Blogs from North America - page 9368

Even wennen, zo zonder een groep "dutchies" rond te reizen. Woensdag avond kwamen we met de groep weer aan in Vancouver. Na een leuke laatste avond (donderdag)in het nachtleven van Vancouver heb ik ze vrijdag uitgezwaaid op het vliegveld. Vervolgens ben ik door gegaan naar Chris en Wendy (waar ik 3 jaar geleden mijn eerste maanden in huis woonde) Had hun in Whistler ook al weergezien, en het was erg gezellig om weer bij te kletsen. Ook was het erg relaxed om na bijna 3 maanden reizen weer op een lekkere matras te slapen moet ik zeggen!!! 's middags langs bij de volgende familie waar ik heb gewoond. Een leuk weerzien met de Wongs (chinees) die middag. Waarna ik 's avonds nog een verjaardags feest van een van de vrienden die ik 3 jaar geleden heb ... read more

My neighbor’s sprinkler makes a gentle patter on the sidewalk, tapwater meandering through the cracks and channels towards the gutter and the nearly-dead, oxygen-deprived Elizabeth River. Who knows? Perhaps a Tru-Green ChemLawn makes for a Tru-Green Chesapeake Bay. The sky glows pink and orange as clouds drift by low enough to reflect our streetlights back in an earlier glow punctuated by patches of pre-dawn azure blue, and the crepe myrtle stands in shadowed contrast, the alien trees engulfing human-scaled street lamps. The hum of air conditioners (It’s 64 degrees people, open your windows!) is accented by the constant buzz of cicadas and the odd mockingbird. It’s a good morning for a bike ride. It’s just another morning for a drive. There’s a connection that’s maintained with the world (natural or manmade) that is lost in a ... read more

This is my home in Stayner. We live here in the wonderful charm of a little town just about an hour and a half north of the city of Toronto. Close enough to commute, yet far enough to escape.... read more

Day 3 We packed our things and jumped into the supershuttle (Very Very Hung over sounds of the night before a bleak distance memory). It appears that our driver has no idea of the road rules and nearly runs down several people, millimetres from people leaning of the cable cars and running all red lights, once we get outta the traffic we would be doing upwards of 80-85 miles an hour (130-135kms) these guys are crazy fuckers, we get to the airport and catch flight 1 of our two flight stretch from San Fran to Denver Colorado on schedule.. this however was all about to change... we arrive at Denver as planned for our transfer and hope on our flight to MSP, we make it as far as the runway then the plan grinds to a ... read more

Salty Bear begins Nova Scotia, PEI Little New Brunswick. I had an 8:30AM start this morning meeting up with the Salty Bear tour company. It took about a half hour to get everything sorted out and soon enough we were off and running. The beginning of the tour was mainly driving on the highway, so it was not all that exciting. It did give us a bit of a chance to get to know one another a little bit better and we also got a bit of a run down from Carman, our tour guide/driver. We're a small bunch. 10 people on tour plus Carman. So there's Duncan and Olaf. Duncan is Carman's brother and Olaf is Duncan's friend. Tania from Australia. She's been travelling and working the last 18 months or so. She’s been through ... read more