Category Archives: Travel

The Long Canoe Trip

Posted on November 6, 2023 by Barry Pomeroy

When Biss and I decided to take his son on a canoe trip, I suggested a lake I’d gone to before. We would be canoeing in the dark, which we often did, and that lake afforded opportunities that other locations … Continue reading →

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Coming to Shore

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Barry Pomeroy

If I were writing an elegy, I would say that the voyage has been a difficult one. I readied the boat, took down sails in the storms, and dropped anchor when arriving in the calm waters of the port. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Cascino Family Christmas

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Barry Pomeroy

I’d been visiting Silvio’s family in Argentina for a month by the time we drove to the mountains to visit his cousin. His cousin was renowned for her avarice and unmannered lack of civility, and so when Christmas Eve approached, … Continue reading →

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Such Friendly People

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Barry Pomeroy

When I first moved to Manitoba, I couldn’t avoid noticing the license plate. Each car proudly proclaimed—even while they were swerving in front of me for the advantage of a few metres—that I had arrived in friendly Manitoba. I made … Continue reading →

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My Brother’s Dinner with Andre

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

I have a special relationship with Louis Malle’s 1981 Hollywood cum arthouse film My Dinner with Andre. Although normally such a declaration would be followed by a revelation about how I was related to one of the actors, perhaps Wallace … Continue reading →

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Travelling Without Geography

Posted on October 10, 2020 by Barry Pomeroy

Most people around the world marvel when American television shows feature street geography quizzes and Americans cannot point to a single country on a map. The subsequent discussion usually centres around the failing American education system, the geographical ignorance that … Continue reading →

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The Saltpeter Mines of Northern Atacama, Chile

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Barry Pomeroy

Saltpeter, or nitrate, was a major export of Chile until artificial production began in Germany in the thirties. Then, like much of the world staggering as a result of the global depression, Chile suffered from the loss of nearly fifty … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Wedding

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Barry Pomeroy

Las Vegas was more than merely rhinestone glitter and a parade of reflected glory, more than a money-pocket for a sign and a snatching hand and booze-filled weekend pliers to the teeth. It was a place which encouraged invention. If … Continue reading →

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The Search

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Barry Pomeroy

I was awake at around four in the morning but fought the urge to get up and slept a bit more until Santiago, who is the ranger who was in our room, got up at six. I thought he was … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Body in the River

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Barry Pomeroy

This morning I woke up early, for some reason. I could have used more sleep but instead I was awake at six in the morning and trying to go back to sleep. It was nearly eight in the morning when … Continue reading →

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