Blogs from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, North America - page 58

As my first entry, I have to say that the anticipation of going on my dream excursion to the Mediterranean is getting intense. I have been working hard at work and am feeling a desire to turn it all off. That time is about to happen very shortly. I cannot wait! My mom is flying in tomorrow at 3:00 pm in Calgary. It will be nice to see her and feel the excitement together. I guess I better tidy up the house a bit. :-) 2 more sleeps... then off to Athens on my newest adventure... ... read more

Geo: 51.1942, -113.602There was a big traffic jam at breakfast - tons of people staying at this hostel. There was a big lineup to use the toasters - they were the automatic conveyor belt type. It took forever because people didn't realize they could put their bread in immediately after the previous person, but instead waited for them to be completely done first. I would have liked some cereal too but the line for that was too long, and I wanted to get out of the hostel and have a walk before going to the airport. There was some kind of Spanish high school group staying at the hostel - a group to keep an eye on not for their academic abilities, but because it was a big group of future Spanish hotties! Ahhh ... to ... read more

Geo: 50.8446, -113.878Ahhh ... traveling again ... it feels nice but it's funny because I really haven't been very excited about this trip. I think I've been spoiled the past few years - anything less than a month feels like a short weekend getaway! Though I hadn't even left yet I was already imagining returning home - I saw the ending before it even began, if that makes sense! And for that reason I saw no reason to get excited ... until today! I couldn't sit still at work and had a lot of nervous energy. So I stuffed myself on Spolumbo's sandwiches and potato salad that were served at a lunch and learn. My nervous energy was converted into a bubbling cauldron of stomach acid, slowly decomposing Genoa salami, marinara sauce, and provolone cheese! I ... read more

Hey everyone. This is my first blog entry of many that will probably start in September. As some of you who know me, I'll be heading out to New Zealand/ Australia with my girlfriend, Charlotte in September. We'll be backpacking New Zealand for a month or more and then we'll be traveling all over Australia until we find a place we like most and will be settling down and working/living there for the remainder of the year. The trip itself will be in September and will be lasting for a year (longer if all goes well). I honestly can't wait to go. You'll probably see a few more blog entries before September just to update you on the preparation of the trip. Well, so far, everything is going according to plan. I've sent away for my ... read more

Well we spoiled ourselves and went to the zoo in Calgary. We choose Sunday for the buffet brunch that they put on. And boy did we make a good choice it was the best meal we have had since we left home. It even had a chocolate fountain which you can dip the fresh strawberries in. However at minus three for the day and snowing it was a freezing day to be at the zoo. The Australian area was really weird. They had kangaroos in a snow filled enclosure and cane toads in their own huge really nice enclosure. ... read more