Laura in Kenya 2013: Day 6-10
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 [...]
Laura in Kenya, 2013: Day 1-5
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, [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #12, Florence, IT
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, [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #11, Venice, IT to Florence, IT
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 [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #10, Venice, IT
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 [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #9, Salzburg, AU to Venice, IT
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 – With today being a travel day, Julia & I were up at 6:45 am and checked out of Hotel Villa Carlton in Salzburg, Austria by 7:30 am and walked to the train station. At Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, we picked up croissants, bottles of water and some juice, to get ready for [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #7, Amsterdam, NL to Salzburg, AU
Monday, June 18, 2012 – The train ride from Amsterdam to Salzburg left the Centraal Station at 7am, so it was an early day for Julia & me. Having learned about the whole first-class option on our previous train rides, we were sure to find the first-class car for our early morning journey. Since we [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #5, Amsterdam, NL
Saturday, June 16, 2012 – Because of the EuRail pass and only being an hour outside of Amsterdam, Julia & I were in no rush to check-out and get to the train station. Regardless, we were out of the hotel room by 11am and made the 15-minute walk from the hotel to the train station. [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #4, Paris to Arnhem, NL
Friday, June 15, 2012 – Julia & I woke up quite early today to check out of Hotel Design de la Sorbonne, catch a metro to Gare du Nord and board our 10h01 train to Arnhem, Netherlands. Why Arnhem, you ask? Well, because if it’s good enough for Jay-Z & Kanye West, it’s good enough [...]
European Honeymoon, 2012 – Day #1, YYZ to CDG
Tuesday, June 12, 2012 – What a crazy 36-hours! Julia & I exchanged our vows, we celebrated the occasion with our close family & friends and then started our 20-night European honeymoon. To say I’m incredibly lucky & fortunate would be a vast understatement. My parents offered to drive us to Pearson International Airport for [...]
