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Picking up the car Wednesday morning and realizing I would be well over the mileage limit for two days, I rented an additional do to give some flexibility; I then headed to Arras, picked up Vanessa, and visited the Vimy then the Beaumont-Hamel memorials. The Vimy monument is quite impressive; and perhaps also interesting that…
The France posts will be a multi-part posted as I get time to throw the pictures up. They definitely compromise the Coles Notes version! — On Sunday I arrived in Paris, getting off the Ryanair bus at Port Maillot. Deciding to walk was an interesting idea since I had little idea of the direction in…
There aren’t many more elegant ways to depart Calgary than with an ear infection and a cold. I sat down on the plane and proactively apologized to my seat companions. The flight was nice, but I didn’t sleep a wink. I arrived in Glasgow, brushed my teeth, and hopped on a transfer bus – helping…
The German ICE (Inter-City Express) trains must be reviewed well. They accelerate smoothly, are quite comfortable, and deliver you quickly to your destination. Even better than my trip from Leipzig to Dresden on and ICE train was, because of the scenery, the leg from Dresden to Prague on a EC (Euro City) train – a…
Leipzig is a nice place to stay a few days. Sergej picked me up at the airport and fed me a bowl of soup. The next morning we woke early to head out with his American-style football team, the Leipzig Lions, to their match in <insert name of a small German town about 150 km…
April 29, 2011 After arriving a bit later than scheduled to YEG, I was able to obtain my boarding pass and clear security in mere minutes. Curiously, only the boarding pass for my first flight segment was printed. After clearing security I soon ran into my friends Matty and Kenton, who were off to Vegas…
This blog is my attempt to record and share my various travel and adventure experiences. I have started this blog because on April 28 I will depart on a five week trip to Europe through Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, and France. For three weeks I will be primarily in Granada, Spain taking a…