1. License2. In therapy3. The Getaway4. The first day5. Lucky6. Blue7. Nerves8. Nothing9. Displaced10. Empty11. Lingering12. Bourgeois13. A goal14. Tofino15. Fog16. Monster17. Perspective18. Happy Days19. Breakdown20. Joy21. Even22. Vertigo23. Fake24. Hanging in there25. Walkabout26. Jim27. Tourist28. Klutz29. Factoids30. Ghosts31. Badlands32. Endless33. Hot34. Qu’Appelle Valley35. Lost36. Thunderstorm37. Red dress, white dress38. Tintin39. Prayer40. All-Canadian41. Colour42. Goodbye43. Agawa44. Paradise45. Country Life46. 'I don't work here'47. Happy Canada Day48. Six Nations49. Dismal 50. Parliament & Palaces51. Confined52. Oka53. ‘And you want to travel blind’54. Friendship55. Tatant56. Karma57. ‘On writing’58. Winner takes all59. Good people60. So nice61. Know-it-all62. Magic63. Musing64. User manual65. Come-from-Away66. Coming home67. ‘Safe travels’68. A f*cking bad day69. Dorian70. Aftermath71. Remake 72. Neighbourly73. Windfall74. An ocean of grey75. Canadian Quirks76. A trick77. Back78. OpenShe asks me what I’m doing here, in Canada. I’m thinking: “No idea.”I say: “I’ve gone Walkabout.”Travelling in a van without a plan for six months —who doesn’t dream of that? Still, there are very few people who actually do it. Maybe you have to be so incredibly through with your life, that you just can’t think of a better plan. Gertrude Lok left for Canada, bought a converted van with a bed and a genny, drove from one coast to the other and kept a diary.Not just any travel journal or a collection of witty columns, but a less-than-ordinary self-help book, that can be an inspiration to many of you to seek out your own adventure and reclaim your life.Not just any travel journal or a collection of witty columns, but a less-than-ordinary self-help book, that can be an inspiration to many of you to seek out your own adventure and reclaim your life.