Quick! What’s the best Canadian city? The subject has led to a lively discussion on Lonely Planet’s Thorn Tree, something so prickly that Toronto-based author Andrew Potter suggested could actually bring about a civil war. Most people equate Canada with its natural beauty, or hockey, or Mounties, or beaver nickels. Last year I visited Canada six times, mostly to focus on Canadian cities … Read on
I wrote a song for Saskatoon recently (debuted at the end of this video). And apparently Saskatoon is delighted. A local on this CBC News TV broadcast calls the song ‘pretty catchy.’ Global Saskatoon broadcast says ‘Saskatoon Sensation’ does a ‘good job.’ Article covering it on CTV News. And a delighted Saskatoon is a delighted Robert.
Ever since reading about Timbuktu in Dr Seuss’ ‘Hop on Pop’ as a kid, I’ve concocted all sorts of wild visions of what places are like based on the sound of their names. The more unusual, the more magical the skyline I envisioned. Of course, it rarely works out that way — Tahlequah isn’t all that different from Fort Smith — but it … Read on
