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Day 110 (Saturday 08/08/09, NJJ) The wind and rain kept us awake much of the night. Checked out of the resort. Sat in the restaurant for a time. Had delicious lunch. Lay on sun loungers for ½ hour. After saying bye to everyone our boat left the island at 2pm. Jamie stood for majority of the trip as it was so bumpy that it kept jarring his back. Minibus took us to Raffles where we could use the facilities until we went to the airport. Plane took off at 10pm. Flight took about 10.5 hours to Los Angeles. Landed at LAX [View Full Entry]

jayandnat - Jamie Jones and Natalie Jones | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 19th 2009 | 24 Views | [diary=446219]

Jamie loves football
Bye bye pretty island
Bye bye Octopus Resort

the veggie patch
the veggie patch
Yanika and Phil have a killer veggie patch, check out the goods
Hi all, sorry it has been so long since our last blog, for those who don't know we had to relocate from our crazy landlords house and now we are with Yanika and Phil and their baby Melodie a couple of blocks from where we were. It has been much more fun since being here because Yanika takes pride in showing us around to the sights. It has been the hottest month ever in BC, eerily like Melbourne last summer, there have been bushfires and all the records have been broken. We have been swimming a lot, Yanika took us to [View Full Entry]

Cate85 - Catherine Hibbins | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 7th 2009 | 69 Views | [diary=426264]

taking it easy
taking it easy
bridal falls

Hi guys, Sorry this email has been so long coming. I never knew time could fly by so fast, and now its August, how did that happen. I'm armed with pics this time too, so stand by for a mammoth news update. So the winter in Lake Louise was epic. I think I totaled about 150 days of skiing over the winter which, I'm told, is pretty good going cnosidering I was working at least 5 days a week for the whole winter. As it turned out I ended up working 3 day shifts and 2 night shifts a week which [View Full Entry]

Aly s - Aly Spalding | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 6th 2009 | 30 Views | [diary=425776]


cousins
cousins
Jodhan and Rishin Checking out their new cousin.
Hello everyone, I am delighted to let you all know that baby Matteo Bryant Anand came into the world with a bang on July 29th at 8:18pm proceeded by the UK fireworks (fitting as his Dad is English). He was born at home weighing 7lbs 4 oz and was 20 inches long. He came 10 days before his due date and is a beautiful healthy boy. Despite a fast and furious delivery Mom, Dad and baby Matteo are well. Mom and Dad are adjusting to our new family so if you don't hear from us right away we have been very [View Full Entry]

sara yoga adventure - Sara Bryant | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 9th 2009 | 104 Views | [diary=425720]

The family visit from England
Matteo
My two loves

Soooooooooooooooooo, three wonderful days later and my blog gets another entry. As most of you know, I arrived safely, spending my first days with the wonderful mr. Daniel Woods. While visiting stanley park, I spotted my first bald eagle. Right now, Vancouver is swamped with tourists. It's not only summertime, a three-day national holiday is luring tourists and travelers from all around to join the celebrations. Pretty festive here, I can tell ya! On Sunday, Timo and I visited the famous suspension bridge (not for those with a fear of hights). You'd think it would be a pretty steady bri [View Full Entry]

San82 - Sandra Lucas | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 5th 2009 | 77 Views | [diary=425467]

Photo 2
Glacier lake

Hi everybody! So, finally, I touched down in Vancouver, Canada, ready for a few months packed with adventure. Just wanted everyone to know I'm safe and fine, even though it was a close call. When trying to find my seat in the airplane headed from London to vancouver, there was a little mix-up. My seat was dubble booked, as was the seat of the person next to me, and two men, both in white long dresses with purple turbans, requiered answers when to found us in their seats. My brain immediately began to connect the dots of the CNN broadcatsing of [View Full Entry]

San82 - Sandra Lucas | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 2nd 2009 | 70 Views | [diary=424521]


There have been many changes since my last blog entry. I’m back at work, for one thing. Lao-puo Suzanne’s generous support of a Cambodian orphanage (she pays the rent for a high school) was dipping into my beer money, so I had to do something about that. I don’t begrudge a penny. Were it not for her efforts, the young orphaned girls, and some of the boys, would be hooking, and the rest of the boys would be begging. I’m back in my old job, with the provincial Ministry of Housing and Social Development. Things were better when we were the [View Full Entry]

Pagan Dan - Pagan Dan | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 19th 2009 | 11 Views | [diary=423674]


Hello from another amazing country in the world: Canada!! Just about 5 short weeks after returning from a year in Australia, I'm back to being an international traveler!! So here I am in British Columbia, Canada!! The weather has been unseasonably hot (in the 90s), which makes it hard to do any intense hiking or outdoor activity! The flight from Chicago was only about 4 hours and I arrived in Vancouver around 10am on Monday. My mom and I spent the day walking around farmers markets, parks, and laying on the beach in the hot, hot sun. We ate at a [View Full Entry]

kmae - W A N D E R L U S T | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 30th 2009 | 35 Views | [diary=423907]


Trip planning usually starts with D sitting at his computer, searching possibilities. However this trip had been rumbling around in D's mind for many years. He'd often thought that attempting to trace the history and route of his ancestors would be a good excuse to travel to places he might not go otherwise. This is to be that trip. A trip to trace the path of the V's that came before him. He only knows for certain that his grandfather W.V. was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Beyond that he has only his research and a lot of speculation. The Vs [View Full Entry]

ImaHeadaU - ImaHeadaU | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 3rd 2009 | 37 Views | [diary=414868]


Hello! So we've sadly finished our round the world travels and have finally touched down in Vancouver. We are absolutely exhausted!!! The last 5 months have absolutely killed us and we need a holiday for our holiday - don't get us wrong we had a myriad amazing experiences but after almost half a year of sleeping in hostels with up to 20 other smelly backpackers, living on bread and jam for days at a time, trying to learn almost 20 new languages, and having no income on which to live, it becomes extremely tiring and most of all stressful. But the [View Full Entry]

herewego - Jian and Aaron | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 28th 2009 | 51 Views | [diary=422899]

Aaron with working visa
Jian with working visa