I , AND WE (LISE), DO NOT PLAN ON DOING ANYMORE TRAVELING THIS YEAR. SO THIS TRAVELPOD, TRAVELBLOG WILL BECOME A LITTLE BIT OF AN OTTAWA EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF ONE DAVID BURTON, AKA :THE ENLIGHTENED ONE", AKA "THE WISE ONE". BLOG. - THIS HERE BLOG CONCLUDES THE MEETING OF THE 3 AMIGOS EPISODE. UPCOMING OTTAWA EVENTS: - GAY PRIDE PARADE NEXT WEEKE...

The other night (Saturday) we went to our friends' the Srivastava's house for a traditional Indian meal, which they cooked themselves and served in a traditional Indian way. Before the meal started, we were given a menu with all the different foods with their names and pronunciations. The menu was called Shivani's Dhaba, which means 'Road Side ...

Well, I'm home again - back to reality. I really had an amazing week in Scotland. We spent our last day doing some last minute shopping and touring around Edinburgh, then an interesting tour of the Belhaven brewery, with free samples of course! The whole experience was amazing, and I can't believe I got to do it for FREE! So, a special thanks to...

Hi guys! Well, here we go... The first entry in my trip blog... I haven't had any real vacation time all year, so I'm blowing all my remaining vacation days on this great two+ weeks across Argentina!!! Our plane leaves tomorrow afternoon for a connecting flight in Chicago... I can't wait!!! Talk to you soon.

The day has finally come, and I still don't quite believe it. I think only once I'm on the plane it'll hit me. I won't make this long because I still have a million things to do before I leave today. It's a good thing the flight leaves in the evening! Everything has fallen into place, it always does somehow. I just have to throw everything into ...

The month of May is really busy for me. Last weekend I went Rafting/camping. Eventhough it was the first weekend of May. It wasn't crazy cold. We got lucky as it warmed up during the days. Let me tell you, I was nervous about this trip. I had no idea what to expect b/c I do not know how to swim nor am I a strong person or atheletic. But Dee had ...

TUESDAY 18 APRIL. MONTREAL-OTTAWA. DAY 29 We went through customs at about 6am and got into Montreal at 8am. I was just putting on my giant backpack outside the station when someone called out "James!" Having just woken up I was a little disoriented and tried to think who I knew in Montreal. It was Marie-Eve, my e-mail pen-pal of about 4 years, ...

As I prepare myself for the arduous journey ahead, I pause to reflect all those who have gone before me and met with catastrophe. I am determined to learn from their mistakes, and succeed where they have failed. I know that whatever is to come, I will be forever changed. The most important part of any trip is the packing, and I plan to make sur...