Sometimes we need to look back...to find our way forward.
One of the original Lonely Planet Blog Sherpas. Just kept the name to represent my life travel experiences.
What did we get ourselves into? Highlights from our first full day…. Leaving and Saying Goodbye – got to teach dad how to use email; constant phone calls, got to start blogging more and keep …
After a great, festive, and “being-the-centre-of-attention” event with the family and friends in Orillia, Tlell and are off to Ottawa via Via Rail. To catch our 9:30am train at Union Station in Toronto, we had …
We are set to go to Ottawa (my old career stomping grounds) for VSO Canada’s Preparing for Change course. Preparing for Change (PFC) is an introduction to VSO’s approach to international volunteering. During the three day …
Ah yes, the paper work. * Medical examination form (a visit to our family doctor to fill out a 10-page medical examination form)* Security check support letter (essentially a Police Record check)* Placement questionnaire (questions …
Our three week adventure in Costa Rica has almost come to an end. I am writing this in San Jose where we are taking it easy (I am hunched at the computer again and Tlell …
We’re off to Costa Rica (Dec. 10th to the 31st) …. the land I have heard so much about during my ERS days; where the vast majority of the country has been preserved as national …