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bringingdilystotheworld - Dilys

'If you ain't got no money take your broke ass home' (Glamorous - Fergie) - the 'wise' words of a singer that likes to spell in her songs. This one line will symbolise my financial status in about 5 months time haha. However worry not, my demise into financial ruins is somewhat planned...

The plan:
Who: Yours truly
Where: Los Angeles - San Francisco - Vancouver - Ottawa - Washington DC - New York - London (so far...haha)
Why: To study at the University of Ottawa and see North America.
How long: 5 months.
How: By those things they call planes and using what they call money.

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By bringingdilystotheworld
September 15th 2007

Getting to know my French Neighbours North America » Canada » Quebec » Montréal

The Montreal Group

The ‘going away for the weekend’ bug started early for most of us with a trip to Montreal in week 2 of the semester. By this time i was a pro at packing my suitcase efficiently and thus did it in the early hours of the morning after our International Students Boat Cruise. The boat cruise for those of you who don’t know ran from 11pm - 2am so by the time the bus they hired got us back to rez and i was in my oh so cumfy pj’s it was nearly 4am. Sleep wasn’t really high on the priority [View Full Entry]

By bringingdilystotheworld
September 6th 2007

Making Ottawa home North America » Canada » Ontario » Ottawa

uOttawa

I arrived in Ottawa about a week before uni started so i could sort out my units and settle myself into residence life and the study that would necessarily follow. When i arrived the weather was absolutely beautiful - hot, sunny and a lot like the Perth summer that seemed so long ago. Considering our flight from Vancouver left at 11:30am, the duration being around 5hrs and Ottawa being a few hours ahead of time, I arrived in Ottawa airport at about 7:30pm. I was contemplating taking a taxi to residence but the sun was still out. Instead i dragged my [View Full Entry]

By bringingdilystotheworld
August 17th 2007

Were going to San-fran-ciscooo North America » United States » California » San Francisco

Saks Fifth Avenue

With Stop 1 complete, Hayden & I set out to explore Stop 2 - Sanfrancisco. Thanks to Olivia i was prepared for the fact that Sanfran had good shopping (see Shoppers Guide magazine) but i knew little of the city apart from the fact that this was where Full House was filmed and cable cars belonged. Before i go on let me just say this city is nuts, its so hilly cars park with their wheels turned in. Sanfran is certainly not the city for anyone who is in a wheelchair, has foot problems, has leg problems, has hip problems or [View Full Entry]

By bringingdilystotheworld
August 15th 2007

Dilys does Hollywood North America » United States » California » Los Angeles

View of LA

Im finally updating my blog haha, about time you ask? well i agree....By this time Hayden & I are starting to feel like home in California - we were use to people asking us for money down the street, we actually know and are familiar with the train system (well hayden was anyway....), we watch shows like 'The Hills' (aka reality versions of the OC) on TV with a passion in our hotels, we no longer made fun of the way they pronounced words on the news anymore and most of all (prepare yourself) - we get asked for directions!! us!! [View Full Entry]

By bringingdilystotheworld
August 14th 2007

My TV & Movie Heaven North America » United States » California » Los Angeles

Shuttle Bus

Okay, its been a while since the last entry but i refuse to give up because then Jo will be right haha. The fact that mum resorted to reading Hayden's travel blog to update herself on my whereabouts caused me some slight concern and as a result here i am haha. I’m not sure if its normal for someone my age to feel like this but I was giddy with excitement on the day we visited Universal City, Hollywood. This was going to be funnn, it was a theme park day at the adult version of Disney Land. We took the [View Full Entry]

By bringingdilystotheworld
August 13th 2007

El Pueblo *pronounced with thick mexican accent* North America » United States » California » Los Angeles

Phillipe the Original

Today we moved to the Comfort Inn in LA which was 5 seconds from the train station. Apart from the pawn shop and sprinkle of buskers around the corner, the place was great (highly recommended). They had a breakfast room with a waffle machine (yes waffle machine!), coffee machine, bagels, bread, donuts, fruit, cereal etc and more importantly it was all freeeeee (oh the student in me finally comes out). We decided to explore the cultural side of LA today visiting China Town and El Pueblo. I did not have too high an expectation for China Town (I saved that for [View Full Entry]

By bringingdilystotheworld
August 12th 2007

Oh beach me :) North America » United States » California » Los Angeles

Santa Monica

Today we decided to hit the beaches - Santa Monica and then Venice Beach. Santa Monica Los Angeles locals like to talk on the bus, not to themselves, but to people they dont know - other locals and tourists alike. I love just sitting on the bus and listening to people talk, im not actually evesdropping because its not the conversation that interests me but the way some Americans put so much energy into the way they speak. For example today Hayden & I were very much entertained by two African Americans as they discussed how one of them was hit [View Full Entry]

By bringingdilystotheworld
August 11th 2007

UCLA + Getty Centre = a day of beautifulness North America » United States » California » Los Angeles

UCLA Mascott

Its currently summer in LA atm and thus the weather is hot. Think a perth summer where the sun is hot and dry with the a cool breeze here and there. I love it! UCLA Hayden & I decided that on our trip we should scope out some of the university's in the US and our first stop was UCLA (University of California Los Angeles). This place is absolutely beautiful/stunning/breathtaking. The first thing that you notice when you get there is the scale of UCLA, its very very big (just like everything else in LA). The second thing you notice is [View Full Entry]

By bringingdilystotheworld
August 10th 2007

Rodeo Drive & LA food North America » United States » California » Los Angeles

Dilys with LA Cops Chuck & Larry

Armed with our map, lonely planet and sunnies Hayden & I set our sights on discovering LA, so here it goes! The Original Pantry Hayden finally woke up at around 7:30am. Considering i had been awake since 3am i was well and truly ready to find some good food for breakfast. While the hotel was fantastic (*thumbs up to the Doubletree*) there was only so much you could do in the early hours of the morning. I had the feeling that the concierge at the front desk thought i was weird as i asked him a gazillion questions, went on the [View Full Entry]

By bringingdilystotheworld
August 9th 2007

The Flight 'Experience' North America » United States » California » Los Angeles

Hayden & I on the plane

Flight Path: Perth - Singapore (stopover) - Taiwan (transit) - United States (LA) Flight Time: 7:45am Flight Duration: ~24 hrs Flight food: excessive amounts. Flight company: Hayden, myself and Jane (or at least i think that was her name, she went to bali for a week and was coming back.... personally i dont think bali deserved the sacrifice of a 24hr flight tho...) Im not sure how Hayden & I ended up with 7:45am flights, but we did and thus we had to get to the airport early in the morning, very early! Considering i was up till 2am doing [View Full Entry]

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