Category Archives: travel

Where in the world was Cath in November?

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Photo quiz time! Can you name the cities in the photos below? Some of these are easier than others (I’ve tried to put the hardest ones first), so extra points if you can also name the building(s) in the photos! I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in photos, travel | 14 Comments

Puerto Rico, my heart’s devotion

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

While helping Mr E Man book the final leg of our upcoming vacation yesterday, I realised that it’s been almost a whole year since we went to Puerto Rico and I still haven’t blogged about it. BAD blogger! We flew … Continue reading →

Posted in drunkenness, family, fun with language, personal, photos, travel | 4 Comments

Happy Canada Day!

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I hope all my Canadian readers are having an awesome long weekend! (And that everyone else had an awesome normal weekend!) Ours has involved spending time with various friends on patios, roller coasters, log flumes, beaches, ocean swims, picnics in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, drunkenness, family, silliness, sport, travel, UK, videos | 5 Comments

Whining and opining

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

We (well, mostly Mr E Man) have spent the last couple of weeks booking flights and accommodation for a much-needed vacation in Puerto Rico. We’ve now got everything sorted except the car rental and the last night’s hotel and are … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, family, idiocy, silliness, travel, whining | 20 Comments

Wonderin’ Underground

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Some of the signs I saw while riding the Montreal metro made me wonder just how safe the system is: Beware of gigantic creepy tickle monsters!  And also freaky parasitic alien pregnancies! At least they’ve painted the parts of the … Continue reading →

Posted in freakishness, photos, silliness, travel | 19 Comments

Where in the world was Cath today?

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

View from my hotel room last night / this morning: Answers on a postcard in the comments, please! By the way, if a colleague tells you that a PI is cursed when it comes to travel, do NOT book yourself … Continue reading →

Posted in career, travel, whining | 15 Comments

RBO “GAAH! There’s no TIME!”

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One day when I was about 10 or 11, my Mum came home from the supermarket with, among other items, two big bottles of Schweppes Tonic Water. When I saw her putting them in a cupboard I said, “ooh, is … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, family, food glorious food, furry friends, personal, silliness, travel | 11 Comments

I come from a land down under? Apparently?

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m not sure I’d trust this app to help me navigate around a foreign country…

Posted in idiocy, screenshots, silliness, technology, travel | 11 Comments

Pacific surf, the coast by starlight, and the Cascades: San Diego to Vancouver by train

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

or: what you gain when you’re not too vain to deign to let the train take the main strain. As I said in my last post, a meeting with collaborators in La Jolla last week probably represented my last chance … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, embarrassing fan girl, food glorious food, fun with language, nature, personal, photos, snow, technology, travel, Vancouver | 10 Comments

Zen and the art of locomotive maintenance

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I got home yesterday lunchtime after an epic West Coast rail journey from San Diego to Vancouver. I’ve been to La Jolla once every six months or so since July 2009 to meet with collaborators, and every time I’ve gone … Continue reading →

Posted in bad people, current affairs, drunkenness, first world problems, food glorious food, idiocy, personal, photos, rants, snow, technology, travel, whining | 38 Comments