When I told a friend I was planning to bike to Oakville - a distance of about 92 kilometres from the downtown core of Toronto - he naturally assumed I would be going by motorcycle.
But then I corrected him. I’m planning to ride a normal, everyday, mountain bicycle, using just the power generated from my legs pushing in a circular motion to accelerate.
Exactly one month from today, I’ll be heading out on the road, traveling east until I hit the Atlantic Ocean.
Yet here I am thinking about another trip that is months away and would take me in the complete opposite geographical direction.
I’m going up to Muskoka tonight to a friend’s cottage where the air is cleaner and the water is pristine…I think…I hope.
In any case, I’m heading north. And although it’s just for a night, I’ve been looking forward to getting away from the inescapable, hectic and fast-paced lifestyle in the city.
Check out the following two links (the article is separated into two parts) outlining the author’s preference of 10 cities around the world to visit before you die.
I’ve been to two of the ten listed (New York City, U.S.A. and Paris, France) so I guess I got some more travelling to do.
Yeah it’s a month-and-a-half away.
Still, the anticipation is there, especially with some of my co-workers recently returning from their respective vacations. So I’ve begun my research in where to stay on each stop of my east coast road trip. Continue reading…
