Libbyj

Well Holy Doodle! It's been so long I nearly forgot how to add an entry. It seems, I've stopped "travelling" long enough to forget about this blog. PAH! Lies! Well, truth... I have... pretty much been working in a Winnipeg office for AGES, but I did quit that last month, to return to my Albertan roots!! Went to Calgary and saw la Krista, Ed, Darby, Serene and Mia! Fantastico! They're all alive and well and were great hosts. Despite the week starting off with a sushi nightmare on my part (Krista can confirm its much less delectable but perhaps more exotic coming up again...), I had a lovely time. Stayed with the Krista and Ed in their house of wonder for the first few, they showed me around the Calgary Zoo, taught me their dog whispering ... read more

Time limit on the comp! I am behind behind behind with these, sorry! Turns out life got ahead of me. I've done several trips since the last blog, such as northern ireland where we went to see cirque du soleil, giants causeway, and did a black taxi tour (where a local shows you around town--the murals etc). Very interesting--especially to see the segregation between the catholics and protestants even after the troubles. There is a wall called the "berlin wall" seperating the 2 roads : shankhill and the falls, as well as a gate that closes between the two at 10 oclock. THEN i was off to lithuania! Went to see a girl from work, ina, who just moved back home from living in dublin. 10 days there, sunny sunny weather, and i was WELL taken ... read more

Ahh, I´ve finally gotten to it. The France Report. You had to wait, because I had to wait. My flight to Paris from madrid was delayed by 2 and a half hours (so THATS why it only cost 19€..), so my arrival to beauvais airport which is actually a one hour bus ride outside of paris was at 11:00 pm on a saturday night. The parisian adventure begins with me saddled between my 2 backpacks, a throng of tourists who a few hours before were locals treating me like foreign dirt, but now that i know how to ask where the metro is, im king kong with these spaniards. So that was the nice part. I could understand things without steam coming out of my ears. The not nice part was the since of dread: I ... read more

Ah. Another holiday season survived! And this one was not only survived, triumphed really. For my record books. First christmas without my family, strange enough. First christmas with no snow? First christmas eve dinner, taking the turkey out of the oven at midnight? First time opening presents at 4:00 christmas morning. First sleeping until 3 pm christmas day. First rain on christmas. I think i could make a list from here to winnipeg on all the firsts. Something to consider: in spain they wear red underwear on new years because it brings good luck. They also feed eachother grapes during the countdown... 1 grape for every second. I´ve rung in the new year with my lithuanian workmates. It was a night to remember (or not depending on your consumption), doused in mojitos and margaritas. Managed to ... read more

Ohh, glasgow!! I happened upon 3 days off from work, so decided on a last minute trip to glasgow. 80 euro flight, why not? So i set off early sunday morning... patri was coming home from the bar... for the airport. Landed in glasgow at 7:30, had some tea, caught the train to the city centre, and explored the area until 11 when i went to the Glasgow cathedral. Gorgeous church and being at a service with scottish accents added a whole new dimension to the experience! haha. i officially dub the scottish accent to be the hardest to understand. Then I went to St Mungos museum of religion and life, then to the hostel, where i met a girl, katie, who was born in liverpool, then moved to New Brunswick when she was 14 and ... read more