Just as Marlies commented that staying in Brooklyn would give us a “more authentic New York experience,” a pigeon hiding somewhere in the rafters of the subway station shit on Jon. He checked to see where he had been hit,…
Balancing Settling Down with the Urge to Travel
Perhaps some of you have been wondering why Borderline Crazy was missing 50% of its crazy, aka, myself, in this travel season’s contributions to the blog. In the past year I experienced a considerable change in my life when I…
Two Minutes to get to Buenos Aires
I arrived in Toronto a few days before our flight to Buenos Aires, as I wanted to visit friends. On the day of our midnight flight, Marieke and I met up with her friends for a drink. As it was…
90 Reasons to go on a Cruise
If you’ve been following this blog for any length of time, you know the focus is on independent travel. You might wonder why then, I decided to go on an almost (the booze is certainly not free) all inclusive cruise…
Sashaying down the Second Line in New Orleans
After experiencing a very Bywater experience in the backyard winery, followed by another night on Frenchman street, dancing in thirty degrees celsius plus heat might seem like the last thing we’d want to do, but it was time for the…
Ending up on the Wrong Side of the Tracks in New Orleans
Ever since watching the awesome show Treme, I knew I had to get to New Orleans. So when my friend suggested NOLA or The Big Easy for the destination of her Bacheloretter Party, it didn’t take much to convince me.…