Maëlys McArdle

Category: Travel

  • Joe Hisaishi & Toronto

    Joe Hisaishi & Toronto

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    I went to Toronto this weekend to see Joe Hisaishi, legendary composer. He was at Roy Thomson Hall to play an original symphony of his, some Ravel, and two classic pieces from Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle. I couldn’t have asked for better seats; I was as close to him as the musicians of…

  • Northern Lights

    Northern Lights

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    Last night, the biggest solar storm in decades hit the planet, resulting in the aurora borealis being visible in Ottawa. I went out to the North Frontenac Dark Sky Preserve to get away from the light pollution. These are some of the photos I took:

  • Eclipse

    Eclipse

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    I was able to drive out to just outside Cornwall and check out the total eclipse. It was neat to see; the 3PM sky took on a colour I had never seen before, the birds were chanting as if it were morning, and you could see stars/planets in daylight. The rural roads there and back…

  • French Riviera

    French Riviera

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    A month ago, I spent two weeks in France with my dad. We spent time in Paris, Nice, Marseilles, with day trips to Monte Carlo, Cannes and Èze. This was my third time in the country, but the first time outside of Paris. French as spoken by French-Canadians is difficult for people in France to…

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

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    Last week I landed in Las Vegas. This was my fourth time in the city, but it had been a decade since my last stint. Work was paying; it was my second off-site with the start-up I’m at. I got there a few days early and rented a car, a brand new Jeep Compass with…

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

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    On the first week of 2023, my friend Rita and I took to New Orleans. We started driving around midnight on January 1st, to get to Montreal for the 6am flight. As soon as we dropped in NOLA, we took a Lyft and directed the driver along the route of a Second Line Parade, a…

  • An incredible summer

    An incredible summer

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    As summer 2022 comes to a close, I reflect on what has been the best one I’ve had yet. The move Four years ago, I had just gone through the breakup with Jean. I felt at the time that I wasn’t the person I wanted to be and that a move back downtown would be…

  • Maldives

    Maldives

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    I’ve spent the last week in the Maldives. I was mostly in Malé with my partner, but also visited Villingili.

  • Newfoundland

    Newfoundland

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    This past week, my partner Jamie and I have been visiting the northern half of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland. We landed in St John’s where we procured a rental car and stayed in a cute Airbnb.

  • Ireland, Portugal, and Spain, Oh My!

    Ireland, Portugal, and Spain, Oh My!

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    I just came back from a two week trip to Dublin, Lisbon, Madrid and Barcelona with my dad. We were in Ireland two weeks before Brexit when no deal had yet to be reached, and in the center of Barcelona’s mass demonstrations following the ruling against Catalan leaders. Dublin, Ireland Dublin was the first stop…