Archive for the 'Travel' Category

Vermont and NYC photos

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

I have put up a few photos from the trip so far:

Vermont
New York City

More will emerge as time goes by.

Central Park Studios hostel, Manhattan

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

While in New York, Emily and I stayed at the Central Park Studios hostel. It seems worthwhile to say a few things for the benefit of future travelers, as I have often found the general hostel rating sites less than useful. The hostel consists of a number of apartment buildings that have been converted: each [...]

New York bound

Monday, July 28th, 2008

The planned trip to small town Vermont has grown a big city offshoot. For the next three days, Emily and I will be visiting Manhattan. It has been five years since I was last there, and I am excited about the prospect of seeing some new things. Because of the 2003 blackout, for instance, the [...]

Vermont vacation

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Emily and I will be off visiting family in Vermont until August 7th. Expect posts to be sporadic, and quite possibly lacking in photos.

Is it ethical to fly?

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Continuing our long debate, here is another entry.
It seems to me that there are four possible long-term outcomes of the conflict between preventing climate change and travelling long distances quickly:

We come up with a way to keep flying without doing too much climatic harm. This could be sequestration of carbon from biomass, it could be [...]

B.C. Climate Action Dividend

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Since I filed my 2006 taxes in British Columbia, I was eligable for the $100 Climate Action Dividend that accompanies their new carbon tax. It was an unexpected thing to receive, since I have been a legal resident of Ontario for almost a year, but welcome nonetheless.
The question is: how could I spend $100 in [...]