It’s always hard to decide what to write for the first post.  Might as well get it out of the way.

I was recently given the privilege of being the hired gun to open an office in Barcelona and then shut down the Vancouver one.  Unfortunately, since I am based in Vancouver, this meant dealing with not having a job.  As is often the case, this was an opportunity for a little self reflection.

Looking back on the recent years, the biggest regret was the lack of travel.  In particular, not taking advantage of living in Barcelona.  When given the opportunity to spend some time in Europe, one of the decisions was to buy the new Ducati Multistrada as a ‘Euro Delivery’, live and tour Europe and then ship it back to Canada.  Unfortunately, this grand plan didn’t actually come together – no one does Euro Delivery, work visa was never received and by the time all the plans worked out, I was travelling in the winter.

Now facing unemployment with the 2 year unlimited mileage warranty running out on the Duc, the most logical thing to do is to go on road trip – it might not be Europe, but a solo trip across the US and Canada seems to be a great way to spend a summer.