Blogs from Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, North America - page 2

It’s official! In a few short weeks I will be setting forth on a 13-month journey around the world. Although I would like to consider myself to be fairly well travelled, this adventure will surely push me out of my comfort zone and offers up a unique experience from past trips. I will be travelling alone without a set itinerary or even a Lonely Planet to keep me on pace. I am excited to see where I wind up and what the next year holds in store for me. It has been a long time since I’ve written one of these but with this journey at hand it is a way for me to stay connected to my home, my friends and in all seriousness; my own experiences. A lot of people ask me if I’m ... read more

17th June 2012 - Getting ready to go to Canada. Today is the day we leave New Zealand for Canada. After a big rush the night before we are glad just to make it to the airport, it was good having lots of friends and family around to see us off. The plane trip to Auckland was fun and a lot quicker with Rosie there. We arrived in Auckland and waited for check in for our international flight. After 6 ½ hours, KFC twice, arcade games, a hundred laps of the airport and the worlds craziest massage chairs that poked you in places you don’t want to be poked, we said goodbye to Rosie and were off through to international departures. We checked in and boarded the aeroplane to begin our flight. The flight was good ... read more

After 12 days of sitting and being driven around I was started to go haywire...I was starting to behave like lorraine from mad tv. (reference youtube) So if I didn't have enough of three coffee's I decided I needed a fourth. So we went to Pikes place...the original Starbucks...the first day of creation! How exciting. We got in line to order coffee. We were looking at their Pike place specific merchandise. To our great dismay(Emeris) the pikes place mug had a sticky note indicating that it was sold out! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! They were completely out! I bought a iced coffee cup to sooth my emotions and a breve cafe misto. While we were waiting for our drinks...I was eaves dropping on a conversation between a lady and the cashier..."I need to return this mug" "I'll see what ... read more

Well folks, this is it. I'm officially leaving on Sunday. This will likely be my last blog before I go. HOLY $#%@! I leave Sunday! That sort of hit me yesterday when I was saying good bye to my family. So today was spent madly packing and making sure I had everything I needed. I'd love to include my packing list, but the hardcore backpackers out there will probably all tell me I'm taking too much. And to that I say "I tried!". I really did. I probably went through and put back half the clothes I had originally planned to take. Not bad I think. The real space is honestly being taken up by all the other stuff aside from clothes. The mountain of drugs I was prescribed in case I need them, as well ... read more

Currently researching some of the many places I could stay in Australia. As I know little about the country it might prove to be a challenge choosing where to start. I have to take into consideration several things including, where I want to work, What exactly I want to do, How do I get access to the job listings etc etc ... read more