Quality Inn Metrotown Vancouver

... gig which was awesome, and then on Thursday it was Trix&#8217;s birthday so we went out for icecream again! I&#8217;ve been drinking lots of coffee &#8211; there&#8217;s such a coffee culture here, I have to limit myself to one a day &#8211; which involves turning down a cup at least twice a day. I don&#8217;t want to leave a caffeine fiend.<br><br>One of our mini-tasks for the week was to talk to meet 3 new people on Commercial Drive. Before too long I was ...

... t believe it but then stumbled across this blog post which gave me a good idea what I'm in for. <br><br>Egypt appears to use just 1 plug, the same one as Europe, which is good because I have it already. I also have 2 other plugs - God knows where I needed them, I think various African countries, possibly London - and now I know I need to take all 3 so I'll have a hope of charging my camera in Jordan.<br><br><br>FACT ...

... same time.<br><br>We walked back home and did research on the computer, read and just enjoyed the views, along with the cooler weather. I walked over for a soda at the convenience store, and then later walked up to Davie Street to pick up some fresh basil and mint at the produce shop. I repeated our dinner of Friday night--salads, cheese and salmon burgers ...

... all his work done. We stayed in the rest of the day, avoiding the record-breaking heat for the 2nd day in a row, this time reaching 34.4 (94 Fahrenheit). I cooked a cherry-onion chutney to go with our seared tuna for dinner. We watched another couple episodes of "Intelligence", continued our ritual of waiting for the 9:00 gun, and made it to bed by 10:30.<br><br><br><br>Title Language: Gaelic

... for me at the corner to the turnoff for their home, instead of at their home. Boy, was I happy to see them! I stayed in the vehicle, and they followed us to their home on their motorbikes. Although I was off to a bad start, it was great to see them again. I just don't know what I would have done if I had not had my mobile phone with me, or Sunil to contact. Someone surely was looking after me that day when I think of all the things that could have happened. I arrived in ...

... given up calling for justice and have simply left their community, their homes and the lives they knew. There is a line in a new R.E.M song about the aftermath of Katrina it says - "If the storm doesn't kill me, the government will." Consider the story of Larry Burkhart ... A lifetime resident of the parish, Burkhart and his sister lived in the house that they had grown up in. It took 11 months after the storm for Larry to finally get ...

Most of these photos are from the Cherry Blossom Festival bike ride. Given the snow the night before we didn't actually see that many cherry blossoms, but there were lots of magnolia trees, daffodils, tulips and other flowers and we had a fun day. Spring is a really a pretty time here.

... are going to be technology challenges... So, if I don't post for a couple of days, don't think a lion has eaten me... (This means you mom!) And for those who are geographically challenged... I won't be anywhere near Kenya. I hope you enjoy reading about my adventures, and feel free to respond to the notification email with your comments. It is nice to get a hello from home every now and then.

... we were, gaining weight before. :P The plan was to hang out at the hotel until it was close to noon, which was check-out time. And then we would catch a cab to the cruise terminal, check-in, drop off our carry-on bags in our cabin and then disembark the ship to stroll down Robson Street until 5pm, which is when the ship would set for sail. Unfortunately, when we arrived, we were told that once we checked ...