Wrocław 2.0 – Kaplica Czaszek

After arriving in Wrocław, meeting up with Natalia, and being cooked a wonderful dinner, we crafted plans for how I would get to Kudowa-Zdrój the next day to see the Czermna Kaplica Czaszek – an ossuary in Poland that is quite near the Czech border. The trip was a bit opportunistic – I liked the…

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Switzerland

Popping off the overnight train from Amsterdam, I purchased a SIM card for my phone at the hauptbahnhof in Zurich, called Andrea, and headed off to meet her. Andrea and I met each other on Whistler Mountain in Jasper three years ago then tagged along with each other on Indian Ridge – which can be…

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From Rainy Calgary to Sunny Scotland

There aren’t many more elegant ways to depart Calgary than with an ear infection and a cold. I sat down on the plane and proactively apologized to my seat companions. The flight was nice, but I didn’t sleep a wink. I arrived in Glasgow, brushed my teeth, and hopped on a transfer bus – helping…

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