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Busy with the house and family - adjusting to the grind. Traffic - ugh! Still mixed emotions about moving back to the bubble. Only time will tell. What does the future hold??
I've technically been travelling since childhood. My first trip was to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.A. with my family in the mid-eighties. Afterwards we went to Czechoslovakia in 1989 to visit my relatives, whom I was meeting for the first time. There were subsequent trips to Europe and a Caribbean cruise, but I was a teenager during these vacations, and didn't really care much about anything outside of what my friends were doing, where the next party was, what the newest fashions were!
I developed a serious interest in travelling, a.k.a "The Travel Bug," during the 6 months that I spent in Europe in 2004 studying abroad for a university semester. My exchange program landed me at Keele University in England, but in my free time I also travelled a bit around continental Europe. The day I returned home, I cried at the airport because I didn't want it to stop.
Since my return from Europe, I have had an incessant urge to go away. Short trips have satiated my thirst temporarily, but ideally I would like to live abroad or find a job that allows/necessitates me to travel.
Recent travels:
Florida February 2011
Australia April 2011
Calgary Stampede July 2011
Future Travel Plans/Ideas:
Europe Fall 2012
It's sad to think I don't have enough years in my life to read all the books I would like to!
Currently reading: "The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding" by Robert Hughes.
On my waiting list: "The Life of Trees" by Peter Thomas; "The October Horse" by Colleen McCullough (on hold); "The Origin of Species" by Charles Darwin (off and on, someday I'll get through it!!)
Just finished: "Kanata" by Don Gillmor. Semi-fictionalized account of Canada's history from several people's perspectives. Interesting, but somewhat rushed, particularly the early years.
~Orville Wright
~Gilbert K. Chesterton
~Carl Sagan
~Temple Grandin
~Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel)
~Robert Bateman
~Tom Pomeranz
~Art Linkletter
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Latest Activity
- updated a Province of Saskatchewan Travel Page "Saskatchewan: The Misunderstood Province"
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updated their Profile Page "What's New?"
- Uploaded a Photo to "What's New?"
- Commented on AlbuqRay's Alice Springs Page
- Wrote a Review Brevard Zoo in Melbourne Things to Do
- Replied to Babzz's Travel Australia Forum Forum Question "Itinerary help!"
- Posted in Travel Australia Forum "Itinerary help!"
- Uploaded a Video to Kruger National Park
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Oakville
Intro, 34 reviews
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Port Rowan
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Parque Nacional Tikal
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Point Pelee
Intro, 14 reviews, 12 photos
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Pelee Island
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Cypress Hills Provincial Park
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South Africa
Intro, 1 review, 23 photos, 2 travelogues
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Comments (76)
Happy birthday, Barbara! Have a fun day and a wonderful year. I hope that you and your family are doing well. I see that you made it to Uluru. I recognize that view (and maybe even the plant) in the picture from the sunset viewing area. I'm looking forwar
happy birthday
Early Happy Birthday wishes to you, Babs. :)
Barbara, no need for Canadian comparison. Canadians are all spatially aware people...not like those south of the border. hahha!! Trust all goes well with your Oz trip planning. regards peter
Hey You, no that is not me in the profile, you are a silly one ;) Im still working on my ground itinerary, there is so much to do in one week. I hope to be done before tomorrow night. Oh yeah Happy birthday.
happy belated birthday Barbara, hope you enjoyed the day
Barbara, here is wishing you a very happy birthday! Sue and I are on a short vacation while we tour Yellowstone and Grand Teton (staying there tonight) National Parks. Maybe I'll get to see you in Saskatoon some time!
Have a great birthday, great travel and great reading. Funny how this site now feels like a seaside hotel in the arrière-saison, so much less traffic than before. Take care.
Thank you for visiting my Saskatchewan page. Enjoy your trip to the sand dunes. Jaap
Wow - what a change! Two months old already. Congratulations to the both of you. Will you still be working at Grasslands occasionally? I just bought a Parks pass, so on our next trip west (this fall), we might visit your park.
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