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We had such an incredible experience trekking the Mountain Gorilla’s in Uganda and feel like everyone should experience this. So, I thought I would write a “how to guide” to help you plan your own trip (and gain an understanding of our experience). 1. Learn about the mountain gorillas Even if you don’t want to …
As high as you can into the wild blue – Dixie Chicks” Matt and I live in what many consider to be ‘cowboy central’ in Canada. Every year for 10 days our city drops large quantities of hay bales in front of bars and restaurants, people dust off their cowboy hat and boots, and country …
Whale sharks are large fish that are neither whales nor sharks. They are plankton feeders. When I say large I mean really, really, really big! We have always “just” missed the opportunity to swim with the creatures, and always swore we wouldn’t let the opportunity pass in the future. Imagine our excitement when our Lonely …
I was flipping through our Lonely Planet guidebook on Ethiopia and read about an interesting location in the NE of the country: The Danakil Depression. Perhaps what caught my eye was the statement: this is probably what Hell looks like! We both thought this sounded like an adventure and were lucky enough to join in …
Egypt! What a place filled with a lot of OLD stuff. It was about surreal to actually find ourselves standing near these ancient structures that are a piece of our collective history..we both kept pinching ourselves because it just didn’t seem real! We started our tour of antiquities in Cairo and were blessed to spend …
Ok…so I stole that from Lonely Planet..but it is kind of funny. I am talking about summiting Mt. Sinai: the biblical mountain where Moses received the 10 commandments. It is a popular tourist destination and for some reason unclear to us…it must be hiked at night to witness the sun rise. Matt and I are …
“No we can’t leave tomorrow, it’s too lovely here” ~ Matt It needs to be scientifically confirmed, but I do believe the gravitational pull of the earth is stronger in Dahab Egypt. It can only explain how Matt and I got stuck in this fantastic little town. Somehow, we were able to leave…perhaps this is …
Or just one hump and a really bad temper? Not sure. I don’t think I really did anything to piss her off but she made lots of noise and was somewhat ill tempered. But I do know she only had 1 hump…one uncomfortable hump. I will share more about Alia the camel a little further …
To set the stage: Jordan is a Muslim country which means beer is hard to come by. Amman was in the middle of protesting increased gas prices so we stuck close to our hostel in downtown..which oddly is where all the protests were. Matt and I were at the same establishment, and this post is …
“To Pilgrim” – A journey in search of a higher plane. Our pilgrimage was the Camino De Santiago, a 650km trip from St. Jean Pied de Port in southern France to Santiago in Spain. We completed 250km over 10 days. We were told on our first night that every pilgramage should include some suffering. We …
Romania! What another gem of a country. We went in search of Dracula’s castle and found some great hiking, old school villages, and a new friend from Australia! Transylvania has all the tourist trappings you would expect from the location that inspired the famous Dracula character. Matt constantly did his best Count Dracula impression from …
After we left Poland we headed to the Ukraine which turned into another surprisingly great destination. We actually ended up staying for about 10 days and we would both highly suggest everyone should visit if they have the chance. The highlights for us were: public transportation, Chernobyl, and the Crimea. The Chernobyl tour was pretty …
I think I will continue to process the experience we had at Aushwitz-Birkenau, and will likely never fully grasp the enormity of it. The tour we did will likely not be a highlight of our 10-12 months but it could be one of the most important. My experience with WWII has been quite distant. Sure, …
Europe redefines Old. Every city we have been in has an Old Town, maybe an Old Castle, and certainly Old Ruins. When I say Old… I mean 12th -13th century Old. This place makes Calgary’s historical buildings look like diaper clad children! We have climbed Old town hall’s, and marveled at the architecture of Old …
It would seem that when the Soviets left the Baltic States they left a few things behind…like AK-47’s. So we decided we should try shooting them! In Tallinn people were buying these guns with lead in the barrels and bringing them on to their cruise ships. As our guide said: “you were happy, we were …