Shieck
A.J. Shieck Joined: December 18th 2007
Logged in: April 6th 2009
Logged in: April 6th 2009
Travel Blog Posts
Notre-Dame
Day 1 Landed in Paris at around 10am with very little sleep, lots of Jet lag, and a real hate for people traveling with babys. My friend Jean meet me at the airport and together we took the train into Paris. Got a quick sense of the metro (which makes Torontos look like nothing) and dropped my bag off at Jeans apartment. Jean was in the process of getting ready to leave for an intrernship in Cameroon and had to leave for school. So not wanting to go to bed right away even that my body screamed for it, I went for a nice walk around Paris. As I started down one of the main streets my senses were in overload! Even the apartment buildings here have so much character and culture. I started to dread ... read more
Sorry Im so behind everyone but Im going to make an effort to check up today! Leaving Madison Today my Europe Trip offically starts! I woke up, packed my bag and checked out of my hotel. Went to UPS and shipped a package of concert goodies (including Mantis on vinyle... did i meantion that is signed by the whole band... Sweet!) to Vizvary back in Vancouver then began my 2nd big test of my ankle for the trip (first being 4 concerts in a row and see how my ankle handles it) the 7km walk to the airport with my bags. It was grulling but I made it... thanks in part to some good music on the way. When I finally got to the airport I thought that I was going to fall over and never ... read more
February 12th 2009
The Trip begins!
K first off to everyone sorry I havent sent out any blogs yet but I finally found a keyboard thats not french that I can use without pulling my hair out. Second, the place I'm at doesnt let you load up pics so I will load them up at my next juncture. Free Trip You Say? Yes 4 nights of Umphreys McGee at the Barrymore Mom, Dad sorry I didn't tell you about this but I knew you wouldn't approve but how could I say no when the flights cost me nothing? Feb 12th 2009: Got up at 4:50am in Vancouver at Alex's and got a cab to the airport. Took a 7:15am flight to Denver, CO where I spent 5hrs in the airport throwing up and feeling like I got hit by a bus (flying ... read more
hey guys. so unfortunately we can't upload any pics so you'll have to rely on the power of imagination. all here is well, we've had a busy couple of days and are just now finding time to sit down and reflect about them. we spent a lazy xmas morning on the beach followed by a long 4 mile kayak adventure out to some of the cayes off of placencia penninsula. later we enjoyed an awesome 4 course meal at a local restuarant run by a couple who also run a spa in the area - AJ finally had his stake and I enjoyed some lobster, shrimps and baracouda...mmm. we spent boxing day at cockscomb basin (the world's only jaguar reserve) where we took a medicinal plant nature walk/lecture and swam at the base of a beautiful ... read more
hey guys, so we just lost 2 blog entires and are feeling a little frustrated about the internet connection. so in brief we've made it here, we love our cabin, we're tanned, well-fed, hot and relaxed. We've been keeping busy with bike rides, swimming, snorkeling and exploring. We appologize for the lack of photos but the internet connection makes it really hard to get them up - we'll keep trying. So for now, Merry Chirstmas. We're going out kayaking for the day tomorrow to visit some of the closer cayes and do some more snorkeling. We'll give this another shot in the next couple of days. Happy Holidays. ... read more
Well we finally made it to Belize! First lesson of our trip·: do not use Quick Bus Lines ...Why? They're not quick. We barely made it on our flight out of Seattle. Major traffic conjestion and construction had us on the edge of our seats wondering if our trip would be delayed overnight in the USA. Gladly, after running like crazy through the airport and nearly 2 days of travelling we have arrived in beautiful Belize City at the Seaside Inn with a few other travellers. We're right on the ocean just a few streets out of the main city, it's a busy place with lots of music, street vendors, and straggalers. After being warned about the crime in the city, we've been pleasantly suprised find most people to be friendly and helpful. People mostly speak ... read more
