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North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton February 10th 2010

We have had our tickets since August or so, and till now haven't been doing all that much planning for our big 1 year trip to Australia. Well now it is down to crunch time, make a check list and make sure that we have all the important things worked out before we leave, so that it is smooth sailing... or at least as smooth as it can be. Lol. So the best idea would be to make a small check list, and check it twice... We both have our passports, we both have our working holiday visas, we have our backpacks, sleeping bags, mats, hiking boots (Matt has his), carry-on bags, lab top, cameras, all the hook-ups, adaptor for the plug ins... these are just the big things. Other than those, my mind is blank ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton February 5th 2010

Big fundraiser tonight at Ceili's Irish Pub, located at 10338 109 Street! Danielle (my fantastic event coordinator!) and I have been running around like crazy trying to get things ready for the silent auction, 50/50 draw, ect. We've set a goal of raising $2000 but I will definitely update everyone on the success of this event afterwards! Thought for the day: “You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton January 7th 2010

Hey everybody! I'm leaving again! Tomorrow afternoon! And I am headed to Fotobi Ghana to teach at a school for girls there. I'll be there for 4 months, and then after that who knows. If you want to follow my adventures, I will try to post here every once and a while, so check back. I don't believe I will have internet in the town I am living in, but I think there should be some close by.... I'll soon see! So if posts are few and far between... don't worry. It just means I'm having a good time. Ok hope to talk to you all soon! laris ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton November 3rd 2009

Friday Evening October 9, 2009 our good friend Alberta picked me up from work and drove me to the airport. I was very excited, but still a bit anxious about flying for this length of time, as I am always very nervous in a plane. But thanks to the miracles of modern science, two little pills and a couple of glasses of wine and the next thing I knew, we were leaving the far end of Greenland and heading for the British Isles. ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton October 14th 2009

Hello Everyone, It has taken me over a week to download all of the images. Thank you for your patience. This is an unedited version of the photos, and there are close to 3500 of them. If it gets a little boring, please feel free to skim through them a little quicker. http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW1L http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW1a http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW1p http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW14 http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW2H http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW2W http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW2l http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW20 http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0CYtHDJu1ZMW3D http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welco... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton October 13th 2009

Let the countdown begin. been out shopping preping camera and hiking gear. I seem to be an impulse traveler as I got home from a job I hate sat down and purchased tickets to Australia without consulting my girlfriend. lol. but hey! its the time of a life time so how can you be mad for that. sitting doing research on locations and parks to visit, deciding on weather to buy a car or 4x4... the 4x4 seems very practical to my style of travel... which is anywhere the wind shall take me. Why Australia? its natural untouched beauty, its people, its culture. a chance for me to find myself, as here in Alberta I only seem to work. I guess when I think about it, the reason for this trip is due to some ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton October 4th 2009

Bear sighting and more!!! We are in Edmonton! It has been a long day. We weren't even on the road an hour this morning and we saw a black bear on the side of the road! No kidding!!! We turned around to take a picture and he ran into the woods. He was a good size bear! Jamie was disapointed that he couldn't put an arrow in him but whatever!!! I only took a couple of pictures today because there wasn't really anything exciting to see. As far as scenery goes, it was beautiful, but boring!!!! We also saw a Moose and a lot of Deer. I am very satisfied with the wildlife I have seen on this trip! The kids actually did ok today.... for the most part anyway. This is our last night in ... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton October 4th 2009

The Prodigal Son Returns... Well, it was a bit of a round about trip but I finally made it home last night about 7:00pm - 26 hours late and none too soon to start work Saturday morning. I will catch up on sleep for a few days and then will do most of my responses to emails, etc, after that (I have over 500 emails to wade through...). It has been a pleasure to travel with you all! :-) Todd... read more

North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton September 27th 2009

We left Marla's and headed to Edmonton. As usual it was dark out lol We got to Edmonton around 9:3-0-10 PM lol and then we looked for a motel lol We found one on the west side. LOL Thank you to Nat's co-worker for the loan of Lucy lol In using motels, we saved a lot of money LOL some were great, some were so-so lol One place we stayed the bathtub was so short lol probably and we had to get in beside the throne so we could close the door LOL I teased Nat, saying she would never fit in the tub lol her knees would have been to her chin LOL Oh yeah, Edmonton, we got the oil changed there. It was done fast lol Then we headed to Mc Bride, BC to ... read more
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North America » Canada » Alberta » Edmonton September 17th 2009

5 Days to Go Done Air Cruise Rail Pass All Hotel Bookings Egypt Tour UK Based SIM Card Packing To Do Complete Marathon Training (Taper Phase) in Paris, Prague and Vienna Train booking - Night Trains Rough outline of places to see I am getting excited about the trip and running the marathon in Budapest. Hopefully I can add entries regularly. ... read more




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