Contiki’s Virtual Travel
There are somethings in life that VR will just not replace. One such thing is the experience of a Contiki tour. Or can it? I just read an article on Travel Week where with $149 for 3 hours you can experience a 3D VR experience of world wonders like Oktoberfest in Germany. I’m sorry but there…
Finally got around to framing my Contiki group photos.
Finally got around to framing my @ContikiCAN group photos. #Whirl2010 #Experience2013
2013 the Year of Firsts!
After the mess of a year 2012 was my New Year’s resolution was that 2013 was going to be a year of firsts. This year also seemed to acquire a slogan as well due to my Contiki trip, and that was #noregrets. Now I know that I have ignored updating here as often as I should…
The most miserable place on Earth! Rome.
There is not a more fitting way to start this post than with the Face of Truth. The truth about Rome is that it is the most miserable place on Earth. This was my 3rd visit to Rome and it seems to never get better. Rome has a very limited Metro system so getting around…
I haven’t died… yet.
It has been a while since I posted anything and it is not like nothing has happened. I took another amazing trip to Europe. The goal this time was to see amazing new things that I would not have seen if I actually planned the trip. It may not be a surprise to some of…
Ninety-Eight Days but I’m Not Counting
It is really cold today. It has been less than a month now since I booked my next trip. On my last trip my old reliable large suitcase met it’s last days from the cobble-stone sidewalks of Rome. That’s right I have to move on with life and break in a virgin suitcase on this…
A Difficult Goodbye
Describe the last difficult “goodbye” you said. My last difficult goodbye was in London last fall. It was so difficult when you are in such a close group of people on a bus tour, knowing that you will likely never see any of them again to say goodbye. This one in particular was hard for…
Last Live Performance
What was the last live performance you saw? The last live performance I saw was Legally Blonde: The Musical at the Savoy in London. This was the first time I went to a show in London. I bought my tickets at a little kiosk on Charing Cross Rd.. It was a nice sunny afternoon, I…
2011 in 12 Sentences
As the year comes to an end I usually come up with a long post about the year that has been. Plinky suggested only on sentence per month so here goes. I went to BC. I learned about caregivers. Learned how to program Macros in Microsoft Excel. Lots of sports and trips to Fredericton. I…
A Risk Worth Taking, Rafting in the Austrian Tyrol
Last month my trip to Europe was a big spur of the moment trip that had very challenging air travels with all the delayed flights. But when I was in Austria deciding to go rafting was a huge enough risk. As we were being rushed, on the dark and rainy day, to get changed and…
Aussie woman dies on Italy Contiki tour
I just read the following article and am very surprised at this. Over the last 2 years, I have been on a Contiki tour at the very same campsite. Aussie backpacker found dead on Contiki tour | Sydney Morning Herald. The Seven Hills campsite was one of my favourites, it had the awesome showers in…
Venizia: Video Slide Show
In the spirit of St. Valentine’s Day, why not a video of the romantic city of Venice, Italy.