Well, due to the fact that a server failure happened here at the same time as a hard drive crash happened on our laptop, I now have no pictures from my first few weeks here, which sucks. So no wakeboarding, dirtbiking, salamander holding, small town 4th of July cuteness or lagoon antics are here, a tear slowly trickles down my cheek. So many beautiful pictures.........Nevada city is so cute as is downton grass valley, both old well preserved and colourful mining areas. And the best part is the Yuba river which is absolutely stunning and has many crystal clear pools to swim in, each named after the bridge crossing it (49, Purdens, Edwards and so on). I love the waterfall at Edwards where ladybugs nest and fly down onto you, and Oak tree at Purdens because ... read more

Wow. THis place and surrounding areas (All nevada county and grass valley too) just keep blowing my mind. The people are so lovely and full of life and sense of humour. It is so human after the inhumanity and alienation of bix box store Edmonton society. Every day is a pleasure, and I see something that makes me grin ear to ear. Like the "Special" bus that always has a stuffed witch sitting in the drivers seat when it is parked, or a motorcycle with a little rubber chicken sticking out of the front, or the dude with a car covered in peace stickers that offered us sticker for our car when I stopped to tell him his car was awesome, or signs sticking out by the side of the road that say LOVE (no ... read more

Decided to add a back entry for my trip to Drumheller. Solo or group trips to Drumheller are always mellow and good for some spirit regenerating, as any desert trip is. This time I went Solo and stayed at a different campsite than usual, which had its plusses and minuses. The minus was that I was in a more touristy area near the town of Drumheller itself and I wasn't in the real heart of the badlands as you can be in some of the more hidden camps along the off roads before drumheller. Those hidden away sites offer much more desert connection and chances for nude sunbathing in the sandblown crevices and such. The upside was that I was right on the river which meant lots of floating and some interesting characters. These were a ... read more

Pai my God I love you, how much so can I say? The sun always shines here the clouds always be on holiday there are no cars just mopeds going from A to B is divine the landscape from jungle to desert sage grasses make the breezes just fine the community is awesome the people are beautiful too the restaurants massage and steambath are great everythings made of wood and bamboo if I had to pick a place then to spend about a year after all of my searching in Asia I think I would settle here. iva ... read more

Laos, one of the most magical and beautiful lands I have ever visited. I had the pleasure of spending one month, coming in on the two day slow boat (okay, it was not really a pleasure, the view of the Mekong was specatacular, but being crammed onto wooden benches with 110 people and a motorbike when there was only room for 45 was tough...fortunately the fumes in the baggage/engine room knocked me out and I was able to sleep through part of it) to Luang Prabang, the most beautiful town I have ever visited. palm trees, french colonial villas, baguettes....our guesthouse was managed by Kong, with a huge smile, who invited his friends over for beer lao parties when they sat in a circle and passed around one cup and invited us to join. Sunsets were ... read more