Lakeview Signature Inn - Calgary Airport

... ineffective the magic that Spain offers. If I lived there and lost that, where would I escape to when I needed a break from the mundane? <br><br>A while back a few of us in the office joked about my Spanish alter-ego, and we came up with the name Hector Andreas Rafael Dominguez. We agreed Rafael was a cool name because it had the uber-cool shortened version of Rafa, and Dominguez came from the last name of Vicky, the Colombian lady who tutored me a number of ...

... centre, are at the Ramada Inn, at an excellent rate, and will be very comfortable for the next couple of days. <br><br>As they don't have an exercise room, and we are finding that sitting in the car the last couple of days has not helped the waiste line (too many donuts Robbie - Krispie Kreams included!!!) we are going to go for a run shortly. <br><br>Are heading for the world famous Royal Dyrrell Museum, which has the largest and best dinosaur ...

I heard my mom talking downstairs and started shouting and raising her arms to the roof as she saw me coming down the stairs. She didn't know that I am coming over. As usual some tears in her eyes, stressing again, not to surprise her like that because of ...

... just flip on my iPod any time those feelings of claustrophobia and wanderlust take hold - it's amazing how something as simple as a song can evoke memories that are as vivid as the day they were mentally recorded. In an instant, it can take you back to a certain moment, a certain place, a certain feeling ... <br><br>The first song of this trip is one perfect for those long, introspective bus rides through the Chilean dessert - the ideal ...

... up here (not surprising, when you think about it). Wednesday morning saw me up slightly earlier than Tuesday's 11am, and I headed into town to explore the city a bit with Jemma since everyone else had gone to work (I later found out that both Mike and Cliff were both home again at 1pm... it's a tough life). We wandered down 8th Avenue, which is essentially the Queen St of Calgary, except less busy. Not finding much to do there, we wandered out to 17th Avenue SW (the city is ...

... Alberta, Canada) on time and Mike arrived about 5 hours later. The car ( 68 SS Camaro) was magnificent but immediately there were concerns how 3 people would fit with 2 months of clothes, camping gear and a kitesurfer!!

... the Calgary Zoo was one of the best I have ever been too. These people put so much into their zoo. And it seemed like their animals were playing around for the most part. At first we saw a Siberian Tiger but it was too well hidden in the grass to get a pic. Then we saw some mountain goats chasing each other all around. Next it was to the elephants where the bull - names Spike - had metal plates on his tusk to keep him from busting them up. On and on our ...

... I also had to write stuff the way I did because we live in a world where people want to be entertained. I stopped reading "Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin" because it was like reading a dictionary. A dictionary has a lot of interesting words in it. But I would never read it from start to finish. I've started re-reading my whole blog. Maybe there's something I forgot that I wrote that will tie all this together. Or not! Only time will tell. Think It! Feel It! Live It!

... astray man I have ever met, and Jared, the most happy go lucky, unstressable redneck I have ever met. I let a little bit of concern creep into my expectations of this trip. Just a little. We go back home, have a steak and a couple beers, watch tv and fall asleep. We're up at 4-am to get our flight - we make it there on time. We check in with the machine check in and it tells Jared to go to an officer with his passport. "Oh yeah" he decides to tell me now "You should probably know that I ...

... Asia! I mean, cummon! ;) Well this trip is Indonesia, next trip I will FINALLY get to Thailand (it's about bloody time!!) and of course to Malaysia. So much to see, so little time... sniff sniff. And yes Renee, I DO need to see it all RIGHT NOW! ;)