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July 27th 2006 by pepito
6 days of travel, 5 countries, 4 times zones, 3 days without shower, 2 flights and 1 exhausted and conflicting moment of confusion and relief with the realization that I am once again on Canadian soil.
It is the strangest sensation to awake with the first thought being, "Huh? Where am I?" - and for a split second truly not knowing...
It has happened a time or two over the past few weeks.
"What do you mean $109 for a hotel room for one night?! ... That's damn near a month and a half accomodation in Bolivia!"
I nearly had a heart-attack.
"What? $1.80 for a coffee and nearly $10 for cigarettes? Do you know I could buy both these things for a total of under $2 in Argentina?!"
Time to quit.
Here I am back on Vancouver Island after a long haul making tracks north from Argetnina, on through Bolivia and into Peru... My final 28 hour bus ride was certainly long and drawn out but I found myself in good company with an Irish girl who had become disillusioned with medical school and wandered off so as to embark on a round the world
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July 27th 2006 - Kevin: Fun back home
Looks like way to much fun! I have got make myself one of those t-shirts! Look forward to the Arctic!
July 28th 2006 - christina: Im famous
joe please forward all my fan mail to my email........thanks
hahahahahahaaaaaaahahhah luv yah
July 28th 2006 - valeriavine: home but still travelling
hey! Long time no hear...your home looks lovely and to me it just feels like another destination though you claim to live there....I have the canadian and american side of the family visiting at the moment and have posted heaps of pictures of sydney looking overcast!...I much prefer yours! Yes DO go to India. enjoy your stay at home! Vv
July 31st 2006 - Dino: I hear ya
I just got back from Central America. damn is it crazy expensive here eh? makes you want to run and hide or sell stuff to tourist at crazy prices so you can return to the land of cheap living. Good luck brother.
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Crazy Aubrey
Notice the shirt? He just finished his first two Skydiving jumps.. I can't wait to try it myself.
Miss Victoria of CT
We spent the afternoon people watching and naming the various characters in hanging about the Airport... There was Bob, the would be caucation rastafarian.. some guy that I am not sure we named but vi... [more]
Vickie
"Wait Joe! If we go through this gate will they let us back through so that we can get some food?" ... "Of course they will Vickie." ... ;-P Oops, maybe not.
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July 27th 2006 - Kevin: Fun back home
Looks like way to much fun! I have got make myself one of those t-shirts! Look forward to the Arctic!
July 28th 2006 - christina: Im famous
joe please forward all my fan mail to my email........thanks
hahahahahahaaaaaaahahhah luv yah
July 28th 2006 - valeriavine: home but still travelling
hey! Long time no hear...your home looks lovely and to me it just feels like another destination though you claim to live there....I have the canadian and american side of the family visiting at the moment and have posted heaps of pictures of sydney looking overcast!...I much prefer yours! Yes DO go to India. enjoy your stay at home! Vv
July 31st 2006 - Dino: I hear ya
I just got back from Central America. damn is it crazy expensive here eh? makes you want to run and hide or sell stuff to tourist at crazy prices so you can return to the land of cheap living. Good luck brother.
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