• Group in front of Mama Selena's home

    Laura in Kenya 2013: Day 6-10

    Wednesday, June 12, 2013

    Day 6 – Water Today we woke up and had a hearty breakfast in preparation for our water walk. We met up with two local Maasai mamas, Selena and Jacqueline.  With many twenty-litre Jerry cans in tow we set out on the three kilometre walk to get water. It was quite the trek over the [...]

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  • Great Rift Valley

    Laura in Kenya, 2013: Day 1-5

    Thursday, June 6, 2013

    Day 1 – Departing 26 youth, from all over Canada, with all different backgrounds met in an airport, and the only joining factor at first is their desire to change the world. As I approached the group, my stomach was in knots. What to expect, what to think? I had done goodbyes and hello’s before, [...]

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  • Ristorante Il Pozzo - Monteriggioni, Italy

    European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #12, Florence, IT

    Thursday, May 23, 2013

    Saturday, June 23, 2012 – The first 11 days of our European honeymoon were quite busy, as I’m sure you’ve read, with Florence being our sixth city in 11 days. Initially we had planned on seeing Naples after Florence, but while we were in Venice we decided to extend our stays in Florence and Rome, [...]

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  • view of the Arno from Pointe Vecchio - Florence, Italy

    European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #11, Venice, IT to Florence, IT

    Thursday, April 18, 2013

    Friday, June 22, 2012 – Breakfast was the first thing on our mind when we woke up, but with the National public transportation strike happening today, we quickly got showered & dressed before heading downstairs. We had packed up our suitcases the night before, so Julia & I were able to get downstairs and through [...]

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  • View from Rialto Bridge - Venice, Italy

    European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #10, Venice, IT

    Wednesday, March 27, 2013

      Thursday, June 21, 2012 – The first thing we noticed about Venice when we arrived yesterday was just how hot & muggy it was. Luckily our room at Hotel Rialto was equipped with a working air conditioner, so we opted to have a nice, comfortable sleep before leaving to explore one of the most [...]

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Caribbean

View from our balcony - Simpson Bay, St. Maarten
Jan
14

St. Maarten, 2011 – Day #8

Saturday, October 1, 2011 – Our alarm went off at 8am this morning, so that we had ample time to finish packing our suitcase and gather up our carry-on items. We took our beach towels back to the towel stand and then headed to the front desk to check out. We hadn’t used the phone [...]

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Australia

Surf Lesson - Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Oct
14

Australia, 2009 – Day #18, Surfers Paradise, part 2

Tuesday, October 25, 2009 – After my late-morning nap, I got myself up and ready for my 2pm surf lesson. Not much to get ready, just put on my surf shorts, grab a towel & sunscreen, and head to the lobby. Tell me why I work again? Ha! I met up with Travis & Kent [...]

Surfers Paradise from Kirra Beach - Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia
Oct
6

Australia, 2009 – Day #18, Surfers Paradise

Tuesday, October 25, 2009 – I actually slept pretty well last night, even with such an exciting day ahead of me. My BlackBerry alarm went off at 6am, so I showered and got ready, then headed down to the lobby to find out if we were going to be able to do our skydive today [...]

Noosa, Queensland, Australia
Sep
21

Australia, 2009 – Day #17, Fraser Island to Surfers Paradise

Monday, October 24, 2009 – It felt good to get a solid night’s sleep for a change, but getting up at 6:45am really hurts. We ate our buffet breakfast at the Dingo Bar, and then took the shuttle bus down to the dock to wait for the ferry. Kent & I sat outside on the [...]

Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
Sep
9

Australia, 2009 – Day #16, Fraser Island

Sunday, October 23, 2009 – After last night’s festivities, sleeping in was definitely the order for the morning. I didn’t even hear Mike & Nathan get up and leave for their excursion. Once I finally got myself out of bed, I found Shaun and Fred, and heard that Travis, Kent & Silke were down at [...]