Blogs from Ontario, Canada, North America - page 284

After 104 days, 2 nights at the Canadiana, 4 nights at Global Backpackers Village, 2 random house mates, 6 jobs (two kept, the others quit), 3 brewery tours, 1 2 minute challenge, 1 toast masters experience,1 gay pride parade, 1 brief romance with an arsehole, several thousand encounters with crazy drugged up Torontonians, 2 brief appearances on Canadian television, 1 invitation to appear on a Canadian game show (politely declined), 1 poutine, 1.5 weeks on crackers as well as street meat and 20 cent noodles because that's all I could afford, 1 trip to New Liskeard, 1 cat empire Concert, 4 trips to Toronto Island, 2 colds, 1 burst ear drum, one trip to the doctor (for the burst ear drum), one bout of food poisoning, too many hangovers, countless numbers of bohemians, Canadians, Rickards anything, ... read more

Well, I just wanted to set this up and see how it works so hopefully it will be a good way to keep my family updated on my trip to Europe, so I'm still at home I leave Sept 13th and can't wait so excited - I just turned 30 on Aug 4th and hope this will be the best trip of a life time because I wanted my 30th to be very memorable! Will be updating soon!... read more

So, we're back in Canada after an uneventful drive from Geneva, Ohio. The line-up at the Canada Customs was huge and lengthy and slow but when we got to the booth they let us through without any hold up. We took a room at a smaller older motel in downtown Niagara Falls. It is very adequate and price was for $69. Then we wnet for a meal at King Davids, a kosher Jewish restaurant and bakery just across the street. That was an interesting experience again. The tables are self serve after ordering at the counter so we had to claim a place along with a jewish couplde from Brooklyn. He wore a fez? the small cap and beard and she was very ordinary but so pleasant. He reminded me a little of Cyril from Lethridge's ... read more

Ueber ein Monat ist seit meinem letzten Blog vergangen, und das liegt ein wenig daran dass hier einfach nicht immer so aufregende Sachen passieren wie in Guatemala. Aber inzwischen hat sich doch so viel an Erlebnissen angesammelt dass es mal wieder Zeit fuer ein paar "Neuigkeiten" wird, vor allem weil Ende der Woche wieder ein Ortswechsel ansteht- mehr dazu am Schluss. Die Auffahrt Mein Leben innerhalb des letzten Monats- oder eigentlich der letzten zwei- spielte sich vor allem entlang der ca. 200 m langen Auffahrt ab, an der Stall, Cafe, Dairy und unser Haus liegen. Und auch wenn das ein wenig eingeschraenkt klingt, hat es sich nicht so angefuehlt, denn selbst waehrend der relativ kurzen Zeit hier hat sich viel getan und veraendert: Den Eingang zur Auffahrt schmueckt jetzt eine grosse Strohballenpyramide (deren hochkomplizierten Aufbau ich ... read more

Odometer: 41428km I stopped to talk to one of the locals in front of his house last night. He was unloading his car when I approached to ask a question about his town. I guess I must have looked a little suspicious with my non-local look and a writing book under my arm. I gathered this from his face when I started talking. Maybe he thought I was a Mormon coming to talk to him about other stages of life. . I could almost see the wheels turning as he evaluated who the heck I was. I quickly put him at ease and we had a good chat. One thing he mentioned was to be sure to take the short drive to the lake front, down Isbester Drive to the Isbester Lookout. Isbester was the name ... read more