After three weeks in Hungary, I’m coming home. The trip was terrific, but home is great too. See you soonish, Canada. 🇭🇺➡️🇨🇦

Left: Sign by the elevator at the top of the Pécs TV Tower (Pécs, Hungary). Right: The only stairs leading down the tower. Me: I really, really, really hope there’s no fire.

Is it just me or does this statue stick out like a sore thumb, or, more likely, maybe a thumb that’s not sore? (Pécs, Hungary)

Are they suggesting that other restaurants serve fake food? Yikes! (Budapest, Hungary)

I reread the government webpage. I might have misinterpreted it before. (See the attached image.) "you were born outside Canada and your parent became a citizen because of these changes (even after your birth)" So, if you're parent became a citizen because of the changes, then you might be eligible.

I never saw any of the original “Deal or No Deal” shows, but this Iran Peace Deal reboot of it really sucks.

Trump: "Today we hit another stock market high." The stock markets at close today:

I desperately hope this is a bluff and Trump will TACO if Iran doesn’t capitulate to untrustworthy Trump. But here’s the thing about bluffs: There are only so many times you can back down from a bluff and still have anyone fall for your bluffs.

Meanwhile, in the US, they’re waging a war in the Middle East, healthcare is becoming unaffordable for many people, and prices are rising too, some by a lot, except stock prices, which are falling. But what’s top-of-mind for the president of the US this morning? Bruce Springsteen. That’s what. 🤷🏼‍♂️

An almost infallible rule: Just when you think that Trump can't possibly get any more vile and disgusting than he already is, he decisively proves you wrong.

Ha. Me too.

I’m 73. I don’t think I have the stamina needed to meet 60+ women online anymore. I probably don’t have the strength to meet more than 20, if that. Sorry, but I’ll have to pass on your offer.

Of course networks should have their broadcast licenses revoked if they are negative to Trump. That clearly violates American lèse-majesté laws. Wait. What?

The National Park Service seems to have a different view of it.

Thank you, Hiroshima Prefectural Art Museum, for your very kind invitation to “Please take one” of your printed sheets with info about a few of the works. But if there’s not a word of English on either side of the sheet (there isn’t), there’s no need to invite me in English.

I try not to be snarky (more than 50 times a day), and I’m exceptionally grateful to be informed that these leaflets are FREE, but the only English characters on them is a transliteration, “Tsuba.” Regrettably, I speak only English. Free doesn’t help me. Thanks anyway. (Osaka Museum of History)

Me too. Me too! But I’ii probably get tongue-tied if I meet Buddha. I mean, what would I say to him? “How do you like Nirvana? Enlightened enough for you?” Seems too trite, doesn’t it? Okochi Sanso Garden, Kyoto, Japan

My discomfort in large groups is vindicated. Although there are hordes here. Kinkaku-ji Temple, Kyoto, Japan.

Well, that’s a tad disconcerting. (Hakone, Japan) I’m already up at the top of the steaming volcano.

I don’t know, but of those three icons on this sign, I think that if someone is the sort of person to carry around a bomb, a sign probably won’t stop them. Just saying. (Tokyo, Japan)

Within two hours of each other. (h/t @atrupar.com, who provides an invaluable service in monitoring news media broadcasts pretty much day-in and day-out so we don't have to. You should probably follow him if you don't already.)

I’m now in London. This afternoon, I visited London’s Little Venice and a few other sights. Despite having visited London a couple of times before this trip, until I did some reading for this trip, I had no idea London had a Little Venice. Read about it here: journeys.klebanoff.com/2025/09/lond...

Huh. I didn’t know He played cricket. Who’d want to play against Him. Then again, I’m not a believer, nor do I know anything about cricket, so 🤷🏻‍♂️. (London, England)

Manchester Museum: TIL that in the Middle Devonian period (about 393.3 to 382.7 million years ago), a day was 21.9 hrs and a year was 400 days. This raises important questions: How did they find the time and when did they celebrate Christmas? (B/c this is social media, I need to note that’s a joke.)

I’m confused. If the cash withdrawals are free, why do you need a card at all? I suppose there’s some fine print limiting how much free cash you can withdraw, and they need the card to control that. Or maybe I misunderstood the concept.

I *knew* it was a bum rap all along. Thank goodness the railway was able to establish its innocence! (Near, or maybe still in, Edinburgh, Scotland.)

American refugee claims are skyrocketing in Canada. Gee, I wonder what’s going on in the US. apple.news/AngqvHjZXS8q...

Canadian, here. I just bought an ebook version of your book on Kobo. Will you sign my iPad screen?

(Stockholm) I know the feeling, man. I know the feeling. I’ve loved my time in Sweden. I’ve seen only a small fraction of it, but that fraction has been fabulous. However, I’ve been gone for more than 3 weeks. Travel fatigue is starting to hit me. In that regard, I’m glad I’m going home tomorrow.

I pushed. Is everything working properly again now? (Stockholm, Sweden)