Oban Inn & Ospa, An Ontario's Finest Inn Niagara-on-the-Lake

Today basically, I just worked and then we met up with Laine in the afternoon. We picked Bangkok Garden, a restaurant just around the corner because it had mediocre reviews on TripAdvisor. It turned out to be really great (if expensive).

We went to bed really early zzzz.

By the way, we got a great deal from Hotels.com for our hotel, BTW. Props to my employee discount once again!

So I had all of 3 hours of sleep last night, by the time I finished packing and going trough emails from all of my friends and family I finally crawled into bed close to 2 am where i layed there and wondered what exactally possessed me to leave my home for 3 months. I'm still not sure the answer to this question but i think it may have something to do with the fact that the trip of a life time was offered too me about a month ...

... a conversation is that?! The conversation continued in a similar vein as we ate our lunch in this 50's diner. The old guy asked if we had got lost as he couldn't believe we would have passed through this town on our own accord. I guess they don't have many visitors, other than for the annual Burger Eating Competition. Unbelieveably there were photos and captions on the wall of the contestants from the recent extravaganza all proclaiming why they should win ...

... some of my experiences and stories. But you'll have to forgive me because I am not a writer. I find writing for an audience a laborious and daunting process. So, it will be my goal to maintain readership and help you delight in the little and big things that made my trip to Asia so meaningful. In non-linear fashion, a true salute to many award worthy movies, like Momento, I will begin with what I remember best.

... So I'm set for art and head for the gate, realizing enroute that I have to charge my laptop. Having only had time for a tea and bowl of granola breakfast, I decide to hit the noodle bar, and get a great chicken-Ban Pho soup chock full of veggies and hit it with the hot sauce. Finding a four-top occupied only by one young buck who's on the phone, I proceed to scarf down the meal. Since I am an inveterate and incurable eavesdropper (occupational hazard of working in restaurants and ...

... there. Perfect! Now i have two useless cards and no money. Mom sent me some and helped me deal with it all, so i got on the Union Station at rush hour, 5pm, with a huge big bag, after walking around allday with it one. My shoulders hurt. Not fun. People were getting cranky until one guy got smart and told me to take off the bag. I never thought about that! I finally got to davies and he was in the back, eating steak with a friend. Sweet. We decided ...

Well Its over and Laos is an eyeopener. I spent most of the time in Pakse and the city literally closes down at 10pm so it was quiet. Not that Im a party animal but I did expect to sleep later than that!! The trip started off excellent. I left on a monday on Air Canada Toronto to HK. Ussually a flight that is sold out but in this case it was only 60% full. I guess people prefer to fly friday/saturday and also fuel costs are reducing travel. As a result I had three seats to myself and was ...

... down again to retrieve a dropped thermos lid and a few scenes that put me in mind of 'Cliffhanger', we set off to explore other rocky outcroppings and ended up having another enjoyable (if extremely tiring) day. We had booked a couple of places on a tour bus in order to explore further north, and at 8:00 the next morning we stood shivering on the pavement waiting for the arrival of the tour guide. He eventually arrived, and his nametag proclaimed his name to ...

... a concert. I'm getting that feeling with every number."

From the first note of the stirring Canadian national anthem, the audience gave enthusiastic applause to the Choir, and the Choir and Orchestra responded with wonderful performances. The audience was brought to their feet with “Come Thou Fount of Ev’ry Blessing.” And both Choir and audience were touched with the men’s performance of “Bring Him Home ...

... office blocks and other buildings. While Toronto is a very nice city, its only real landmark is the CN Tower, therefore looking at the city from the tower doesn't reveal much of interest. The best part of the tower was the glass floor, an area of glass blocks on which you could stand and look directly down to the ground below. I am fortunate not to suffer from vertigo, but I thought Jay looked like he needed his hand holding as he reeled away from the view. Back on the ground, we ...