St. Patricks Day in Innsbruck was a good time. I found a good Irish Pub, made some friends and drunk a lot of beer. Can't complain. The next morning, just like every other day that I've had to drive was accompanied by a pestering hangover. Luckily, it was only a short trip across town to the airport. The Innsbruck airport is very small, but it's...

I flew from Winnipeg to Toronto to meet my parents and the rest of the tour group members and leaders.

We're off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Canada. Funny how this is our first trip to see inhabited Canada! We've crossed over the border many times in the depths of it's wilderness above the great Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness of Minnesota. First stop, Toronto! Got lost in the endless "up and coming" (low income?) areas of th...

Alex: We loosened our overland ethic a little and flew from Vancouver to Toronto - it was a 4 hour flight or a 72 hour Greyhound ride! Got into the Toronto Hostel absolutely whacked - although it had only been a 4 hour flight we had pretty much lost a nights sleep because of the time difference, so we had a bit of a kip in the lounge/computer ro...

I can't help it. Tell me that you're even _thinking_ about a trip, I start bouncing off the walls for you. It's hard for me to wrap my head around people that _really_ want to travel, but are too afraid to get on a plane to England. And then I remember I was there once. The first flight I remember taking was one that I didn't tell my parents abo...

I woke up and puttered around taking my sweet time getting ready before setting out. Armed with a map and some snacks, I ventured out to conquer downtown Toronto. I walked down through Chinatown inhaling the unique pungent flavors that define their culture so well. I crunched on an apple as I tried to take in all the wares in every shape and col...