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2011 in Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 23,000 times in 2011. If it were a … Continue reading
There’s the North…and then there’s the North
Odometer reads: 7,332km From the bustling, conservative streets of Edmonton and Alberta to one of the most northern communities in North America, this most recent part of the trip has been nothing short of surreal. I find myself at a … Continue reading
Posted in My Adventure!
Tagged arctic, beautiful, canadian, cold, dawson, inuvik, lakes, mountains, norman, wells, whitehorse, yellowknife
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Familiar Faces, Unfamiliar Places
Odometer reads: 7,249km The last blog I wrote, I was west of the Rockies. Now I am east, and our trail from now on will take us further and further away from them. Kind of sad; I’ve never seen mountains … Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, My Adventure!, Where to go?
Tagged alberta, banff, calgary, edmonton, friends, inuvik, lake, louise, mountains, north, rockies, rocky
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Oceans, Mountains, Cities, and Towns; the West!
Odometer reads: 6,018km I figured tonight would be a good time to write another blog entry, as we, as of today, officially turned back east, meaning, in some ways, we are on our way home. But we still have a … Continue reading
Posted in My Adventure!, Where to go?
Tagged banff, beautiful, coast, documentary, kelowna, mountains, oceans, seattle, vancouver, west
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3,500km in, and Still a Ways to Go.
Well, like the title says, we’ve traveled about 3,500km, according to the odometer. We left Windsor, ON, passed through Detroit, up the I-75 through Michigan across the Mackinaw Bridge (where Lake Huron and Lake Michigan meet), along highway 2 west, … Continue reading
Posted in My Adventure!, Transportation
Tagged alberta, canada, documentary, manitoba, michigan, prairies, road, saskatchewan, trip
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On the Road Again
Well, I’m traveling again. Only this time, it’s a bit different. This time, I am not just traveling, I’m not just enjoying the sights, I’m not just meeting new people or seeing new places or doing new things. Nope. This … Continue reading
2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. … Continue reading
Eurowards!
Well, finally I’ve found time to sit down and put up our Eurowards onto the blog. Check them out here. Everything from our favourite (and least favourite) hostels and cities to the best pubs and bars, most interesting attractions, favourite … Continue reading
Haggis, Bagpipes, and Whiskey: Edinburgh!
We got a perfect taste of Scotland when we went, thanks to the weather being rainy and fairly cold. That’s quite typical for Scotland in both the spring and fall, so despite the wet weather, it was a bit more … Continue reading
