http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/KelseyBeier/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from KelseyBeier en-us Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:18:52 +0000 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:18:52 +0000 We last left off in Western Germany at Janrsquos humble abode. We next left for the small cultural gem of Weimar in Eastern Germanyrsquos layer. Weimar was probably in my top three favorite European cities along with Amsterdam and La Rochelle. It was laden with cobblestone roads and sidewalks quaint shops and restaurants and a very friendly atmosphere amongst its citizens. Weimar is also http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/Thuringia/Weimar/blog-420173.html The five hour drive from Paris to Valbert Jan's small town was extremely uncomfortable for me. I seemed to have picked up a bladder infection somewhere along the way and I had to make Jan stop at every second gas station so I could relieve myself and for anyone who has ever had one you know how annoying it is when you feel like you are dying to pee then when you get the chance nothing comes http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Germany/North-Rhine-Westphalia/blog-415769.html Jan and I endured the approximately 10 hour plane ride to Paris France including stopover in Toronto and one last bite at Tim Hortons ...from there our European adventure would begin It was the return to the homeland for Jan and the second glimpse at a European lifestyle for myself. Highlights from the plane included some cultural highlights from the personal entertainment system such as The http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/Poitou-Charentes/La-Rochelle/blog-415704.html My last allinclusive resort holiday was spent in Cuba when I was 14 years old. Although this was the first and favorite of all my worldly travels at the time it has a lot to compete with at this point in time ranking amongst new travels such as Australia Southeast Asia Europe Eastern Canada and now Mexico. How could the Mayan Riviera not sound enticing after finishing such a demanding seme http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Mexico/Quintana-Roo/Riviera-Maya/blog-397821.html The time has now come for me to make one final assessment of Ireland and everything that goes hand in hand with the country drink and lotrsquos of it the people and the Irish way of life in general. In a nutshell these elements have all impacted my life during my 6 month stay and it is now time to reflect upon those aspects that have helped piece together who I am today. Usually in orde http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/blog-307971.html To start this fifth entry from the land of abundant sheep I thought it only appropriate to quote the very talented not to mention fergalicious member of the BlackEyed Peas ldquoHow come every time you come around my London London bridge wonderful townrdquohellip You find yourself trying to fit in as many museums as possible but this never pans out accordingly as there is simply not en http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-288554.html Cause they ArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrTop of the morning to ya Pip pip cheerio Tar ta tar tee tar I thought it was only appropriate to start off this blog in the above fashion seeing that Irelandrsquos famous patron Saintrsquos day has just passed us by well a month ago now and Irsquom sure yoursquore all wondering what in the world it was like over here Well it was GRAND.On the Satur http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-266500.html Hey hey Welcome ladies and gents to my third exciting blog entry from Ireland. Irsquom not going to lie not too much has happened since we last chatted as life here in the working world is quite mundane and predictable nonetheless a few exciting adventures need sharingWeekend MayhemThe past few weekends have been quite busy with trips people visiting and us visiting people Gregg and M http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-254057.html You can all return from the edge of your seats Strongbad my blog has returned in full force Now where did we part last Oh yeshellipramblings about a trip to Edinburgh Scotland. Now the good news was the above trip was indeed a blasthellipbad news silly me forgot the camera so I have absolutely no pictures to prove my having traveled there at all And the killerhellipno pictures w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-242495.html Finally The moment I know you have all been waiting for My blog entries have returned and let me tell you that this time around they will be longer more exciting and contain twice as many catchy sayings and slang words than before Um no promises though. So geez where do I begin At the beginning perhapshellipI arrived in Dublin the eve of Dec 18th and traveled by bus to what would b http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-236510.html The Irish lads were due to arrive in Jonquiere on the afternoon of June 12th. The same day James and Amy two beloved French campers left the program to carry on with their english lives back home Ottawa and Montreal. With all this excitement in the air it was hard to concentrate during class...but finally after many hours of checking the time on my phone and going to the bathroom for the u http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/New-Brunswick/blog-175955.html Wow wow wooey wow copyright James. A lot has happened since you last set eyes on my blog The results of last weekends costume soire have came in and it appears that the 80's aerobics team including Hal Johnson and Joanne Mccleod Nick and I came in second place after the crayola box I will cherish my centre linguistique frisbee and lanyard forever. Last week included some wicked games of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Quebec/blog-167528.html Metsen PicturesnbspNorth America raquonbspCanada raquonbspQuebec raquonbspQubec City By KelseyBeierJune 2nd 2007Kelsey BeierHello friends Here are a handful of photos taken throughout my last couple days. Yesterday was our costume party I was Joanne McLeod and my friend Nick was Hal Johnson...enough said. p.s. James got his internet back http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Quebec/Quebec-City/blog-164964.html Yuppee This weekend was jampacked with exciting events and stories. On Thursday night we went out to celebrate a few birthday's that were happening here and someone suggested that we start the night off at the worst bar ever This bar was soooo bad it actually deserves a paragraph of its own...Jen and Denean you may remember our experience in Sydney on May 28th Denean's Birthday where we http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Quebec/Quebec-City/blog-163125.html Wow Surprisingly I have had unexpected requests about the absence of frequent entries into my travel blog. Now before you all gain an unworthy amount of respect for me you should know that most of these requests came from my family. The truth is I am sooo busy these days that I have to plan my blogwriting time accordingly. Nonetheless a lot has happened in the last week and a half and I will http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Quebec/Quebec-City/blog-161467.html Some picturesnbspNorth America raquonbspCanada raquonbspQuebec raquonbspQubec City By KelseyBeierMay 15th 2007Kelsey BeierHey peeps Here are quelques photos Des bonnes temps Yesterday we had our dance and it was so much fun. We officially discovered that we are no longer allowed to drink in the dorms anymore. Thanks for all the comments and I look forward to hearing from http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Quebec/Quebec-City/blog-158854.html Bonjour tout le mondeWow I've been gone for about three days and I already feel like I have funtimes overload and soooo many stories to tell. All of these stories would be so much better with attached photos however I haven't a USB cable...therefore you'll have to imagine all the divertissements fun times. I will continue to educate you all by adding quirky little French words now and ag http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Quebec/Montreal/blog-158076.html Well hello everyone So those of you who know me will also know that I often take pride in writing extremely lengthy novels about my random adventures while traveling. Because some of you frankly may not be bothered to know every last bit of detail into my day to day life I have started this travel blog as a way for everyone who wants to stay uptodate to keep in the loop I will try to update http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Edmonton/blog-151928.html