It was an interesting day in Geneva yesterday. Being in the French part of Switzerland, I had a chance to practice my rusty French. Eating lunch at a Korean restaurant I stumbled upon, I had an opportunity to use the few Hangul words remaining in my brain from 16 years ago when I lived in… Continue reading Vallette and Monnier
The magic of serendipity
Yesterday, 20 May 2015, I decided to visit Geneva for the first time. I also tried an experiment in travel I had never attempted before… Travelling without a guidebook. To be fair, guidebooks are written and published by people who are passionate about the destination and are only trying to be helpful, but the problem… Continue reading The magic of serendipity
Learned ignorance
Finally I have reached the last tale I wish to tell about our Mosel weekend of 14 – 17 May 2015. (Which is good, because my trip to Geneva yesterday… So much to tell!) Our (my wife and I) last stop on our Mosel mini-adventure was the town of Bernkastel-Kues. The twin town of Bernkastel-Kues… Continue reading Learned ignorance
La Vie en Rose
Of the 1,000 plus books, CDs and movies I have amassed as my own private library over the past 15 years, I estimate that at least 10% of my collection is devoted to biographies. I love to learn about other people, not because I am looking for tips to become rich and famous, but I am curious about how they… Continue reading La Vie en Rose
Buddha by the Mosel
As my family sadly observes, and as religious friends of mine sadly shake their heads at my obvious heathen ways, I am not a devotee to any religion or faith, with perhaps a leaning towards humanism. This does not mean though that I do not seek to understand why religion is important to others. Of… Continue reading Buddha by the Mosel
Philosophy now only 84 cents
In my travels I have learned that there are four basic attitudes that have enabled me to make my life as interesting as possible: 1. Have a genuine interest in meeting people. Seeing mountains, ruins and statues is wonderful, but after a while they blur in your memory, their names mostly forgotten, but you will never… Continue reading Philosophy now only 84 cents
Genesis of a blog.
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Chronicles of Canada Slim! Clearly the end days have come as the unthinkable has happened…Adam Kerr, one of the world’s electronically challenged, now has a blog!!! If you have followed my long rambling posts at Facebook and would like to read more about the ongoing adventures of a Canuck lost… Continue reading Genesis of a blog.