Patrick Lam

Thoughts and travels of Patrick Lam

January: a whole month in K-W

1 Feb 2022

Hey, I have a place of my own in Waterloo. Back to (virtual) school.

New Zealand Restaurants

24 Jan 2022

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

December: back in Canada and not loving it

3 Jan 2022

Last monthly summary from 2021. Homeless during a pandemic, but fortunate enough that it’s just a small inconvenience.

Urban living (3/3): Wellington

28 Dec 2021

Part III: What about Wellington? An unexpected 2 years less a month in Wellington, NZ.

Urban living (2/3): Montreal

26 Dec 2021

Part II: Ten days, a year, and 20 years living in Montreal.

Urban living (1/3): Kitchener/Waterloo

25 Dec 2021

OK, so what do I really think about living in Kitchener, Montreal, and Wellington in 2021? Part I: Kitchener/Waterloo.

There are six eggs

24 Dec 2021

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

November: last month in New Zealand

15 Dec 2021

All things must come to an end. Last month in New Zealand, with one small trip around Timaru and Mount Cook that I’d had my eye on for a while. It was a rewarding last month in New Zealand. Ma te wa.

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

10 Dec 2021

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

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

7 Dec 2021

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.