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Is this really the end?

Yes‚ we’re home. And that, ladies and gentlemen, was around the world in 365 days. We wandered around the desert metropolis of Dubai and played in what could be the world’s best water park; we saw the ancient ruins of Petra, spent a night in the desert, rode...

Good wine, good beef, good country

As a preamble to this post, I’ll have you all know that I wanted to write another joint post – since the last one was so well received. When I mentioned this to Jon, he said “No problem. I love wine, I love beef, and thusly I love Argentina. End post.”...

Bolivian Adventures

[A] It seems as though we have fallen behind on the blog again, Argentina has been a whirlwind of good food and good wine and somehow blogging about Bolivia fell by the wayside. No need to worry, however, we are both back to keep you entertained—just be warned that the good...

What do big heads, body paint and a beautiful beach have in common?

Well, what do they have in common you ask? Easter Island!! Big Heads: This is the reason that most visitors go to Easter Island. These archeological attractions are famous worldwide. Body Paint: We were lucky enough to be there during the annual two-week Tapati Festival, and we...

Which National Park? Krka vs. Plitvice

As we had a limited number of days in Croatia, we were plagued by the question of whether to visit Krka or Plitvice national park. Google was no help since most hits told us to go to both, but no site outlined their relative merits or suggested just one. So, if you have found...

Santorini – Getting A Scooter

Santorini We were hoping to arrive in Santorini on a slow ferry during the day but due to high winds our mid-morning ferry was cancelled (which we didn’t realize until 1pm, we just thought it was two hours late). Luckily there was another boat going later, arriving at...

The Greek Islands – and Trying to Get A Scooter

Samos Our first impressions of Greece were coloured by the fact we arrived from Turkey on a Sunday. In Greece, well in Samos at least, everything is closed on Sunday. We also discovered that the next day was White Monday, a holiday. Turns out, everything is closed on holidays...

Rental Cars, Pirates and Calcium

When we last left you, we were in Kas enjoying the warm Turkish sun with Carmen and Geoff (two of Allison’s friends). As a group of four we decided to rent a car to visit the near-by, and very highly recommended, Patara beach and Saklikent gorge. After running through...

Why Us Canadians Don’t Hate Turkey: Istanbul & Göreme

When we got off the tram in Sultanahmet, Istanbul we knew we were going to like it! We had moved from Amman, Jordan, one of the armpits of the universe, to a beautiful albeit touristy European city in the matter of a few hours. Our friends, Carmen & Geoff had recommended a...

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Is this really the end?

jonathan // May 30, 2009 // 5 Comment(s)
Yes‚ we're home. And that, ladies and gentlemen, was around the world in 365 days. We wandered around the desert metropolis of Dubai and played in what could be the world's best water park; we saw the ancient ruins of Petra, spent a night in the desert, rode camels, shared a sheesha with a rescue [...] ... [READ MORE]
Space, the final frontier

jonathan // May 27, 2009 // 1 Comment(s)
We spent the last week of our trip in sweet, sweet civilization with my brother and his family at their home in Orlando, Florida, USA. And yes, one of the first things I did was have a Starbucks coffee. I know, I've sold out to our North American culture... our delicious, coffee-driven culture, but if [...] ... [READ MORE]
Would you like a mugging with that?

jonathan // May 23, 2009 // 0 Comment(s)
Last time we left you we had just crossed the border into Brazil at Foz do Iguaçu to take in a second helping of the gorgeous Iguazu Falls. That night, we hopped on an overnight bus that would take us to the massive city of Sao Paulo—a semi-cama bus (think airplane-style reclining seats), with no [...] ... [READ MORE]

Where We've Been!

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Where We’re Going Next!

In September and October 2011 we've got several weekend / long-weekend trips planned to Canmore, Alberta (for a wedding), Ottawa (to visit family), New York (to visit family), and Fredericton and PEI (to a) visit family, and b) visit PEI).

In December, we are going to spend the holidays in Edmonton and at the Cabin with Allison's family. Hopefully we'll get in some skiing in Jasper or Banff! We will also spend a few days in La Quinta in early January!

While this is all very exciting, we are most excited about our next big trip. Both of us will turn 30 in 2012, so to celebrate we are going to go to Antarctica! That's right friends, we'll have both gone to all seven continents before our 30th birthdays!

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I can't wait!