by dodgyhoodoo on August 24, 2013, no comments
Three months is a long time to be running around from city to city, a day on the Greyhound here, two days on the train there, possibly not having any accommodation confirmed by the time I got on board (and in the case of Boston, no accommodation at all as the request fell through en […]
by dodgyhoodoo on August 21, 2013, no comments
So I’m in Boston MA for a few days, and I’m finding I have trouble with history here. The whole downtown area is geared around Paul Revere, the Revolution etc. That’s not what I’m having difficulty with, though it is a little Brit-unfriendly at times (it was a couple of hundred years ago, guys, enough […]
by dodgyhoodoo on August 9, 2013, no comments
As I’d had an extra day in New Orleans thanks to the train tickets selling out, I ended up with one day less in Chicago, so I only ended up visiting the Field Museum and the Art Institute. To be honest, I’d never heard of the Field Museum before reading the Dresden Files (if you’ve […]
by dodgyhoodoo on August 7, 2013, no comments
The steamboat Natchez is apparently the only authentic paddle-steamer left on the Mississippi (their friendly rival, the Creole Queen, runs on diesel electric instead). I went on a cruise up and down the river for a couple of hours – lots of interesting scenery, and the crew commentary was entertaining. The cruise route goes past the […]
by dodgyhoodoo on August 6, 2013, no comments
Your two transatlantic reprobates, last week I know. Waaaaaay behind on updates. One thing I’ve rediscovered is that I can’t write for shit when I’m in company (in the flat, in the same room, whatever). On my own? Down the pub? Fine. But there’s something about being physically with someone that stalls my brain, even […]
by dodgyhoodoo on July 18, 2013, no comments
Folks, you would not believe the place I found tonight. I was looking on the map for places to get a drink near my hotel in Portland, and I found a place half a mile south called the Lovecraft Bar. As in, that Lovecraft. Yeah. It’s bloody brilliant. It’s like a slice of Camden from […]
by dodgyhoodoo on July 7, 2013, no comments
The con is in the hotel over there: Maybe 15min walk from my hotel, in a town built for humans. In real terms, best part of an hour’s walk assuming you can find sidewalks all the way; effectively only accessible by hotel shuttle or cab. Madness.
by dodgyhoodoo on July 6, 2013, no comments
First stop in New Orleans was St Louis Cemetery, via Louis Armstrong Park. The tomb with all the Xs and offerings is Marie Laveau’s (New Orleans’ queen of voodoo) – people still use it as a votive site, though the cemetery management keep asking everyone not to add anything more to it… After the cemetery, […]
by dodgyhoodoo on July 5, 2013, no comments
Those New Orleans photos are on the way, I promise… In the meantime: I’m at CONvergence this weekend, which has been a lot of fun so far. Haven’t been to much actual con content so far (though the Avenue Who puppet intro to the opening ceremony was hilarious), instead I’ve spent a fair bit of […]
by dodgyhoodoo on July 3, 2013, no comments
Another day, another Greyhound station. And I still aten’t ded. So I didn’t get around to posting anything about New Orleans yet. Put it down to a slowly-broiling brainpan, I think I was beyond my safe operating limits there… Great place, but I’m very glad to have been in the cooler climes of Chicago for […]