Travelodge Vancouver Airport Richmond

Depart Los Angeles International,<br>Note I am putting a couple of video clips in this entry as this was only a stop over<br><br>Please click Titles under video clips to start<br><br>Then click start arrow, left bottom of video screen

... 000 plants from all around the world. It can take up hours of your day. For details, access www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org The Asian Centre has an environment which can make you believe you're in Asia, with so many of its plants, plant arrangements, and ornaments; especially so the Nitobe Japanese Gardens [pronounced nee-toe-beh]. The Museum of Anthropology displays artifacts of many cultures in the world but ...

... pigeon as dessert - song bird - wild poisonous mushrooms - crocodile - emu - kangaroo - alpaca - guinea pig - sheep head There were a few other delicacies that we tried to eat, but were unsuccessful for some very good reasons. Marmot in Mongolia--no go because it is the last known carrier of the ...

... who were supposed to be starting in September canceled on them. After meeting with Daniel and his wife, the couple that owns the private school, and hearing what they had to offer how could I refuse? I guess it all comes down to being in the right place at the right time. It all seemed too good to be true as they're paying for my airfare, housing, and a generous monthly salary. I suppose I'll know for sure in about 12 hours when my flight lands in Incheon (a city near ...

... and other entertainment most evenings; so we spent the evening there chatting with some local girls and listening to an musician who was a spitting image of Jack Black in both demeanour, looks and singing style. The following morning we met up with Naomi whom is a friend of mine from London. She's spent the last few weeks travelling around BC and is staying in Vancouver and the surrounding area for another month or so. With Naomi in tow we decided to head out to ...

... some seats as far out of the way as possible, but it was still pretty uncomfortable and noisy. We were there for a couple of hours before our Air Canada friend from the day before spotted us. She came over and asked us why we were here so early. We told her that we had to check out of our hotel and we had nowhere else to go, and in any case ...

... visited 2 RV dealers to see what they had. The vehicles they had were late models but expensive ($30K +). So we rang and arranged to see one last RV for the day over in North Vancouver around an hour away. Vancouver had just gone onto daylight saving time before we arrived therefore it stays light till 8:30 pm ish so we felt we had enough time to see the Van before it got dark. North Vancouver is a lovely place, across ...

... s repast and then, having had our offer of assistance in food preparation turned down, we proceeded to provide the musical entertainment. Jacob jangled quite efficiently on Bob's guitar, whilst Kirsty tried hard to remember how to play the violin. On a violin which had not been played for some time and kept losing its tuning. Bob and Katelin insisted that the resulting noise was not offensive... Food prepared, we had our first experience of 'Fresh Spring Rolls'. These are ...

... thing! Plus i can put a few pics on again. I catch a bus tomorrow morning at 9am here in Vancouver and it will take me over the border to Seattle, Washington where I'll catch a 5pm flight to LAX. I'm staying at the four points Sheraton next to LAX for my final 2 nights. Once again i will be meeting up with people i met there last time but hopefully no more swimming in the budgie smugglers.