Patrick Lam

Thoughts and travels of Patrick Lam

Warm lights in the Airbnb bedroom FTW

Sometimes I’m ridiculous. Tales of swapping light bulbs.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, February 20, 2022

New Zealand Restaurants

I looked up two years’ of dining history and collected all the New Zealand restaurants I thought were worth mentioning.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, January 24, 2022

There are six eggs

Christmas Eve content you wanted: egg sizes in NZ, Canada and the US.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, December 24, 2021

Leaving Aotearoa Part II: AKL-LAX, Los Angeles, and back on Air Canada to Montreal

Part II: from Auckland to Montreal (and Kitchener). Plus, how did we get here? Looking back at 2019.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, December 10, 2021

Leaving Aotearoa Part I: WLG to AKL and on to NZ6

Ma te wa—see you later, New Zealand. First half of my trip from Wellington to Montreal, covering travel from Wellington to Auckland and onto the plane to Los Angeles.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Travel during COVID times: NZ to Canada

Argh! How to get the necessary COVID tests to enter the US and Canada.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, November 26, 2021

Trans-Canada Highway vs State Highway 1: Getting around (Central) Canada & NZ

Thoughts about how people get around in Canada and New Zealand.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, November 19, 2021

Review: Emerald Hours in New Zealand Part II, getting around the South Island

Second part of my book review / transit comparison between 1905 and 2021. This time featuring the South Island and the Milford Track.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, October 10, 2021

Review: Emerald Hours in New Zealand Part I, North Island (but really, transport in NZ)

Alys Lowth and her party toured New Zealand in the early 1900s and took a surprising amount of public transit. Here, I compare public transit in NZ in 1905 and today. Also: things that are the same (geology), and things that are different (not as much as one would think!).

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, September 5, 2021

West Coast Again, May 21-25 2021: Days 4 & 5, Arthur's Pass, Springfield, and Christchurch

Cliffhanger resolved. We get back to Christchurch (a bit poorer) and thence back to Wellington.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, June 28, 2021

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Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo; patrick.lam@uwaterloo.ca

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