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By Liam, on May 1, 2013, at 7:46 am Hello, all you phenomenal followers of Polygonic, who’ve put up with both my obtuse rants and my long, long silences with absolute aplomb. Your stamina and support bends my actual mind.
I wanted to just update you on new projects (and, as the title suggests, new horizons as well… well, they were, at least last year…!)
Rather than blogging about politics lately, which seem to deteriorate into farce with or without me, I’ve been turning my attentions to writing about something I’m feeling more inspired by – travel.
Late last year, I undertook a long overland rail trip (Read more…)
By Liam, on May 1, 2013, at 7:46 am Hello, all you phenomenal followers of Polygonic, who’ve put up with both my obtuse rants and my long, long silences with absolute aplomb. Your stamina and support bends my actual mind.
I wanted to just update you on new projects (and, as the title suggests, new horizons as well… well, they were, at least last year…!)
Rather than blogging about politics lately, which seem to deteriorate into farce with or without me, I’ve been turning my attentions to writing about something I’m feeling more inspired by – travel.
Late last year, I undertook a long overland rail trip (Read more…)
By neath, on April 18, 2013, at 10:08 pm Two amusement parks on the ocean at each end of America. Must have been weird to drive from one to the other seeing that Elmer Gantry, Hank Williams, Chuck Berry, Jack Kerouac, Betsy Ross America pass by in the never stopping long winding days and happy/sad boozy neon nights of all of America in between.
1952-Coney-Island-by-Margaret-Bourke-W
Photo by Mitch JamesBuilt in 1939, the bridge connecting Ocean Avenue to the Santa Monica Pier is nearing the end of its useful life and will be replaced.
For some people The Santa Monica Pier is the “actual” end of Route 66, and (Read more…).
Coney Island
The Santa Monica Pier
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By polygonic, on April 18, 2013, at 1:40 pm
Along the base of Emeishan in Sichuan Province, a network of forest trails connect temples, pavilions, and spots of tranquil contemplation (despite the heaving crowds!). This solitary figure continues to stand tall – though the tree has died, it’s a home to lots of other new life.
By John Klein, on April 8, 2013, at 1:54 am
Saturday’s road trip through the mist and fog yielded me the best wildlife photos I’ve ever had the privilege of shooting. Some photos from the earlier part of the trip I posted on Sunday morning.
-Glentworth, SK
Less than a few kms north of Glentworth, just turning toward the highway headed for Lafleche, we saw two herds on different sides of the road. They waited patiently as the humans in the car took many, many photos.
-My digital zoom and the low light didn’t make all of my photos very crisp, but still good enough.
-”See ya!”
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As
. . . → Read More: Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff: Deer-Tour Around Saskatchewan
By John Klein, on April 7, 2013, at 9:30 am I went on a road trip Saturday with my friend Adam K., down to my parents’ place, and his grandparents’ farm. On the way around southern Saskatchewan, we saw close to 150 deer and antelope, a snowy owl, a dozen hawks, a handful of Canada Geese, smaller birds, two dead raccoons, and the final resting place of four children who passed away in 1919 (Spanish Flu maybe?).
The road into Regina was ice, and the road to Moose Jaw was quite a bit better, but still partly covered in a thick layer of ice. There was a semi
. . . → Read More: Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff: Mini Solar Tour in the Fog of Wood Mountain and Glentworth
By John Klein, on March 20, 2013, at 5:58 pm
– Most of my speech as heard in the video above, and posted to my Regina politics blog:
I’m very pleased to have been asked to speak at Campion College about transportation issues. I got my Computer Science – co-op degree from here a decade ago, and I never imagined at the time that I’d wind up the President of a different sort of “co-op”, the Regina Car Share Co-operative. At the time, I had no idea that “car sharing” was even a thing. I’d heard of car pooling of course, but they are different. It wasn’t until I
. . . → Read More: Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff: Transportation: Where to go, and how to get there in #YQR
By Altavistagoogle, on December 31, 2012, at 3:45 pm Bellingham-Plattsburgh rt via Vegas (Allegiant):$314 ($434 with bag) + 2 hotel nights
Vancouver, Twice a Day On the dates I checked in February, Allegiant flies 2 flights a day to Vegas from Bellingham (Vancouver)!
Montreal, Twice a Week Allegiant’s new Plattsburgh (Montreal) service to Vegas, in February, is only 2 times a week. Plattsburgh to Vegas on Monday and Thursday, Vegas to Plattsburgh on Wednesday and Sunday. As you can imagine, the Thursday and Sunday flights are the most expensive.
No, Just No. No, No, No. Because No. Allegiant won’t sell you a Bellingham-Plattsburgh ticket because they don’t
. . . → Read More: Altavistagoogle: Fly Montreal-Vancouver and get a free trip to Vegas!
By John Klein, on December 26, 2012, at 5:43 pm When it’s too cold to explain, photos will have to do.
I don’t go to church anymore, and didn’t want to long before I stopped going. This year I was invited to two different Christmas church services, and ended up going to neither. When I do go, it’s out of respect for my family’s traditions, and end up socializing with people I would otherwise not see day-to-day. Most of the time I cannot bring myself to support what I feel is such a waste of time, money, and effort to support religious institutions that do far less good than they
. . . → Read More: Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff: Winter in Saskatchewan
By trashee, on November 8, 2012, at 12:49 pm … are everywhere!!! CBC’s Marketplace released some findings of a health study done on a variety of low and high-end hotel rooms across Canada. Warriner (the researcher) tested common “hot spots” in hotel rooms using an adenosin… . . . → Read More: Trashy’s World: Dirty hotel rooms…
By Saskboy, on November 4, 2012, at 12:59 am One of the oddest things about death is that there’s no way to reach that person by their usual phone number. We can call people in Antarctica, in space, in Tehran, on the toilet, or flying through the air. We can’t call people on the phone after they are passed on, however. It’s just another unfortunate, gut-wrenching reality when it comes to death. The feeling of being apart when they aren’t here, that used to be resolved through phoning, just wasn’t solved by Bell and probably never will be by anyone else.
My Grandma, who was 95 [and I need
. . . → Read More: Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff: Mrs. Klein
By Altavistagoogle, on October 21, 2012, at 6:51 pm Bellingham to Honolulu: $309, return, taxes included. Ironically, on a direct flight with Alaska Airlines. Most of the dates available are in November and December, but there are a few in January and February. In case you were wondering, going to Alaska would be $515. These people chose to swim:
By Altavistagoogle, on October 21, 2012, at 6:30 am I was nervous going thru this tunnel in Google Street View. Imagine driving a bus!
View Larger Map
Try this one. View Larger Map
Will he make it?
Will he make it?
Needles Highway.
By Altavistagoogle, on October 20, 2012, at 9:02 pm If you leave all your bags at home it is even more impressive: $305 from Plattsburgh, New York, 1 hour south of Montreal, to Bogota, Colombia, and back, for $305, all in. Unfortunately, Spirit is one of two US airlines that charges for carry-on (the other being Allegiant). So total with a bag: $365.
You will need coupon code 50OFF for that price. Example of dates: Saturday February 2 to Friday February 8th. You will be flying via Fort Lauderdale (middle of the night to and from Plattsburgh). If you only want to go as far as Fort Lauderdale, Spirit will let . . . → Read More: Altavistagoogle: Plattsburgh (Montreal) to Bogota, Colombia: $365
By Altavistagoogle, on October 20, 2012, at 6:28 pm Flying to Florida, Cuba and even Puerto Rico is cheaper, but they don’t have pyramids.
Montreal (YUL) to Cancun (CUN): $400, return, all taxes included. (At time of writing, only US Airways via Phili). That’s cheaper than from Toronto or New York!
Hotels can be quite expensive in Cancun. Consider downtown if your budget is tight (or a shorter trip). There are only half a dozen beach access points, which is seriously annoying, but OK if you know where they are (the bus is frequent, 24 hours, and cheap). Once you are adjacent to the water, the entire beach
. . . → Read More: Altavistagoogle: From Montreal, Cancun is More Expensive then flying Anywhere Else: $398, return, taxes in.
By Altavistagoogle, on October 20, 2012, at 5:55 pm Dear Readers, my name is Altavistagoogle, and I'm addicted to shopping for travel. My actual travel addiction was mitigated by my bank account and inability to borrow money. However, nothing stops me from shopping for travel and then sharing my finds here, on my blog. So here goes. For more (and future) content, click on the label "travel" at the bottom of this post. -Flying to San Juan, Puerto Rico is cheap!
By Altavistagoogle, on October 20, 2012, at 5:43 pm If the prices are higher when you click on the link, try changing the dates. However, is also very likely the prices have gone up. You don't need to book directly from the airline. Your favourite travel site/agent is fine. Keep in mind, you probably need a place to stay: hotels can look very expensive when your flight is cheap. For future postings, click on the "travel" label at the bottom of this post. These prices are very cheap and will not last long (especially from Moncton). Take some time and shop hotels, however, as they can get pricey. . . . → Read More: Altavistagoogle: Flying to Puerto Rico is cheap!
By Saskboy, on October 2, 2012, at 4:40 am While at the Hoover Dam, we were told there were no tours available. We later found out it was not a technical issue and there was a VIP in a limo that had gone by while we were in the visitor centre. President Obama was visiting, on his way to the debate in Colorado.
We then got a bad tip that the Grand Canyon was only two hours away, but in a small bar in Chloride we found out the closest point was a lame bus tour that doesn’t allow photos, so we salvaged the excursion by continuing to Wilson
By Paul, on September 3, 2012, at 8:00 am So, the last weekend of summer is upon us loyal readers! I hope that you are currently enjoying the last day of the last long weekend, of this wonderful summer that was. It’s not everyday the Movie Monday falls on a holiday, so I wanted to give you all a little Labour Day gift. Our fantastic videographer, William Matthews, has truly outdone himself this time. Forget that Queen Streetcar Video from a couple months back, the great outdoors offer views that are second to none. There isn’t as much beer in this video as the other, but I . . . → Read More: Paulitical Satire: Holiday Movie Monday
By Saskboy, on August 27, 2012, at 10:07 pm Here’s a sampling of why you’d want to take a drive south of Moose Jaw sometime. I left Wood Mountain on Sunday afternoon
Drove by Fir Mountain not too long later.
Arrived in Gravelbourg under an hour later, after passing Thompson Lake and Lafleche too. Dodged a few potholes along the way north of Lafleche. Saw the familiar water tower in the distance
Had supper and ice cream at the Snack Shack. It had been renamed Junction 101 for a while under different owners, but later switched back under other owners who used the familiar name.
Gravelbourg is probably best
. . . → Read More: Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff: Photos of Gravelbourg, Fir Mountain, and Wood Mountain
By Saskboy, on August 26, 2012, at 1:36 pm Some more photos from the Wood Mountain Folk Festival, with videos to come when I send some to YouTube. Little Miss Higgins
The backdrop over the audience
Scene from that hill
Scene on that hill
Sunset from that hill
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On Sunday, my Mum and I helped out at the pancake breakfast, moving tables, serving, etc. Dad contributed some solar powered lighting for the info booth the night before, so we picked that equipment up too. The “green” stage was powered by 4 solar panels, and had a backup cooking oil generator which they never needed to fire up
. . . → Read More: Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff: Folk Festival Saturday
By Saskboy, on August 25, 2012, at 7:28 pm On this weekend I’m at the Wood Mountain Folk Fest. Last night the air was cool and windy, with a few drops of rain, but dozens of people stuck it out anyway in front of the stage while a lot of others watched and listened from their trucks lined up as if it was a drive-in.
By Saskboy, on July 29, 2012, at 5:22 pm
On Saturday my wife and I were in Oro Lake, which is SW of Regina. It used to be a Regional Park, but is now simply a community hall with some playground equipment and little-used basic camper sites. We took one of our dogs, who had a great time running around the park, and wading into the mineral lake. I nibbled on some chokecherries, while a wood tick nibbled on my leg before I found it soon after it started.
A cousin learned to drive, some pot-luck food was had for supper, and 80th birthday cake eaten before we took
. . . → Read More: Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff: Oro Lake
By Paul, on July 18, 2012, at 7:30 am Toronto in all it’s glory!
So, today is my first day back to work after 10 days of vacay and I must say….it was pretty awesome! My girlfriend and I took part in the time honoured (?) tradition of a “staycation”. Given that we live in the Big Smoke that means that we toured around the parts of Toronto we’ve been meaning to visit but have never really gotten to, given our busy lives and hectic schedules.
Thus, before we get back to our regularly scheduled Paulitical rantings let’s take a look at the fun things you . . . → Read More: Paulitical Satire: Show and Tell – What I did on my Summer Vacation
By Saskboy, on July 16, 2012, at 7:08 pm It seems Google didn’t invent Street View The idea was 100 years old when it first started to become popular on the Internet! Behold Vancouver, street view from 1907
Barcelona, Spain 1908 Look at all the bicycles!
Vancouver in 1971, albeit a little shaky camera work.
Moose Jaw, circa 2006, with excellent John Wing humour as background music. I actually know two of the vehicles that go by.
– Hat tip Alec
Barcelona 1908 youtu.be/kJdwzY1o7k8— Alec Couros (@courosa) July 16, 2012
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And here’s a little unrelated WikiLeaks humour. Use the Fifth.
How to take the Fifth on
. . . → Read More: Saskboy’s Abandoned Stuff: Google Street View Circa 1907
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