After a restful sleep and my morn-
ing coffee, I pack up early to get
ahead of the looming thunderstorms
that will cross my path on the next
leg of the journey. I am grateful that
I made new friends with the owner
Monica, Nathalie the manager and
neighbours Chris and Michael. But
it’s time to leave. Too bad because
it’s a funky old shack and (one day) I
gotta get back. Glitter on … AB
Before launching a second career in
journalism with the Sixth Estate, Andrew held
various senior management positions in the
hotel industry working in Ottawa, Toronto,
Winnipeg and Houston, Texas. His hotel
experience spans the gambit of working with
limited service motels to full service luxury
properties and various brands such as
Venture Inns, Super 8, Best Western, Crowne
Plaza Hotels and Resorts and Hilton Interna-
tional. Andrew has an MBA with a special-
isation in hospitality and tourism from the
University of Guelph, lives with his partner,
pillion and pillar Amanda Anne, and two sons
Alex and Nic.
Andrew's love of motel's, especially those
of a quirky nature, has seen him ride the
United States looking for the outrageous.
The result, Sleeping Around In America;
Revisiting The Roadside Motel, which will
be released later this year. Visit Andrew's
website for more details - motelorcycle.com
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