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By KristinaDee
April 10th 2006

Still At Home. and the countdown begins

North America » Canada » Alberta » Fort McMurray

Alrighty, so here we go. the most amazing adventure journal you'll ever read! (and if you think that's true, I have the deed to a building on the moon I can sell you....) . Although it might not be THE best adventure blog, it's still gunna be fab. So stay tuned! I'm moving to Mexico for a year, (and coming from northern Alberta, It's quite the change). I leave sometime near the beginning of August, but I don't know the exact day, so the countdown is going to be a little vague (I'm sure all you kind souls will forgive me). [View Full Entry]

By ErikaJane
April 10th 2006

Home Sweet Home!

North America » Canada » Alberta » Lethbridge

Mani, me, and Matt on the skytrain

Our journey from Koh Lanta to Bangkok felt like absolute luxury. There were beds with pillows and blankets on the train. I was situated beside a local family from Bangkok on the train and I enjoyed helping their five-year-old practice her English! So cute! When we arrived in Bangkok, we bumped into Mani, one of our friends from Koh Lanta, and found accommodations with her. We found a simple, but clean little guest house away from the noise and chaos of Bangkok! We spent the last three days of our trip shopping and sightseeing. We spent the first part of the [View Full Entry]

By wanderlustwest
April 10th 2006

Japan, here I come

North America » Canada » Ontario » Toronto

My new home
The ugly yellow building is where I'll be living with Eve...hopefully all the snow will be gone by May

In just a few short weeks I will be on my way to Japan where I will be spending the next 5 months with my good friend, Eve. Eve, a friend from university, has already been living in Fukushima since September 2005, so she already knows the ins and outs of living in Japan. Fukushima is a city about 300 km or an hour and a half north of Tokyo by shinkansen (bullet train). The area is famous for both its hot springs and sake production, as well, it is one of the biggest fruit producers in Japan. For pictures and [View Full Entry]

By SwissMiss
April 10th 2006

Linking it up on the Canadian Ice!

North America » Canada » Alberta » Banff National Park

Stanley Headwall
Paradise of hard mixed climbs

After working January and February in SLC for Exum of Utah, I headed out on the road to Canada. The idea of spending some ice climbing time in the Rockies came about as I was linking up some climbs down in Ouray with Canadian climber and photographer Jon Walsh. We figured that Canada would be a great place to go on an ice climbing binge and March would be a good time as I would be done with work and he would be back from a trip down in Patagonia. So, there I was, on the road to Canada in [View Full Entry]

By Lucy999
April 9th 2006

Touring The Wapta Icefield

North America » Canada » Alberta » Banff National Park

At the Start
Taken just outside the Num Ti Jah lodge, this is the group just about to head off, at this point we're full of energy and not in the slightest bit smelly....

They said on the trip criteria that no alpine ski touring experience was necessary and a 'moderate' level of fitness was required, which is a bit like telling an office worker that running for the bus in the morning is adequate training for running the London Marathon......!! I'm talking about a 3 day back country alpine ski touring trip that I went on last week on the Wapta Icefields. The Wapta Icefields are comprised of a series of Glaciers that run along the Continental Divide from Peyto Lake to the North and the Trans Canada Highway to the south. The area [View Full Entry]

By Meems
April 9th 2006

Vancouver

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » Stanley Park

Dusk

I waved Mick and Lucy off at the bus station in Jasper and spent the next three hours alone until my train arrived to take me over to Vancouver. I think those three hours were the only 3 hours I've spent on my own since leaving New York, it actually felt quite odd not being with the others despite it literally only being for a few hours. I saw a train pulling into the station an hour before I was due to board so I headed down to the platform to see if I could board early. I saw two lads [View Full Entry]

By Aussie Jo
April 9th 2006

Canadian Firsts ...

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver

First Canadian Doughnut
On top of Grouse Mountain

Vancouver is a beautiful city! Sprawling, clean and surrounded by snow covered mountains - so different from home! Its took me a little while in the first few days to get used to being on my own and that I am here for a while - it still feels like I am on holiday and will be back home in a couple of weeks. I booked into the H.I when I first got to Van. It was a nice hostel and they put on free breakfast every morning but it was much quieter on the social side of things so later [View Full Entry]

By Coffeecat
April 8th 2006

Alberta = Cowtown Reunions

North America » Canada » Alberta » Calgary

Marina and I
visiting Banff

I arrived off the lovely Greyhound experience from Kelowna at 6am. Dealing with a time zone change, in addition to daylight savings caused a brain confusion that I hadn't planned on for my start in Alberta. I chowed down on some breakfast before venturing off to the hostel in town, and planning my time in Calgary. I hid in the hostel with a book in hand trying to sort out some computer issues, before sailing off into the streets. The sky was blue, the air was crisp and cool, why hadn't I explored earlier? The hostel was cozy on the inside, [View Full Entry]

By nugget
April 8th 2006

hurry up and wait

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » YVR

Well, so far I've gotten off to a great start. Been at the airport almost as long as my first flight. Could really use some sleep right about now. I guess the weather in Texas (my connecting flight to Miami) isn't the best....9:37am... Checked weather on-line and Houston sounds sunny and clear... Maybe something else is wrong. Who knows. Got taken to the little room. I had no idea it took that long to clear customs. My bag was overweight by 6lbs.. Darn! [View Full Entry]

By Davemate
April 6th 2006

Banff !

North America » Canada » Alberta » Banff

G'day !! I'm in Banff at the moment and absolutely loving it ! It is very pretty and is in the heart of the rockies. Snowy mountains everywhere. It is very touristy here, alot like a Port Douglas. I've been here just over a week, just been chillin' out with my cousin from Melbourne Shannon. He is working at a local restaurant/bar called "Bumpers" so whenever he goes to work, i've just been trying to keep myself busy. We've been out a few times on the town having a few (or alot of drinks) meeting and catching up with the locals. [View Full Entry]

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