Destination: Canada

The one that got away

Fri, 1 Oct 2010 | By krit | Views [688]

Vancouver is located on the west coast of Canada & often referred to by locals as the 'wet coast'. Since moving here I've lost count of how many times I've been warned about the wet weather that comes at this time of the year. As one who enjoys ... Read more >

Photos: Me

Fri, 1 Oct 2010 | By emilpeace | Photo Gallery

No Canadian Winter for Me

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 | By jennyj | Views [513]

Well here I am, packing up the things I think I'll need and trying to get rid of the things I hope I won't. As someone who has lived in the same city her entire life, it's difficult to imagine life without all this stuff. I know that's all it is, really.... Read more >

Tags: dancing, life, moving, packing

The Envy and The Awe

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 | By vivalabritney | Views [494] | Comments [1]

On Saturday night we headed down to the Marina to meet with Cansu - one of the Turkish English teachers we work with. We had a table on the grass just feet away from the water's edge and skyline of bright lights. I was thinking can I afford this place? ... Read more >

Just for Laughs

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 | By josh_shona | Views [826]

Josh and I were walking back from old town in Montreal, when someone came running across the street clip board in hand.  wanting us to do a survey, explaining that we had to answer questions separately and if we got 5 of the same answers right we would ... Read more >

The Cultural Divide

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 | By vivalabritney | Views [406]

The Cultural Divide The other day we celebrated a belated Fonda day. Nacho gathered everyone together to make traditional and delicious Chilean food to commemorate the two hundredth year of Chilean independence. We all went to Jayson's new house ... Read more >

Photos: Its not all about the Rockies

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 | By josh_shona | Photo Gallery

"The Situation"

Sat, 18 Sep 2010 | By vivalabritney | Views [370]

I wish I was blogging about Jersey Shore … but I'm not.   I knew that getting our residence permits would be less than enjoyable … I didn't realize it would be hell. So, "The Situation" goes like this; we must have our residence ... Read more >

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 | By w4michael | Views [472]

I arrived in Puerto Vallarta at 4pm and took a taxi into the center of town, and arrived at a hotel that I had booked online called La Siesta. It was a 15-minute walk to the Old Town over the bridge on the Cuale River. Great view from the room. I ... Read more >

HBO and Hiphop

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 | By vivalabritney | Views [704]

I've done it! I've been talking myself into believing that Izmit is "home". Over the past two days I have come to actually feel it for a number of reasons, which I will go over in order of importance. I am starting to get bearings - to ... Read more >

Izmit to Istanbul to Izmir and back!

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 | By vivalabritney | Views [1569]

Weekend One: Istanbul Dragging our luggage through the streets of Istanbul after seventeen hours of travelling wasn't the ideal introduction to the capital of culture. So, after six days in Izmit we were all over the opportunity to go to Istanbul ... Read more >

Moutains, Lakes and a Bear

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 | By baba | Views [988]

Unser Empfang in British Columbia war ziemlich unfreundlich. Bei Nieselregen und Kaelte erreichten wir Mount Robson (ein Touristenknotenpunkt benannt nach dem gleichnamigen und dem hoechsten Berg in den Rockies. Wir fanden eine sehr abgelegene und kuriose ... Read more >

Photos: British Columbia

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 | By baba | Photo Gallery

We are getting itchy - the bug is biting again...

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 | By pepperhead | Views [638]

Well, it has been quite a while since we have taken a trip - 2 years is a LONG time.... When we left for our last 6 month adventure, we had not really saved up anything in order to take our trip, so we used what little we did have and figured we would ... Read more >

Tags: beach, diving, planning

Its not all about the Rockies

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 | By josh_shona | Views [668]

“ How were the Rockies? ” and with a deep breath, some awkward facial expresssions and hand gestures I do my best to say something nice. For you se as we head out of Canada, we've clocked up over 5000km of driving and seen so, so much. There was ... Read more >