May 2024. Had once been to Bruges (Brugge) to tourist around ( look here ), but as there was a conference and a regular EJN meeting right after each other, there was still enough time to enjoy the beauty of the city.
From Petra we drove a couple hours towards the Wadi Rum desert, headed first to the Wadi Rum village to register ourselves, then left our car at the designated area at the beginning of the desert and met our host who drove us into the desert in his truck.
Arrived in Montreal during noon and as all previous days had been very much full of steps and kilometres, decided to take a rest day. Got some food and chilled in the sun on the hostels rooftop.
Hello Canada! It was a long drive from Chicago to Toronto, but for how cheap it was, it was worth it. Also, there is a certain charm about long bus rides for me. Always meet interesting people and hear interesting stories. There were a couple long-distance bus-drivers on it, riding to their next job destination, so, got to hear a bit of their life and adventures.
Went on a work-trip to Madrid in early September. Spent a fun weekend with the chicas in Valencia before and headed to North-America after Madrid. So got to spend another day and a half in Madrid when coming back!