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Travel Blogs from Calgary, Canada
Where did I put the...oh, never mind!
This is a top pick! After living in a mess of piled boxes and garbage for months now, it is a relief to finally see the end in sight! A 750 sq foot apartment does not have a lot of room for boxes! Not only have we been preparing for a move, we've needed to get ...
Huntin and Skinnin Right From The Beginnin.
This is a top pick! ... the Land of Aus I got to have a good visit with a good number of my accomplices. Kyle The Mule returned to Canada amidst a flurry of shotgunned Lucky Lagers and a good amount of hollering at each other happily trying to shout down each others travel ...
Oh Canada!
This is a top pick! Our plane's route from London to Calgary was over Greenland and northern Canada. With the time change, as soon as the sun set, it was rose again. Rather a weird feeling. We could see the ground flying over Nunavit and the NWT - there was no snow! ...
So Long...and Thanks for all the Fish
This is a top pick! ... to my family and dog. The weekend saw a last minute shopping spree and Saturday night drinks at a pub in Calgary's kensington district. I felt an odd nervous disbelief that this trip was technically underway. The feeling of anxious under preparation ...
Puppy Hell - Dogsitting a Pack
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Puppy Joy
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Over to Calgary
This is a top pick! Dean: Early morning Greyhound from Banff to Calgary, arriving at about midday. We dropped our packs off at the hostel and then went for a look around. We have time Calgary just right, as this week is the annual Calgary Stampede - a festival of all ...
Traveling Anxieties
This is a top pick! ... attempts at contacting the airline and travel agent on their personal cell phone, I need to step out in faith on this plane from Calgary. By the time anything can happen, I will be in the air and not available to receive a call. ...
Calgary - Returning Home Fall 2011
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The Final Chapter...NOT!
This is a top pick! NOTE: The following has been written in my website's blog, and I was hoping you would all be able to read it there, but due to some technical difficulties...and life in general...it's still not up. So here is that comment. I believe I have those ...
PS. I LOVE YOU!
This is a top pick! THANK YOU! - Je T'aime! - MERCI - Ti Amo - GRAZIE - Ich liebe dich - DANKE - Te quiero - GRACIAS - Ik hou van jou - DANK U - Eu te amo - OBRIGADO - Ya tebya liubliu - SPASIBO - Jag alskar dig - TACKA ...
That's not my monkey!
This is a top pick! ... that her and Nathan are about to start a family. I'm not sure who got more drunk that night, Loren or myself. A wonderful time in Calgary. I miss Easton and his family. He was so close to saying Uncle, but no where near close to pouring me a beer! Enjoy ...
The Missing Link!
This is a top pick! ... they have in building here and the ingenuities they had to fabricate to overcome those obstacles. Day 4 of being back in Calgary is almost over and I haven't done much. My mind is still trying to fathom what I experienced. I am constantly ...
T-Minus 7 Days
This is a top pick! The final countdown has begun... Well we are in our final week prior to departure with our first destination being Los Angeles and more specifically Disney Land. Now I know that is not much of a travel destination but when you have a 7 and a 4 year old ...
Home is Where your Heart IS!
This is a top pick! ... anxious, a feeling I haven't had for a while. I wasn't even anxious when I was driving on ice. The closer I got to Calgary, the more anxious I got. I was coming home, wasn't I? The snow that had been predicted had come and gone and the highways were dry ...
Home!
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The Journey Continues!
This is a top pick! It looks like I'm going to continue writing in this blog and not on my website. I've decided that my pit stop at home has lasted long enough and I will be hitting the road again towards the end of next week. My destination....the west coast on ...
Starting Point
This is a top pick! Journey starting point. The following is a copy of the first email I sent to family and friends when I started my Journey. I haven't edited it to include it here in a broader forum. Things will become clearer as you read on. These emails will ...
The Road Home is Never the Same!
This is a top pick! Made it home in one piece with mixed emotions. I'm trying to get settled in so you'll have to wait for my report. Think It! Feel It! Live ...
Week Forty Seven - The Stampede
This is a top pick! ... town although very touristy. We drive around The Banff Springs Hotel, the springs themselves and have a pint before driving back to Calgary. I decide that I should really check out some of the famous bars in town before I leave and Kevin runs me into ...
ice ice baby
This is a top pick! ... street to chat to someone familiar. But it's also a bit sad not having that sense of excitement just walking around anymore. Calgary has become comfortable. I know that the 8:39 bus doesn't actually come until 8:45. I know that Calgary is as ordered ...
facing the reality of goodbyes
This is a top pick! ... building, my head full of Asia. Then I noticed the snow-covered trees outside, and realised how lucky I was to be here. Calgary is ending. Tonight I went to the Den with the international crew, as per tradition. Undeniably, my friends in Canada can be ...
West Edmonton Mall and change.
This is a top pick! And so the seasons change... its mid March, and spring has truly sprung in Calgary. The formerly permafrost pavements are now clear, ice reduced to a stream in the gutter. The Rockies snow-capped peaks are no longer reflected in the prairies. My thermals ...
The International Language of Cowboy
This is a top pick! ... Calgary Stampede - lots of cowboys and crazy country and western things did spring to mind, but thats not what I got! The Calgary Stampede advertises itself as "the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", if you look up the word 'hyperbole' in the dictionary ...
last run down the mountain
This is a top pick! We returned from the Rockies last night, and we fly out to Montreal this morning. This is officially my last day in Calgary. I'm all packed and ready to venture out into the world again! Ian and I were meant to go to Sunshine on Tuesday, had pre-booked ...
islands and dreams
This is a top pick! Yesterday Marie and I decided to have a leisurely Sunday stroll in the city. The University of Calgary is located in the city's Northwest, which about 8 train stops away from Downtown. Here, the city is 'downtown'. For a while I couldn't hear people ...
Australia Day forty below zero
This is a top pick! ... the idea of feeling your cheeks freeze, go numb and then start burning with cold within fifteen seconds of exposure? Come to Calgary! It's f*cking freezing! Luckily a Chinook is due later in the week, bringing us back up to liveable conditions. If -11 ...
snow bunny
This is a top pick! ... will be weighted at 60 percent), and then bye bye West Coast, hello East Coast! Meanwhile I'm having a great time here in Calgary with all these new experiences and cool people. I'm really, really glad I came. If you're thinking about travelling, do ...
carrots and the impending national holiday
This is a top pick! ... universities for entertainment value, between the free movies, free gym facilities and easy public transport. Australia and Canada are so remarkably similar (climate excepted) that little differences are even more noticeable. My 'Canadian Cities and ...