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The Day Has Finally Arrived!
... 14 hours. But as soon as we got on that Air New Zealand flight I knew it was going to be a fun ride. The people were noticeably cheery and friendly, chatting and laughing. There was an energy -- a buzz -- on that plane, and the beverages hadn't even started coming out yet. ;-)
I sat next to a travel writer and his friend who had just been touring British Columbia ...
And So It Begins
Good evening,
So the Grand Adventure begins in just over a week. I have had the odd request to post a photo or two as my trip unfolds so I thought I would try to honour these requests combined with some mild note taking by trying out TravelPod. Perhaps this might prevent me from clobbering everyone's Facebook news feed while allowing Mom to check in on my whereabouts.
So, I start in the ...
A little R&R and bike maintenance 5 nights.
... the price of hotels was exhorbitant but this weekend is the biggest long weekend for Canadians so a lot of accomodation was fully booked leading up to the weekend. We found the Thriftlodge and this place is a little gem. The rooms are clean it has a heated pool and the breakfast is lovely. McDonalds, Boston Pizza and Dennys are next door so we are fully taken care of. We have decided ...
Wimbledon history!!
... Federer, incidentally, is only one win away from equalling Sampras' record). Not sure if I will be clever enough to figure out a way to stream the final on my laptop over here in Canada (suggestions are more than welcome), so keep me posted on the ...
We've made it to Australia!
... looking for a show or some music to catch but there wasn't anything that was really jumping out at us. Then we noticed a talk at the University of Calgary, entitled 'When Will we Find E.T.?", given by Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI Institute in California. SETI stands for "Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence" and I've heard this guy on podcasts before. He's a very engaging and interesting individual, so for my 33rd birthday, I decided we should ...