If you were to leave from my house, head to the major 401 highway and drive a mere thirty minutes to the east, you would arrive at the city of… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #78/250: Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne
The first seven (yikes!) posts in this series can be found here, here, here, here, here, here and here. As my eighth day on the road began, I was greeted… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #77/250: Trick Rider by Gord Downie and the Country of Miracles…Family Road Trip Edition: Part VIII
The first three posts in this series can be found here, here and here. Some people may look at our suitcases and our touristy photos and call what we are… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #76/250: Chi Mi Na Morbheanna by The Rankin Family….Road Trip Edition: Part IV.
The links for Parts I and II of this series can be found here and here. Day 3: We start this day in a hotel parking lot in Edmundston, New… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip….Song #75/250: Viewmaster by Eric’s Trip…Road Trip Edition: Part III
If you are a faithful reader of this blog then you will be aware that I was born and raised on the east coast of Canada on Cape Breton Island… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #74/250: Truck Got Stuck by Corb Lund and the Hurtin’ Albertans
As I type these words today, another school year is coming to an end here in Canada. The end of the school year is a funny time for all whose… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip….Song #73/250: Jackpot by Jocelyn Alice
I grew up on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, as many of you may already know. Cape Breton is a funny place in a way because it is difficult… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #72/250: Help I’m Alive by Metric
The fall of 1982 is always the time that I believe was the beginning of my journey into adulthood. It was then that I moved from my bucolic island home… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip….Song #71/250: High School Confidential by Rough Trade
In my previous post *(which you can read here), I wrote about how, as a young man, I discovered that I enjoyed listening to music best by wearing good quality… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #70/250: Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone) by Glass Tiger
In my much younger days, I remember watching a National Geographic documentary about army ants in the rainforest. One of the things that I remember most about that documentary was… Read More »The Great Canadian Road Trip…Song #69/250: Paradise Skies by Max Webster.