Cuba Is So Very Cuban

Posted: July 6th, 2010 | Author: Shawn | Filed under: places | 2 Comments »

Cuba was delightful, and so very Cuban. All those stereotypes you hear when folks talk about Cuba turned out to be true. Loads of classic cars and cigar shops just like you would expect. Sprinkle in some Che Guevara and Castro imagery and you pretty much have it. There was definitely satisfaction to be had in visiting a country that fulfilled all my assumptions, but there were also some things I hadn’t quite predicted.

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Week Sauce: Vegas Schwag Edition

Posted: January 9th, 2010 | Author: Shawn | Filed under: week sauce | 2 Comments »

This week I hit the last few stops on my holiday season 7 cities in 17 days tour and came back to Montreal. I’m not especially excited to be home since I now have 3 weeks to flog all my furniture/TV/etc and find someone to take over my lease. Whatever though, here’s my little weekly wrap-up of stuff and such, plus a random phone pic or two. Also this week I have a surplus of super classy Vegas schwag that you can get for free. Party on Wayne. Read the rest of this entry »