Myia - Myia B.

Hello travel readers! I'm a uni graduate exploring the world and living in Whistler, British Columbia Canada. I've been in Whistler since November 2007 and love this place so much! Hopefully this summer I will have some time to explore the mountain areas around Whistler. Thanks for reading and commenting and feel free to also read about my past trip (summer 2007) where I travelled solo through:
-Italy: Rome, Milan
-France: Nice, Marseille, + small towns in Cote D'Azur
-The Netherlands: Eindhoven, Enschede, Amsterdam
-Germany: Hamburg, small village outside Hamburg, Northern Germany, Munich
-Denmark: Road trip through Denmark to Copenhagen
-Sweden: Southern Swedish town of Malmo for the day
-Israel: Tel Aviv, Nahariyah, Kibbutz Saar, and all over (didn't get to transferring a lot of my writing from my paper journal when I was in Israel)

My favorite quotes: "Do not travel to escape life, but travel so that life does not escape you"
"It's hard to wait around for something, that you know might not happen, but it's even harder to give up, when you know it might be everything you ever wanted"

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Joined on: August 27th 2006
Last Login: December 5th 2008

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By Myia
July 12th 2008

If you fall, just get right back up on that bike! North America » Canada » British Columbia » Whistler

receiving the Pink Saddle

So I've decided to try and keep a travel blog again. I had a solid one going when I was studying uni abroad in the Netherlands and travelling through Europe and Israel this past summer (2007). After returning to Seattle (where I used to live) in September 2007, I felt like I was in a rut and decided to move to Whistler, British Columbia for a winter season. For 2 months, I worked 65 hours a week at an Italian restaurant and made enough money to survive in Whistler, at least until I received my first pay cheque. Whistler is amazing. [View Full Entry]

By Myia
July 5th 2007

Meeting up with good friends Europe » Netherlands » Overijssel » Enschede

RECOVERED

Nina came over in the morning to say goodbye because she was leaving for her home in Hildesheim, Germany. It was sad to know that I wouldn't see her for probably more than 6 months. Thank goodness for Skype and webcams! I called Lea, but she was already at the airport ready to fly to Israel, so we will meet there! I then called my friend and past classmate, Andra, and we decided to meet at 1:00 to catch up. It was SO good to see her and talk about all sorts of things, laugh, and be in each other's [View Full Entry]

By Myia
July 4th 2007

Adjusting to cold weather and feeling at home Europe » Netherlands » Overijssel » Enschede

When I arrived in Eindhoven, it was rainy and cold! What is this? It's supposed to be hot and summery! Well I didn't pack winter clothes and Nina and Wiebke told me that the weather was going to be that way for a while. I slept at Wiebke's that night on an air mattress, woke up, and went to Nina's for an hour while Wiebke went to the university for something. Then the 3 of us hung out at Wiebke's for a while, had some lunch and then went into the city center for some shopping! First, we went to H&M [View Full Entry]

By Myia
July 3rd 2007

A day of tranit by train, by bus, by car, and of course by foot Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Marseille

RECOVERED

Breakfast with Celeste was quiet and tasty - as a treat, I went with her across the street and bought myself another brioche aux raisins for my last day in Nice. She was leaving the next day. We said goodbye, I checked out, and went to the Nice train station to buy my ticket to Marseille. Ideally, I should have done this yesterday to avoid the crazy morning lines, but c'est la vie. I didn't have cash on me (risky) so I tried to pay with my visa card but it didn't work. I tried to convince the man behind [View Full Entry]

By Myia
July 2nd 2007

A day in Antibes and hot shot rollerbladers Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Antibes

RECOVERED

That morning I headed for Gare Routiere to take the bus to Antibes and explore alone. The old city was so relaxing and was not overrun by corporations or anything very touristy..yet. I found myself walking along the wall of the city that bordered sharp rocks and salty ocean spray. The beach was pretty (of course) and sat in a bay that was almost protected all the way around by rocks. I kind of wished I brough my swimsuit along, but I was on the verge of getting sunburned, so it was better that I stayed out of the sun [View Full Entry]

By Myia
July 1st 2007

Matisse, wine, and good conversations beachside Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice

Martha from NYC moved in last night as well as Celeste from New Zealand. Celeste was an au pair in NYC and had spent every winter for the past 6 years working in different ski resorts as a snowboard instructor. pretty cool! I read in my travel book that the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month have free entry into the Matisse and Chagall museums. I heard that the Chagall was very small and had about 12 of his works and none of his super famous pieces, so I decided to just visit the Matisse museum. Martha came with [View Full Entry]

By Myia
June 30th 2007

Boating, Beaching, and hanging out with Canadian Frenchies Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Juan-les-Pins

RECOVERED

Today I took the train to Antibes with Nicolas' friends who were also from Montreal. They were a couple and very mushy, quite annoying actually (also for Nicolas). The couple was late because the girl had something wrong with her eyes (they were itchy) and so she went to the pharmacist. Nicolas warned me about her being a hypochondriac. Anyway, while Nicolas and I bought our tickets, I looked over at this woman who had crumpled to the floor and was crying hysterically. It looked pretty pathetic and she looked very lost, mentally and physically. I came up to her [View Full Entry]

By Myia
June 29th 2007

The ritz and glitz of Monaco Europe » Monaco

Today was my alone day as I paraded around the Cote d'Azur through a small hill town called Eze (funny thing, in Hebrew Eze means goat) to the Ferrari and Porsche laden streets of Monaco. Eze I took the bus first to Eze (heading east towards Monaco) and fell asleep on the bus! Luckily I woke up right at my stop and jumped off. whew! Eze was charming, super small, with nothing to offer except for touristy cafes and boutiques selling nicknacks, porcelain, cloths, and art from the few galleries that were hidden in the rock. But frankly, it was exactly [View Full Entry]

By Myia
June 28th 2007

Oh, the wonderful random people you meet Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice

I guess Tal had something to do around 1:00 which kind of ruined our plans since I wanted to go to the top of a nearby hill which my guidebook said had a great view of the city and the beaches from above. So we met earlier at 9am and then he said his meeting was cancelled so we headed for the hill. (I have to say, I was looking forward to tomorrow when I was alone again and didnt have to depend on another persons schedule...is that bad?) In Vieux Nice (old nice) there was a morning market selling fresh [View Full Entry]

By Myia
June 27th 2007

I cannes go to cannes and you cannes too Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Cannes

On my way to Tal's hotel, I stopped at the corner cafe and decided to treat myself to one of France's wonderful pastries - une brioche aux raisins. I don't actually know what a brioche is, but it looked like a regular pastry, my guess was that it's made with lots of eggs or something. Either way it was delicious! Tal and I first had to make sure his rental car stuff was done and arranged (him, his dad, and his older sister drove to Nice from Paris). After that, we headed to Gare Routiere for the bus and enjoyed watching [View Full Entry]

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