At last I have returned to Canada, home for a rest. After leaving Paris on the chunnel to London, then the flight into Toronto the next day, I was in 3 countries in 3 days. Back at the Generator hostel in London (full it was, 800 people) and I just happened to run into Ashley and her sister Hailey, whom I met in Corfu at the Pink Palace. Funny going to other countries and running into people you know! We spent the day together going to the British Museum, out shopping on Carnaby street, and then for a meal of the [View Full Entry]

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to pick up where i left off going to the tower, a group of us walked down and saw the light show, honestly it made me gasp i wasnt expecting it, and then on the way back.... we saw a guy propose to his girlfriend! it was adorable. she said yes, because there is no way to not say yes to that. the 24th was my profs bday and we went walking all over the latin quarter to his old haunts, went to a picturesque cafe and toured around. went to notre dame, saw the gargoyles and flying buttresses, really intricate [View Full Entry]

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final leg of my trip and i must say it will be sad to go. meanwhile i am super excited to be in paris! the new hostel i am at is good too, unlike the milan one. i dont think i am that picky, just some little things can get youdown, like no toilet paper/seat, and mirrors set too high so i can only see my forhead. short jokes aside that is a big much. tonight i am going to the eiffel tour, and apparently some guy parachuted off it last week? crazy, and me without my own chute! lunch with [View Full Entry]

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Yesterday I went on a little day trip to Verona, and it is considered one of the most beautiful places in northern Italy for a reason! It is just how you might picture a little Italian city, all pretty buildings and balconies, lots of steps and parks with fountains. Throw in a Roman-looking ruin with strange Egyptian sphinxes out front (a play they are doing) and you have yourself Verona. I even went to Juliet's house! It's pretty amazing, there is a courtyard and on the way in is an alcove absolutely covered in love-graffiti! Paper notes and hearts and Ti [View Full Entry]

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Yesterday was a crappy day, and I was not impressed with the 30 degree weather so I didnt write anything, but I feel much better now. My new place is almost the opposite of the last one... it is all older people (for some reason Italy does this at hostels, I cannot imagine why). They have lockout from 930am until 330pm so everyone must be out of the hostel, and bed, so boo. Today I walked everywhere though so that was good, after this I will try and be in Verona and maybe Lake Como for my day trips. I will [View Full Entry]

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I want to stay on Ios forever. I have met so many people who've come and stayed, it's unreal. Everyone comes to Far Out camping (where I had my own whitewashed thatched-roof hut) and they love it so much they find jobs working in town and just stay. Ios has a reputation for being a party island, and even though the season is just getting started it's still a lot of fun. Imagine an area with all of your friends from Australia, Canada, and Britain, and this neighbourhood has everyone waking up in the afternoon, going out on the 4-wheelers, sitting [View Full Entry]

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Arrived last night in Santorini after taking the milk-run ferry that stopped at almost all of the islands between Tinos and Santorini (even the ones with tiny ports... I've seen more boats in a kid's bathtub than in some of those places) it was great weather though and we saw the sunset from the water. Today we're going to check out some of the villages and try to get to Ancient Thira, there are some ancient Egyptian things there I would love to see. The view from our hotel is magical, bright blue waters and white houses, little lounge chairs and [View Full Entry]

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It didn't happen yesterday, for which I am grateful, but today there is a public transit strike. No worries though, Leslie and I had plans to be tourists so we just walked all over town, all the way to the Acropolis. You can just imagine how it would have been minus all the city buildings, coming upon this huge creation at the top of a hill you can see for miles. I can see it right now from Leslie's place, and it's all lit up at night which is wonderful. There's been some deterioration of the structures because of the pollution, [View Full Entry]

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I got in at a ridiculously early time this morning, and met Leslie at the metro station. The overnight bus was quite the experience, lots of getting onto ferries (and off the bus) and back on and off again. Our driver was quite the character too... crazy driver for an oversized pink bus. Now I am in Athens at Leslie and John's place, and we are going to go to a travel agent and sort out some ferry stuff. Also, Leslie hasn't visited the Acropolis here (gasp!) so we are going to do some touristy stuff around the city, and go [View Full Entry]

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Sorry it's been so long since I've updated, Mom please don't be worried! You do watch too much CSI! I am safe and sound and somewhat tanned. I had a full day on the train from Roma to Brindisi, met a really cool girl on the train named Lauren and let me say that the deck seats on the ferry were not that bad, just little chairs. I had the place almost to myself, but not much sleep. I arrived at the Pink Palace in Corfu at 5:30am and it's been great. I"ve met tons of cool people and we've been [View Full Entry]

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