Upon arriving in Santorini we checked in to a nice hotel just a 10 minute bus ride from the port. The hotel which would usually cost around 150 euro a night during high season was now slashed to only 30 euros a night. We played some pool, took a swim, and then made our way into town. The town was surprisingly full of restaurants, pubs and bars which I did not expect as I thought Santorini was suppose to be a more outdoors touring island, not a drinking one. So, we made our way to a few of the local pubs, had a few drinks, a few laughs, a bite to eat and then headed off to bed. The day was to be our first sightseeing filled day since our trip began. We took a nice ... read more

Guinness is GOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooood! Thats pretty much all I can say about Dublin. Nah, there is more to say, but it wasn't like I had pictured it. I think Dublin has become too busy and westernized with lots of neon lights and busy clubs all along fairly dirty city streets. What we should have done was head to one of the close by smaller towns or cities that would have been a bit more traditional for Ireland. But, it was still fun, the highlight being the Guinness tour at the Guinness Factory of course. Here we learned how Guinness is brewed while sampling many fine flavours and brews of Guinness, which I must say is oh so much better tasting in Ireland, like everyone says themselves after a visit. I found it to almost have a hint ... read more

Wow! Montreal... awesome place. Although I was initially dissappointed Emilie didn't come to Vancouver, I am now very happy to have gone to Montreal and also Quebec City. I had a lot of fun, Quebec is just incredibly beautiful and Montreal is a very happening party place. I stayed with Emilie in Montreal at her place on Saturday night, then we headed to Quebec City to see old Quebec and visit her parents who made a delicious dinner for us. Monday we spent the day at 6 Flags in Montreal which was much better than Playland in Vancouver. Tuesday me and Emilie just cruised around Montreal and then we headed to the airport for my flight to London and onto Aberdeen.... read more

I arrived at the Fiji Bay Resort in the evening and ended up just having a late dinner and then off to bed. Having only three days here, my initial plan was to just stay at this backpackers resort for the entire time. However, after talking to some backpackers in my dorm, I found out that Beachcomber Island is only a 30 minute boat ride away and is much more fun than the mainland. So early the next morning I climbed aboard the Beachcomber tour boat and headed off to their island. Beachcomber Island Resort is a blast, its small, but full of everything you could want to do. Great snorkeling, diving, parasailing, seadooing, tubing and banana-boating, along with nice sandy beaches and warm seas. I spent two days here, just relaxed the first day, spent ... read more

It was great to come back home. See all my friends and family I had not seen for over a year. Arriving home I was suprised that my parents had not touched my room, it felt so good to sleep in my bed again. Over the first week I spent a lot of time on the river with friends. Floating down Vedder river with tubes, dingies and case loads of beer over a 4 hour time span is the most relaxing enjoyable thing ever! I spent a couple nights in downtown Vancouver with more friends visiting some pubs and clubs. Went down south across the border with family to watch the Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees baseball game. Headed to Vancouver Island over a weekend to visit even more family as we toured Victoria, dipped ... read more