”
On Poetry and Haggis
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
Our series of posts about Scotland will be incomplete if we didn’t mention two more things: food and poetry. Continue reading “On Poetry and Haggis”
You want me to have what?
Debt? No way! I had lived all my life within my means. I had never borrowed a penny. Continue reading “You want me to have what?”
We started from zero in our fifties
Eh, very late 40s to be exact. I still knew no debt when Alex and I met. Continue reading “We started from zero in our fifties”
We will be back
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
We are now home still dealing with the jet lag. We are done with travelling for this year. Continue reading “We will be back”
RRSP? What the hell is RRSP?
When I came to Canada in my early 40s I had no thoughts, understanding or horizon on retirement. Continue reading “RRSP? What the hell is RRSP?”
The Far North to Thurso and Back
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
And so, we made it all the way to Thurso, a lovely small town close to Dunnett Head, the most northerly point in Scotland. Continue reading “The Far North to Thurso and Back”
Homecoming to my childhood
Storyline: Bulgaria with Alex
My childhood memory lane goes through my tummy. Continue reading “Homecoming to my childhood”
The Iron Road from Skye
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
“ it does have a remarkable sense of connecting somewhere to nowhere through a lot of, er, nowhere.” (Benedict le Vay, Britain from the Rails)” Continue reading “The Iron Road from Skye”
Thanks for nothing!
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
Skye is overcrowded, overpriced and overrated! Alex does not think it’s overrated, but I do. Continue reading “Thanks for nothing!”
Welcome to Mallaig
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
Mallaig was our final stop on The Jacobite steam train (September 9, 2018). Continue reading “Welcome to Mallaig”
Fort William to Mallaig
Storyline: A Glimpse of Scotland
Today (September 9, 2018) was to be one of the highlights of our Scottish adventure, and we weren’t disappointed. Continue reading “Fort William to Mallaig”
