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| 13th August 2009 ya mum | - From: He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich... this is my favorite blog entry miss matkovich :) |
| 5th July 2009 Auntie Joany | A fellow traveler's ramblings - From: Top of the Bottom Shauna, Shauna, Shauna... You do your (not quite) old aunt proud. If you had a comment for every time I've looked at your blog and (re)lived my life through yours... you'd have a permanent block on my e-mail address... You'd just get tired of hearing from me so often! Seriously though, I'm so proud of you. You no doubt have days when you think you were a fool to have ever left that safe harbour back on Vancouver Island... but then, (maybe through your tears...) you catch a glimpse of some incredible sight and your wanderlust is back in gear. Ah I remember this so well from my days on the road. As long ago as that was... I still can recall them as clearly as if they happened yesterday. I remember what I wore, who I was with and what we ate... most of all, I remember the BIG WARM FULL feeling that I was exactly where I needed to be (even though I might not have been "exactly sure" where I was...) I may not be making much sense but I feel you know just what I'm talking about. You know Dear... travel alters the spirit. The wonder never completely leaves, even long after the traveler "settles down"... does the marriage thing... the career thing... the 2 kids thing... etc... etc... The traveler has all those days and nights to look back on and they sustain her through dirty diapers, boring board meetings and all of life's other mundane moments... This altered state is also easily recognized in others. I so-o-o-o-o see it in you. When you go to Copenhagen and must discipline yourself to study, get the grades, finish the program... know one thing for sure... this is a good thing. Life must have balance and you will be better for the ballast this stage of your life will give you. I'll say it again... Shauna, I'm so proud of you. “May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind always be at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.” My love and admiration always... Auntie Joany |
| 12th February 2008 jenny | - From: Abel Tasman National Park trust you to go straight to the national parks.... freakin canadians, all they wanna do is look at trees!! it looks beautiful, cant wait to get over there! xoxo |
| 13th November 2007 Shauna | Dollar-a-day rentals - From: Great Barrier Reef and Road Trip to Cairns Check out: standbycars.com and appollo rentals. You have to have a flexible schedule, as the postings usually only give a couple of weeks notice. The Brisbane-Cairns route is a fairly common one though, so you shouldn't have a problem. Good Luck! |
| 12th November 2007 anonymous | - From: Great Barrier Reef and Road Trip to Cairns hey, we are thinking of doing the same drive... How did you get a rental car for a dollar a day? thanks |
| 25th August 2007 suzanne | where are you now? - From: Fraser Island - Finally Some Dingoes!! Hey there!! Still checking in on you, but the posts are getting more spaced out, I guess you are having too much fun to sit down and write!! Well that is a good thing, of course!! Have you been surfing yet??? I am in Nanaimo at the moment, thinking about moving to Vancouver in September!! |
| 25th July 2007 Shauna | Plans they are a changing... - From: Fraser Island - Finally Some Dingoes!! So I've decided I'm not ready to leave Brisbane yet after all, and why should I if I don't want to, right?? Having way too much fun, and haven't crossed all the to do's off my list here yet. When I do leave Brisbane though, I won't be heading home just yet, still have to make it to NZ. Can you believe I've been gone almost a year!! Crazy. |
| 15th July 2007 Jody | "like sands through the hourglass..." - From: Fraser Island - Finally Some Dingoes!! Wow I can't believe you only have two months left. I can imagine your panic to see everything before you leave. What are your plans when you return? Do you have a job to come home to? Are you leaving any interesting men behind?! Just kidding. Thanks for keeeping us boring BCer's up to date on your activities. Take care. |
| 26th May 2007 Gary G | Things that kill you in Oz. - From: Camping Downunder I was watching this National Geographic show last night on Australia. You should see all the critters they have there that can do you in. They've got lethal jellyfish. What they bump off, the great white will eat. In the tidal pools are blue-ringed octopi that can do you in in a couple of hours. They have god-only-knows how many different kinds of spiders, snakes and frogs that can poison you. Watch where you step!...........but have fun! |
| 19th April 2007 anonymous | - From: Improving my Australian Vocabulary Ahh the memories! Your vocab lesson reminded me of all the things I came to know well! Glad you're enjoying yourself! You can't cheer for the Reds though... I'm a Waratah's fan... go NSW! hahah :) |
| 24th March 2007 Mom | why did you mention s- - - - - s! - From: My First Week Downunder You know dad and I want to come for a down under visit, now I'm a little worried about the 8 legged australians! I'll go for aversion therapy first i think! So happy about your job and new digs. love MomXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOOXOXOX |
| 20th March 2007 Shauna | No Worries - From: My First Week Downunder I'll make it my mission to provide more interesting stories than fashion profiles, Gary. If you wanted to send me a cheque so I don't need to work and can just keep bumming around the world, I'll send you an address! I do make a mean receptionist though... |
| 19th March 2007 Gary G | - From: My First Week Downunder Please say this isn't the end of the travel stories! I couldn't stand to check up on your blog every couple of weeks and find nothing but fashion tips for Australian receptionists. |
| 19th March 2007 Craig/Barb | Way too much fun.... - From: My First Week Downunder Hey Shauna - looks like you are having way too much fun - save some of that shiraz for your poor uncle. Everyone is good up here - Aunty Barb just got back from Mexico visiting Joany so she had a lot of fun. Love - Uncle Craig |
| 11th March 2007 suzanne | Surfing! - From: My First Week Downunder Hey Sexy! You are going to go surfing, right?? Buy a surfboard with your first paycheck!! Congrats on the job...you work fast! It's snowing here like crazy! love zan |
| 19th February 2007 Mom | Sand Dunes? - From: Fishsauce and Sand dunes all under the same roof! Somehow, I never pictured sand dunes as part of the Vietnamese landscape, now the baskets of stinky rotting fish, well yes, that I can imagine. the sand dunes look like maybe you took that picture in Dubai, It sounds like the rules of the road there are pretty much as they are in Mexico, while driving identify your intentions, whatever they may be by honking, then do it! Waiting patiently on your next entry. Love Mom XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOOXXOXOXO |
| 5th February 2007 Jody Haayer | Man you're covering some ground, girl! - From: Thailand highlights and lowlights Wow you're a one woman whirlwind! I still have such a hard time believing you're doing all this travelling. I do enjoy reading about it though. Not much is new here in boring old Canada. You might have heard already, but uncle Grant has endured a 7 hour back operation and everything seems to be ok so far. Hopefully it fixes his pain. So do you think you'll ever come home? It must be a toss up, more new adventures or back home to family and friends. I think I'd be going for the more adventures option. Though you do have one great family! Take care! Jody |
| 28th January 2007 Suzanne | Love it! - From: Farewell to the sea Hey there! Just got my internet hooked up here in Port Simpson. Now that i am about 10 miles from the Alaskan border, your sunny beach pictures are going to keep me feeling motivated and excited to work hard here so I can travel again afterwards!! talk to you soon, love zan |
| 24th January 2007 Missy | Hot, sunny beaches! - From: Farewell to the sea Hi Shauna - It is so nice to read about your adventures - except for the fact that I am insanely jealous. I bet your tan is just about perfect by now. It is cold, raining and dark here so reading about your beautiful hot, sunny beaches brightens my day! |
| 23rd January 2007 Mom | "My Thai Girl!" - From: Rainbow Gathering So good to hear your voice on the phone, but also so much fun to read about your adventures. It seems everywhere you go, you say, " I'm going to be so sad to leave here..." Such a tough life you're living right now eh Shauna Bear? And to think you're missing out on all this wild and woolly west coast weather laying there on the sunny beaches of Thailand. Can't wait to hear your voice again (hopefully skype) and to read more. love your rain soaked, wind swept momma XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO |
| 21st January 2007 Steph | - From: Rainbow Gathering So, I guess what you're saying is that you want to move to Saltspring when you come home? |
| 11th January 2007 Jane | Happy New Year - From: The Holidays Hi Shauna - I've been enviously reading of your adventures abroad....I am so proud of you for doing all of this travelling alone. It must be scary sometimes. I just got back from a week in Los cabos Mexico and now itching for adventure...maybe I should take some lessons from you and quit my job and hop on a plane! Take care - Jane |
| 30th December 2006 Christine | Long way from home - From: Northern Thailand Shauna, I am impressed with you. I am glad to see you go through all these life experience. I missed seeing you over the holidays, but thought of you often. I hope that you have a good new years. Miss ya lots Christine |
| 11th December 2006 Carlos Rosado | Hey prima - From: Guts of steel, stray dogs and fried grasshoppers Hey, its your primo Carlos... Ill be in europe in a few days? gonna be arround at all? I know its a long shot... but with all this moving arround you never know. Ill be in Norway, Germany and Latvia... but in any case we should keep more in touch =) I linked your stie from my blog by the way www.carlosrosado.com/blog talk to you soon! |
| 27th November 2006 Ant | - From: I've sold my soul to Tuscany Well Sweetie What can I say after reading this but WOW. how amazing. Like I have always said everyone must have a bit of Italian in them....Those bad ass Romans.. lol... There is nothing like the food ,wine and the culture of Italy and of course if your lucky enough to stay with locals you really can experience it all. So glad to read you made it to Torino to visit my family, Mom had called them and they were so excited to hear that you might be visiting. Well my love will be waiting patiently to hear more updates. Ciao mia bella... |
| 27th November 2006 suzanne | woof! - From: The Italian Job Hey there, been thinking about you, hope the woofing experience was great! looking forward to next update. when do you head to se asia? miss you! bye for now zan |
| 14th November 2006 Ant | Italy - From: The Italian Job Cioa Mia Bella At this point I am not sure where you are but I was reading your Mom's comment and it sounded like you were trying to make it to Torino. If so I hope you got to see some of our family. We are all missing you but glad your enjoying yourself and seeing so much of the old world culture. Hope this finds you well ....we are all fine and plugging along . Love you ..Always Ant |
| 9th November 2006 Mom | My little Olive Oil - From: The Italian Job Hi Darlin! I know I just spoke to you on the phone this a.m. Great to be able to talk to you every day! for all of you out there, Shauna's WWOOFing adventure ends Nov. 20th, You can phone her, get a phone card for Europe, so cheap! The phone # is 011- 39- 0575614190. Just follow the directions they give you. mine is a 7-11" Call Home to Europe", card and for $5 you get hours and hours. Remember that she is 9 hours ahead in time, I usually call about 7-8 a.m. our time, Shauna's usually done her "tough" day of olive harvesting by then. Shauna, I love you so much and miss you more than you will ever know. However, I'm also jealous and excited at the same time. It's wonderful to be able to live vicariously through you!!! WWOOFing sounds so great and the family you're with sound like wonderful people, and such a bonus that they are fluent in English. I look forward to some e-mails and blogs when you get to Torino, I'm getting wireless internet so that while I'm recouping from my surgery I can lay in bed and e-mail you forever, oh, you lucky girl... Love you, Miss you, I see you in my dreams every night. You're Mom XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO |
| 2nd November 2006 mat from nice | - From: The French Riviera - C'est bon! nice is the most beautiful city !!! |
| 20th September 2006 Shauna | Too wild = sore liver! - From: Beautiful Barcelona I have to remind myself that Im not 19 anymore! Not that I could handle my liquor better then, I just seemed to handle the hangover better! AAhhh good times. Did I mention that German beer takes the cake... |
| 13th September 2006 Steph Hutchins | She's a wild one - From: Beautiful Barcelona Wow- I always knew you had more crazy in you than you let on! Your experiences sound amazing and you are already exuding that 'travellers quality' that you were talking about before you left. I love and miss you but you're not missing much here so keep exploring the world and report back to us unfortunate home-bound souls! |
| 7th September 2006 Auntie Joany | Ah Shawna... - From: Beautiful Barcelona Ah Shauna... how your stories take me back in time... one day I'll maybe tell you a few things you never knew about your dear auntie! I don't have to urge you to enjoy yourself to the fullest because it sounds as though you're having a thoroughly fabulous time! Uncle Jorge and I were in Europe this summer... I think if I had to name a favourite place, it would be Florence. We "pretended" we were Florentines and ate in little tavernas and drank lots of the local "rosso". It was too much fun! We also saw such gorgeous art and heard wonderful music... The evening of Stephanie & Ben's wedding, we listened to an open air piano recital as we feasted on seafood pasta... Back here on "Planet Merida"... all's very well - Carlos & Maggie are happy and our college has had a great start-up. All my love to you and as we said in the 70s... keep on truckin' |
| 3rd September 2006 Mom | tomatoes! - From: Beautiful Barcelona And to think that I sold the last of my tomato plants today at the Garage sale when Dad and I could have been throwing them at each other, Ahhh I gues us Canadians just don't know how to have fun! Love Mom XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX |
| 2nd September 2006 jody | Good Times! - From: Beautiful Barcelona Glad to hear all of your experiences have been "positive" so far! I'm sure you're used to cat calls anyhow, you babe. Keep up the journals. We love to hear how things are going. |
| 2nd September 2006 Shauna | Hola - From: The sun does shine in Seville Hi Ant! Thanks for the note. Yes this website is so cool. Its just so hard to find available internet, and the time to update it. But I´ll do my best, and its always nice to hear from home as well. I hope you guys are enjoying the last bit of summer. I´m sure enjoying it here! Take care and my love to both you and John. |
| 2nd September 2006 Shauna | Hola - From: Buenos noches from Madrid! Thanks Auntie Shiela, and good call on the hotel, I might be up for that soon. This budget thing sucks! But its fun too. I have to admit, drinking wine out of a tetra pack for one euro is definitely living! Let me know about the Greek contact when you get the chance. Hope all is well. Love to both you and uncle. Ciao |
| 1st September 2006 Aunty Sheila | I am so happy and excited for you!!!!! - From: Buenos noches from Madrid! Heh girl..............I thought I would be reading about your tomatoe extravaganza! Remember, a good hotel room is only a visa card away......even if it is only to re-group! I just realized I have not given that contact for you in Greece. I will get on that right away!! Love you lots!! |
| 30th August 2006 Tuna | Jealous - From: The sun does shine in Seville Hey mate, am very jealous of you right now as I'm sitting at work. Really looking forward to seeing you when you get to Aussie. Hope you are getting used to that hot weather, cause there's plenty of it here too :) JW xxx |
| 29th August 2006 Ant | - From: The sun does shine in Seville Hi there Sweetie As you can see I got the web site fine this time. This is going to be so cool we can do some traveling through your beautiful eyes. Sounds like you adventure is starting well and your enjoying yourself, all is good here. John just started holidays yesterday and the weather is still lovely. My back is doing much better thank god.... Take care and update often....Love Ant |
| 26th August 2006 Steph Hutchins | Spain.... - From: Buenos noches from Madrid! Here I am sitting in my dining room trying to visualize walking down the streets in Spain...ahhh. The envy is mounting! But I am glad that there are other people in the world that wanted to spend time walking around with you despite your greatest fears (just kidding). Love you miss you have fun. |
| 25th August 2006 suzanne | Holy Toledo! - From: Buenos noches from Madrid! Hey Wonderwoman! Sounds great so far!! Can't wait to see the 1st set of pics!! |
| 14th August 2006 Alanna Skene | I miss you already - From: 3 Weeks and one day to go! Shauna; this makes it way to final. Come over for drinks tomorrow if you can before you set out and I set out to jolly Winnipeg (not so much of an adventure). Call me. |
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