Holiday Inn Express Edmonton-Downtown, Ab

... then I went to explore the other parts of Fort Edmonton Park, which is actually a reconstruction of Edmonton as it was at different time periods.

On my last day in Edmonton I went golfing with Dave which was fantastic. I especially liked drinking beer on the course (they have a girl in a beer cart driving round - how good is that?!?!) which improved my game but in the same way that it does with pool in that I peaked but then I continued to drink too much and my game then deteriorated.

... young people are working in a field most don't even know is hiring. They can do anything from making up beds to serving food in a rocky environment. Isca is of Cree descent and is going to become a nurse, which is what she is studying for. Deni wants to get into business but is not sure what he wants to do yet. Neither one is ...

... I have now continued blogging (not just travel but on life in general) at www.whereshegoes.org which a site I made up to scribble on. Let me know what you think. To find my most recent writings, please visit me there. I will still receive messages through TravelPod for a short time longer but it would be best to reach me at whereshegoes@gmail.com Happy Travels!! Carmella aka. whereshegoes

... neighbor told me that I merely had to walk across the street to my polling station. I was glad that I ran into some candidates who were canvassing the neighborhood who gave me brochures. I am glad that I get to have a say. I am glad I am finally taking responsibility. "I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do." -Helen Keller

I started figuring out the final details of my trip. So far, I have been concentraing on determining the best way to travel within Eastern Europe. I obviously land in Frankfurt, Germany. I used my airmiles for the flight so I Frankfurt was the best choice for fewer airmiles. I leave Edmonton on the 18th at about 11 am. I land in Frankfurt on Saturday morning. I head to Berlin immediately (by train). I ...

... February 6th at 19:00 which will be something like 2:00 a.m. Edmonton time. February 7th is Chinese New Year! After five days in HK, it'll be a two and a half hour Emirates flight to Bangkok arriving at midnight. Nice. An afternoon arrival was possible at prices more than double the 190 bucks I paid, all in. (Total cost of all flights to Bangkok, $955.) After that, who knows? Stay tuned.

... too. FINALLY got back to Edmonton just after midnight, Wednesday morning. The customs people made me unpack everything, and I was the last person from the flight out of the airport. I had a crowd of about 7 customs officials standing around, asking me about my trip and checking out my stuff. Mom, Dad, and Laura were waiting for me, and even though I was absolutely exhausted, I couldn't keep the smile off my face for most of the ride home. From the hostel in ...

I have just realized that today is the first day of summer. I cannot believe it slipped by me but I caught it before the clock turned to midnight. We have been getting some tremendous thunderstorms in the past few days. I even got some photos of a funnel cloud forming directly above the car on the way home one day. It didn't turn into a tornado but the hail and severe ...

I woke up on Friday morning feeling super ill. I was up in plenty of time to do 6am hot yoga but I decided against it. I just couldn't convince myself that it would be worth it to risk spewing all over the yoga room. I am sure my fellow yogis would not have appreciated such a rude awakening to start their day. I decided to go back to bed. After lazing around most of the morning just hauling myself from the computer to the bed for ...

... was a drive by shooting at the petrol station right opposite! The bullet apparently only skimmed his forehead though, then he did a runner! Thrilling stuff! The waitress in the worst restaurant on this planet (in the hotel funnily enough) told us that we were actually staying in the ruffest part of town and just a few blocks down there's a housing scheme thats riddled with drugs. We felt so safe in our beds that night! One last story that I have ...