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The amazing adventures of a blond business traveller in Asia
Published: July 11th 2011North America » Canada » Ontario » Toronto
July 11th 2011
So the journey begins. This is definitely not my first trip to China, and certainly not the longest, but it is the first time I've been away for more than 3 weeks in over 6 years. Plus I'm married now, which makes a difference. Husband left the airport hotel for work around 6:30. Blah. Not fun, but it is "only" 63 days before I see him again so the sooner he left, the sooner I could start waiting for our reunion. A single friend said this morning "I can't wait to feel that pain". Hmmm. Good point, I'll stop complaining. I may be away, but I am still loved, which is nice. Back in the day when I was a single traveller it was "easier" I guess, but it sucks to know that there is no ... read more
July 11th 2011
Toronto, Canada Wow... I can't believe how fast time flies. It's already July and before you know it, it'll be Christmas again. My life has been pretty busy since enrolling to Ryerson in May. I'm back on school schedule, which means that I get very little sleep around exam time and I miss out on some weekends and nights out with my friends. Mondays and Wednesdays, I'm at work from 8AM - 4PM and I have school right after from 5:30PM-8:30PM. Some people ask how I do it and I never know what to say. I just manage. It's not as bad as anyone would think. I guess when your're forced to do something, you just DO IT with very little care about the sacrifices you have to make. In my case, I'm not being forced ... read more
July 11th 2011
I wish I started blogging years and years ago. Being a gemini, I think a lot and my thoughts are all over the place. My friends would describe this kind of behaviour as 'gulo'. I AM GULO. I AM GULO ALL THE TIME. My mind is everywhere and I think fast. One second I will be thinking about food and the next second, I'm thinking about how much I hate my small feet. It's funny because sometimes my boyfriend, Aris, would be so puzzled and ask me how I start thinking about random topics . HA! In addition to being a scatterbrain, I have a really bad memory. Blogging will be a great way for me to remember and keep track of my travels. I will post about previous trips and include some pictures. I hate ... read more
July 10th 2011
Toronto’s Don River Trail Text and Photos last updated: July 2011 Number of times we have biked this trail: 1 (walked it many times) The Basics: Location: In Toronto’s Don Valley Distance: 13.8 Trail Surface: mostly paved Access & Parking: many places Trail Head: Not really Washrooms: at the many parks along the trail Water: same as above Food: there are few concession stands Signage: some Rest areas: Many Garbage disposal: Lots Points of Interest: Many Access: many I first discovered parts of this trail WAY decades ago while going to York University. York U’s Glendon College almost backs up on to Edwards Gardens. Over the years we have stopped off here many times on visits to this part of Toronto to take in the Ga... read more
July 3rd 2011
We're finished packing and all set to leave tomorrow morning. This entry is more of a trial to make sure that everything is working well, since there is not much to say. Our last day of preparations was long, full of shopping, driving around, and there was lots to do, but now it's over, and tomorrow we begin more than a month of much simpler days: bike, stop, repeat. Below you can see a picture of Therese's front hall full of stuff as we were sorting through what to pack, and what to leave behind. In the end we did a pretty satisfactory job of packing, and I think that the weight on our bikes will be pretty reasonable for the trip we're planning - though we may start to miss variety in our clothing by ... read more
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July 1st 2011
WHAT A TRIP.... It started with the alarm going off at 7:45 a.m. e.s.t (6/31) and is winding down now at 10pm brussels time (4 p.m. e.s.t. 7/1).... The flight out of Tampa was delayed, which made for an interesting time to say the least. Our 1-hour layover in Toronto turned in to a mad dash through the airport to get the connecting flight. One upside of the flight was that I got to see Niagara Falls from about 15,000 ft. (pretty cool)... Anyways, back to Toronto airport.. In Tampa we were told we would not need to get our luggage in Toronto and that it would go to the next plane...WRONG, 20min to flight leaves we find out we need to get our luggage, get it on the plane, clear security and customs (for the ... read more
June 29th 2011
Tomorrow we leave for our 19 day family trip to BC. We are all really excited and now just scrambling to get packed and organized! Flight leaves at 11am and we arrive in Vancouver at 1pm. Heading to Yaletown for our hotel and to see Marianne and Chris!... read more
June 28th 2011
Right so I have traveled some before but it is time to venture out again. I am randomly in Toronto now at a starbucks trying to find some crazy fun hostel to stay at because yes my crazy spontaneous self booked a bus ticket to toronto with no plans at all. Just arrived with no place to stay.... but that's the adventure right??? I mean on a good note the bus from DC to Toronto was $37 dollars....now thats a deal. How could I not just buy a ticket ASAP! This is good though, a little trip just me and canada ahhhhh! I'll get to learn about myself and so many new cool things:) SO now comes the time I try to follow these directions I looked up to hopefully find some shelter and then on ... read more
June 10th 2011
Arrived at the airport knowing that my bag is too heavy, but I will try and talk to the person on the check in counter and explain the situation, hopefully avoiding the excess baggage charge. Actually arrived early, check in wasn't due to start til 7.30, and it was 6.45 now. Still, I saw the line up for Air Transat, so joined it, thinking I can get ahead of the rush. After 10 minutes queuing, I thought that I might actually be lining up at the wrong check in desk. Who checks in to a flight 4.5 hours early? Why was I here so early!? There were at least 40 people ahead of me, and the same amount behind, I had gone too far to leave the line up. I didn't want to ask anyone which ... read more
Fail to prepare....prepare to fail
Published: June 11th 2011North America » Canada » Ontario » Toronto
June 10th 2011
Its been a hectic 2 weeks! Decided 15 days ago to go to Ghana and volunteer at a school in a small village 3 hours north of Accra. I quit work on Friday at 8am (already had another job lined up), booked flights 4 hours later (Toronto>Manchester>Amsterdam>Accra), and then decided to actually look into the charity, and see if it still existed, as it had been over a year since I had contact with them. Charity still exists. First success (y) There were a few other things to sort out, like getting a few immunizations, getting a visa, pushing back the start date for my new job by 2 weeks, and one or two more things I assumed would be pretty simple. Turns out it wasn't very simple (n) 2 trips to the Ghanaian embassy, 7 ... read more
