Category Archives: travel

Just sayin’

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

9 days to go. Don’t get flu, don’t get flu, don’t get flu…

Posted in silliness, travel, Vancouver | 15 Comments

Disorient express

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The Canada Line, the latest addition to Vancouver’s SkyTrain rapid transit system, has been up and running for a couple of weeks now*. It connects downtown to the airport, and my favourite bus route to a station one block from … Continue reading →

Posted in silliness, travel, Vancouver | 14 Comments

Canadian Immigration: Part II

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(This is a series of posts detailing my personal journey from work permit to Canadian citizenship. I’ve included as many details as I can remember. If you found this post using an internet search for Canadian immigration, or if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, family, personal, travel | 15 Comments

Take me out to the ball game

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

When I travel, I like to immerse myself in the culture of the country I’m in. Especially if it involves yummy food and drink*, or sport. So, when I found myself in the States with my family in 1994, I … Continue reading →

Posted in photos, sport, the 2009 baby boom, travel, Vancouver | 13 Comments

Where in the world is Cath this weekend?

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Guesses in the comments please! I’ll add more photos later if you’re stumped. Second photo now added – people already have the right answer, but I wanted to show you what the rest of the fence looks like!

Posted in competition, photos, travel | 14 Comments

Pros and cons of an itinerant lifestyle

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

ON TUESDAY I went for farewell drinks with a grad student friend who’s leaving Vancouver for an overseas postdoc position. It’s been a bad year for friends leaving town. This aspect of the academic lifestyle affects me more now that … Continue reading →

Posted in career, science, travel | 10 Comments

On her Majesty’s secret service

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

So you know how, in many spy movies, James Bond or Jason Bourne or some other suave and sophisticated guy will open up a folder or a safe and reveal a selection of different identity documents, from different countries, and … Continue reading →

Posted in personal, photos, travel | 6 Comments

With glowing heart

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Warning: embarrassing sentimentality follows. But it’s OK, the second part will return you unscathed to the usual level of silliness. —————————– Here’s a journal entry that I wrote on a Pacific-bound train twelve years ago, somewhere amid the lakes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, embarrassing fan girl, personal, silliness, travel, Vancouver | 25 Comments

Oncoming trains

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I was excited this week to read an article on the BBC website about a possible renaissance of the US rail system, including talk of a high-speed link from Vancouver down to Seattle, Portland and Eugene. Yup, I’m a train … Continue reading →

Posted in environment, travel | 10 Comments