Blogs from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, North America - page 59

Ok, The blog is back! I will start of with the apologies for making the re-appearance of this epic blog take so long but don’t worry the wait has not been in vain.I did in fact loose the cable to connect my camera to the computer and thus have not written any blogs as I know how boring solid writing can get. And seeing as this is a typical Steve move I don’t think any of you are surprised. So to get everyone up to speed. You may remember the last time I filled you in on my travels was an rather merry little night downtown in Vancouver on Halloween. If you do not remember such a night, please feel free to recap with the picture show on the previous blog. After this night I ... read more

It only took a small amount of arm twisting (not even a chinese burn) for Linton to convince us to make an unscheduled stop over in Canada on our way to South America. Granted, it is a hell of a detour, but with a friendly offer to stay in Vancouver with hosts Madeline and Graham, an apartment to share with Linton in Calgary and a bumper snow season, how could we resist? First stop was Vancouver for a few days to check out the city and surrounds with locals Madeline and Graham. Not only did they have us to stay at their beautiful house but they both also took time out to show us the city as the locals know it. We travelled around Stanley Park aghast at the damage a mini hurricane has done to ... read more

This is my last day in Canada in a few hours i will go to the airport and head to Toronto and after that to Paris and Bucharest as a final destination. it's been 6 months since i got here and i think it will be harder for me to adapt back home then it was to adapt here. Gelman, my room mate is looking for someone else to get my room. During the last 6 months i met a lot of people here in canada and i made a lot of friends, i will try to capture these moments in pictures. Good bye Canada, i hope i will see you again someday...i am not going to miss u but i will miss the people :) This is my final post from Canada, the next one ... read more

Welcome to our travel site. It is now one week before departure, so we have jumped the gun a little, and laid out the route in advance for everyone to look at. We will have access to the internet for a good portion of the trip, and will be uploading pictures, and a small blurb on what happened (or did not) on that particular day. Calgary to New Orleans return will be a 10,000 k.m. drive. (That's without going off the beaten track, which undoubtedly, we will do from time to time.) The route will take us through 15 U.S. states over a period of 24 days. We will be driving a 1999 Honda Civic EX which gets about 48 miles per gallon, so hopefully gas costs will be kept to a minimum. Please note: ... read more

-28C with windchill is not a great way to start the day. Sure it looks pretty out there, but then you have to scrape six inches of snow off your car so you can see out the windows to drive, and to unglue the windscreen wipers that have frozen to the windshield. Once done, you scramble inside the car, only to wait for 10 minutes for the thing to heat up. The cold at this temperature is amazing - you almost feel too scared to breathe in case the cold gets into your lungs and they freeze up on you! When you breathe in through your nose you can feel the inside freeze up from the condensation of your breathing. A very weird sensation. Still working my tail off flying around the country. This week is ... read more