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"A single rose can be my garden...A single friend, can be my world."
-Leo Buscaglia-

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people"
-Victor Borge-

Throughout my school years, my family took 4 trips to Australia, and 1 trip to Bali. This was the travel bug started. But i must say it grew a million times greater, when i reached my last years of high school. This was when i met exchange students from all over the world. My best friend Consuelo from Chile was certainly an inspiration to get my ass over to her. And then a year later i met my now ex-boyfriend. He was a beautiful norwegian. He offered a fully paid trip to norway in my last school year, so of course i said yes. I travelled alone, and my god i was scared. But once i got there it was all worth it.

"Real friends are those who, when you've made a fool of yourself....don't feel that you've done a permanent job"
- Erwin T Randall-

When i finally got there, the greatest thing wasnt seeing my boyfriend. It was for the fact i was meeting all these wonderful people, living in this really different environment, and of course this whole new language. I think its the greatest feeling teaching someone about your life, and how you live. Its a real eye opener..The friends i made in a short period of 3 weeks, is amazing. We had contact most of the time, and in 9 months i was back over there.

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."
-Mother Teresa-

Well anyway after getting home from Norway the first time. I had to go back to school to finish my final exams and end my whole schooling life!! The movtivation to study wasnt there. All i could think about was travel travel travel. Finally exams were over, and i saved my ass off the next 7 months to travel. I ended up returning to Norway in June 2004. And fell in love with the place. Unfortunately it was so expensive, i had to cut my trip short 2 and half months. But i have no regrets, Norway was awesome. Just wish i could have stayed longer =)

"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows will fall behind you."

Well there is so many places i want to see, so much i want to do. Firstly, i have to find myself a billionaire hot spunky man, and i think i will be set, i wouldnt stop travelling!! Haha well thats not going to happen, so as my Dad says "create your own wealth" so im working on it!!

"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."
-Helen Adams Keller-

If any of you are ever lucky enough to make it to new zealand, drop me a line. Hopefully i can be of any assistance.

A part of my travel wish list..... (-:

Iceland
Alaska
Rio de Janeiro
Scotland
Brussels
Thailand
Spain, Ibiza
Africa
Santiago, Antofagasta
Canada
New York, Las Vagas, California
Athens, Corfu
St Petersburg, Moscow
Czech Republic
Italy
Bosnia
Finland
Austria

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

Im afraid i dont have many great pictures of architecual masterpieces, so for now you can look at people and the scenery that i live with and beautiful things that surround me everyday!! Im more interested in people, culture, beaches etc. But dont have anything fantastic like Eiffel Tower or Leaning Tower. But im young, i will get there one day =) For now, peace out and enjoy!!