Patrick Lam

Thoughts and travels of Patrick Lam

plam's travel philosophy

[Written March 2020. But it hasn’t been the best time to travel, so I’ve been waiting for a better moment. Now’s still not ideal, but maybe better.] SE student Rachel asked me for travel suggestions. That’s a pretty broad topic; digging deeper, I learned that the question was about cultural experiences and going beyond sightseeing on family vacations. I’ll write about some of my best travel experiences so far. There is going to have to be flexing.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, May 22, 2022

Three full days in Yellowknife

Checking off another territory from my Canada list; brief visit to Yellowknife (NWT) and successful aurora spotting.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Saturday, May 7, 2022

April: between Winter and Spring; more travels

End of term. Still avoiding COVID. Getting out of Waterloo while there is no teaching: travels to Yellowknife and New Zealand.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, May 1, 2022

March: first and last full month of teaching in Winter 2022, and some trips

People are pretending it’s back to normal, but the sixth wave has started in Quebec.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, April 1, 2022

24 Hours in Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is surprisingly scenic. About giant eggs and porcupines (in Alberta), another Blue Mountain, aurora borealis, and just one ditch.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Saturday, March 26, 2022

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

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