Blogs from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, North America - page 27

I've been waiting for 2 years now to do this trip, and it finally appears to be taking flight. I leave for South East Asia in just over 2 weeks with my friend Lindsay. Here's how it all started… Why Asia? Lots of people ask me that! I spent 5 months backpacking in Australia after I finished university. People thought I was crazy for doing it on my own, but it was one of the greatest things I've ever done. Met some fabulous people, saw some simply amazing sites and ingested the ever-contagious travel bug. My travel agent insisted booking a stopover in Malaysia on my way home. I thought she was insane…why would I ever want to go there? But after 5 months of unforgettable memories, I had no money and needed to move on…the ... read more

I would have thought that driving to West Edmonton Mall...that the Destination would be the predominant subject of this blog...but it was the journey! We had heard about a massive weather storm moving up through the states and it was hot on our heels. The Plan The basic schedule of events for the day was to simply drive up to Edmonton via Calgary (to pick up a new GPS unit) and hopefully get to Edmonton by about 2pm so Lauren could have some quality waterpark time. The Reality We woke up to a fresh dump of powder snow in Kananaskis. Fortunately, it only made things look pretty and didn't affect driving traction at all...so it was pretty much full speed ahead into Calgary. We used Wayne's GPS to drive TomTom so that we could find GPS ... read more

Hey everybody Well 5 Days and counting. Getting excited and scared all at the same time. Wondering if we will have enough money, or just hoping nothing bad happens while we're gone. Its all in our minds somewhere amist gory stories of Crocs, Sharks, Jellies, Spiders, Snakes, Plane Crashes and warring Fiji. Although there is a lot on our minds right now, remember that we will miss each one of you and I'm sure that 3 months will just fly by. Like the numbers in my bank account I would presume. I hope everyone has had a great christmas, best wishes in the new year if we don't talk to you before we leave. We hope to hear from all of you, whether it be messages on the travelblog, or emails. Anyways, I hope the holidays ... read more

For those of you who have not had the great privilege of visiting Edmonton (!), I thought I would post a few pictures so you could get a sense of what we will be leaving behind on Dec 8th when we fly to Brisbane. Yes, it's cold here, but cozy inside and warm hearts abound, especially fuzzy ones. Enjoy!... read more

alrighty, i've set up the tavelblog! nobody want an old fashioned postcard anymore, eh? three more days of frantic cleaning and packing before i'm on my way to new zealand. first stop: christchurch. well, first stop after a marathon 28 hour series of flights, that is... ... read more