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Calgary Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Calgary, Canada
nothing special here
... we parked more than 2 hours there. Da das Wetter schlecht war, sind wir nicht in den Banff Nationalpark gefahren, sondern haben Calgary besucht. Allerdings gibt es eigentlich nicht viel zu erzählen. Das Beste an dem Tag war, dass wir keinen Strafzettel ...
Packing
... put in checked luggage and what to take as carryon....and not forget something important! It will all come together. We leave Calgary on Tuesday, May 5 and fly direct to London - Heathrow. From there we catch our flight to Dublin, arriving about ...
Greed
... thrown into disarray, and it was a royal pain in the ass. But this time, it was different - a bump to an Air Canada flight, you say? A flight that lands at Heathrow instead of Gatwick, and only an hour later than the original flight, you ...
The Committed
Well, for those of you who know me well, you'll probably be wondering what has happened to me. Yes, I, the commitment phobe, has not only gotten engaged (July 30th), but have now put an offer on a house. Yes, I am actually committing myself. Don't ...
Moving on...
I'm booked on a bus to Banff this afternoon at 1.30pm. Thank God, Calgary is an awful place. Can't wait to leave, woud not recommend anyone to visit here at all! Hoping to join a tour when I get to Banff which will take me round Banff and ...
Primeiro e Segundo dia de aula e passeio (:
... Se bem que eu acho que nao coube mais pessoas na Coreia do Norte, Japao e por ai vai, que eles precisaram vir para o Canada! haha Sem contar que o sotaque deles eh TERRIVEL!! Se vc nao entende em portugues, imagine em ingles! Eles realmente falam muito ...
July 2 Day 2 Sundre to Frankfurt via Calgary
... B&B was the airport shuttle service. Many thanks to both Barb and Ian for their great hospitality. We arrived at Calgary International Airport on schedule, we proceeded to check in and go through security. Ann set off the metal detector and scanned ...
on taking chances
they say that almost all of what people regret when they look back on their life are the things they did NOT do. i think they are probably right, and today i speak from a place of greater experience than a week ago, i guess. this week has been such a ...
Comfort
... the road signs that said "Avalanche area, Do not Stop" worried me a little bit.. though not that much. Eventually we arrived in Calgary, and Chris and Elisha came and met me, at which point they informed me it was now -3. I was surprised actually... it ...
LA, California to Calgary, Alberta
Once off the Diamond Princess we headed to LAX and on to Calgary, Alberta, ...
rest and wash day
G'day all, well as nancy was not too well today we stayed indoors and did the washing and just generally had a relax so not much to say here, just that the condo is awesome oh oh and that about 2.30 in the arvo the fire alarm went off and we had to ...
I hear tell of a heaven in Alberta
... ; I stopped into a nearby museum and art gallery mall but didn't have too much time to browse. The Calgary library was well organized administratively only there were not many computer stations ($2 for the internet). The transportation system ...
entry 4: Banff/Lake Louise
... . He was obviously just a grumpy, uncaring old man. I felt so bad for those poor people. Anyway… now I’m in Calgary! I’m staying my granny’s cousin Nora and her husband Ken, their son David and three Korean students, Jessie, James ...
Less than 2 months to go!
So it is less than 2 months to go before we leave... again :) Am ready to hit the road again, even if it IS only for a mere 3 weeks this time. We've been working with different flight and travel itineraries, trying to pack in as much as we ...
A hike and a visit
Our family split up today. The girls stayed with Elizabeth who took them (and Mali) to a waterpark. Sandra went to spend the day with Sandy and her kids, while Dennis and boys went on a hike in Kananaskis country. The hike took a few hours ...
We Love the Prairies
Greetings from Calgary! We'll start by wishing everybody a Happy Canada Day (and a Happy Independence Day if you're American...see how worldly we are becoming already). We ended our last entry with a promise of a groundbreaking exposé ...
Calgary, 23 to 25th July 2007
... will say sorry now, this isn't going to be the most interesting entry as I got Harry today!!! Woo Hoo! We arrived in Calgary at about 6am (I think?). Marie and Elody were only stopping for a few hours before resuming their journey and were heading ...
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1 more day
I'm off tomorrow. Today is for getting last minute things and organizing my stuff. What a mess, and what a whirlwind. Finished classes last Monday, packed all of my belongings, flew here last Thursday. Managed to take a couple of days to get away and ...
Feeling restless
... say that because from what I have heard from other travelers is that the RTW tickets are a lot cheaper over there compared to here in Canada. Figures. Or, we could always do a lot more travel by land which I'm cool with. We are not on a tight timeline ...
Freedom at last!
Freedom at last! Ah the wonderful wonderful feeling of freedom! Oh I love my life! I love it just as it is. The present really IS perfect. When we all start to see how true that is in our own lives, our life suddenly becomes everything we ever ...
"Up,up and Away!"
... . Yesterday, we said goodbye to my Mom and our pets and excitedly got into the old Tahoe for the very windy trip to Calgary. We were grateful to have been able to avoid the raging grass fire north of Ft. Macleod and arrivesafely in the early evening at ...
Crossing Canada - heading the east cost
We will post trip information here as soon as it starts. For 2010, we will continue planning the project and look for Sponsors that are willing to invest and support the Project. All indications in that regard is highly appreciated. Please contact us by ...
Being independently wealthy
Now that Neil is here, the ideas are constantly being put out there for cool things to do. Since he is from Oz, he is excited to do things here that I often disregard since it is so close to home and therefore "boring". Not boring, but somehow we often ...
Say au revoir to your auger
Hi my friends/family. Now you can keep updated with where i am and what i am doing and you won't have to cry because it will almost seem like i am still there....except i'm actually a bajillion miles away. xo Love ...
Calgary, Alberta
... one in New York, where they had one full day to explore the city. From the airport we went straight to the centre of Calgary into Stampede icehockey stadium, where we had booking for tour. Later afternoon we walked the centre, had a luch before we moved ...
One More Sleep!!
Yes! One more sleep and I...am...outta here! I still don't feel it has really hit me yet; like it should throw cold water in my face or something. However, I definitely feel at an elevated level right now. Perma-grin just wont leave me. ...
destination calgary
... flight finding out that its delayed 1 hours, which means one more lovely hour chilling in the airport luckily the airport in Calgary is far superior to the Edmonton one with ton of restaurant shops and FREE wifi! ...
Welcomed Advice
A friend of a friend recently was in Morocco and took the time to put together a tonne of first-hand information and emailed it over to me. This is going to be so helpful while on the road. There's some pretty interesting things to prepare for... ...
Right Intention
... feeling of such isolation? Street kids in Los Angeles, orphans in AIDS ravaged countries in Africa, elderly people in care facilities in Calgary... might they feel this alone? As if no one is at their "table," as if they sleep without the security of ...