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Final Day in Rome
May 22, 2023 - May 20
I woke up to my mom breathing very, very, very, loudly(aka snoring) so I got dressed and ready for the day. We w...
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Napoli to Roma
May 21, 2023 - May 19
I woke up and got dressed for the day. Our host brought us breakfast and called a taxi to bring us to the centra...
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Procida
May 21, 2023 - May 18
I woke up to an ambulance carrying someone to the hospital so I waited until 9:00 so the breakfast would come. A...
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Herculaneum
May 21, 2023 - May 17
I woke up to an ambulance wailing down the alley nearby so I got up and waited until 9:00 because our host serve...
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Matera to Napoli
May 21, 2023 - May 16
I woke up to my sister groaning so I woke up and made myself peach yogurt and cereal. We had to check out of our...
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Evening in Matera
May 21, 2023 - May 15
On the way back I ripped an activity book because I had finished it. When we got back home we put our souvenirs...
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Alberobello
May 21, 2023 - May 15
I woke up to an ambulance driving down the street, I was hungry so I went and made myself peach yogurt and cerea...
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Agropoli to Castelmezzano and Matera
May 21, 2023 - May 14
I woke up at about 9:30 and I went to finish yesterday's entry while eating breakfast which was cereal and blueb...
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Paestum
May 21, 2023 - Sunrise in Agropoli:
May 12
I woke up because my sister was awake. I had blueberry and lemon yogurt for breakfast. A...
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Agropoli
May 21, 2023 - May 12
The next day a dog woke my sister and I up so I went to the bathroom and my sister climbed out of the bathroom w...
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Florence to Agropoli
May 21, 2023 - May 11
Today we woke up at about 5:30 am because our train left for Salerno at 7:14. We walked down to coach 6 and wait...
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Florence
May 21, 2023 - Today we are leaving Venice and we are going to Florence, but we are just passing by the place because we are going to A...
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Murano & Burano
May 21, 2023 - Today we started to travel outside of the island of Venice. We walked to the water bus station and waited for a boat. A...
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Wandering Venice
May 21, 2023 - May 8
I woke up at about 12:30 pm and had an omelet and yogurt and went to find gelato. I had mint chocolate chip and s...
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Arrival in Venice
May 21, 2023 - Callum's Travel Journal
May 6-7
Today we traveled to Red Deer and dropped our kitten Luna off at my aunt and uncle’s h...
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Sunrise in Zurich
November 04, 2022 - I set my alarm for before sunrise and headed across the river to an elevated viewpoint. I was very glad I'd made the eff...
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A day in Switzerland
November 04, 2022 - The exam for my course was scheduled for 9:20. I carried my travel bag with me, and after the exam continued to the trai...
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Inter Milan v Viktoria Plzen
November 03, 2022 - I wanted to get back to Busto Arsizio in plenty of time to get situated and return to Milan for the Champions League mat...
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Riomaggiore and Manarola
November 03, 2022 - In the morning, I took an early train to Riomaggiore, hoping to get some sunrise photos. It's a very interesting entranc...
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Monterosso and Vernazza
November 03, 2022 - I walked around Monterosso a bit before checking out and taking the train to Vernazza. My accommodation was kind enough...
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Monterosso
November 03, 2022 - My flight left in the early afternoon for Montreal, and then I boarded a sparsely-filled, brand new Air Canada plane aft...
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Laid Over in Iceland
April 20, 2020 - On our way back from Ireland last year, we were disappointed to find out at our check-in that our continuing flight from...
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A day in London
December 25, 2019 - We stayed at the Premier Inn in Croydon, south of Gatwick, which was well worth the small taxi fare for the difference i...
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Goodbye to Andalusia
December 25, 2019 - Once again, I got up before the rest of the family to catch the sunrise and enjoy some quiet time. I started in the old,...
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Roadtrip to Ronda
December 25, 2019 - We were picked up by a taxi at our apartment after breakfast and arrived at the VW dealership as it opened. We were outf...
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Dusk to Dawn in Cadiz
December 25, 2019 - I headed for the seawall in Cadiz for sunrise while everyone slept, and was treated to some incredible colours.
Once ev...
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Cadiz
December 24, 2019 - A comfortable Renfre train journey brought us into the old city of Cadiz. We hired a taxi to drop us at the door of our...
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Adios, Sevilla!
December 24, 2019 - I got up early to enjoy some final solitary moments in this wonderful city. I found some puddles to create some reflecti...
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Alcazar de Sevilla y El Gran Derbi
December 24, 2019 - I slept through my alarm and didn't take any sunrise photos. Our first activity of the day was to visit a large playgrou...
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Seville Sights
December 24, 2019 - I got up early while the rest of the family slept, and enjoyed the incomparable Plaza de Espana with few other people ar...
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Bienvenido a Sevilla
December 24, 2019 - The day started early, with a taxi to Luton airport. We were in good time, but it's amazing how the moments evaporate. T...
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Crossing the Pond with Kids
December 22, 2019 - This would be our first overseas trip with our kids, aged 5 and 7.
We booked Westjet flights from Edmonton to Gatwick v...
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Driving to Dublin
April 15, 2019 - This leg of our journey was relatively uneventful. We left Killarney in the late morning after a good sleep and had lunc...
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Kenmare and Sneem
April 15, 2019 - We slept late and were on the road by late morning. Hardly out of Killarney, we stopped to see Torc Falls which were pre...
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Road to Killarney
April 15, 2019 - I forced myself out of the cozy B&B to make the most of our time in Doolin. I roamed the quiet streets in the cold, humi...
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Connemara Roadtrip
April 10, 2019 - We enjoyed a relaxing morning and a nice breakfast before calling a taxi to the Enterprise car rental agency on the east...
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Getting to Galway
April 10, 2019 - The flight over from Edmonton via Reykjavik was fairly direct. After clearing customs in Dublin, we picked up a SIM card...
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Newcastle, again
February 05, 2019 - Arriving around 9:00 pm from a day in Edinburgh that started with a sunrise photoshoot in Newcastle, I was pretty beat....
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An afternoon in Edinburgh
February 05, 2019 - I arrived just before noon on a crisp, sunny winter morning. The train journey had given me glimpses of the seaside, shi...
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Newcastle Arrival
February 05, 2019 - My first memory of Newcastle Upon Tyne was listening to Coldplay's bonus track "O" off the "Ghost Stories" album as the...
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Liverpool
February 03, 2019 - I arrived on the train just before lunchtime. It was dry, thankfully, and I was able to walk easily from Lime Street Sta...
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London, briefly
February 03, 2019 - This began a very good business trip to England. I worked Wednesday morning, left at noon, and arrived in London late Th...
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Layover in Brussels
May 10, 2018 - We were lucky enough to get a flight arriving in Brussels from Faro in the mid-afternoon and not carrying on to Edmonton...
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Algarve
May 06, 2018 - We caught an Uber to the airport in Porto from our downtown hotel and an early Ryanair flight to Faro. Thanks to our ear...
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Porto
May 05, 2018 - It turned out that we really liked Porto. It really is a hipster's paradise (not that we qualify, although I'm writing t...
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Porto Street Art
April 22, 2018 - The weather system had set in by morning, which was probably for the best so I wasn't tempted to go take sunrise photos...
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Lisbon
April 22, 2018 - We dragged ourselves out of bed only to find ourselves running 10 minutes late as we headed for the Miradouro de Santa L...
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Sintra
April 22, 2018 - The night before we left for Portugal we had quite a scare. Labor action by AIr France employees had resulted in our fli...
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Real Madrid vs. PSG
February 19, 2018 - I slept in again and headed into the city around noon. I went shoe shopping and ate at a nice restaurant for a late lunc...
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Return to Madrid
February 19, 2018 - After my tour of the Santiago Bernabéu I had a nice salmon fillet of a menu del dia around the block from the stadium. T...
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Santiago Bernabéu
February 19, 2018 - I arrived late from Rome, and checked into the Ibis in Barajas. Here I am toasting my arrival with an Alhambra cerveza....
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Return to Rome
February 16, 2018 - 10 years after our honeymoon in Rome, I spent three days there for a course. It was a bit surreal to revisit so many of...
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The London Book-End
October 23, 2017 - I arrived back in London from Ljubljana at Gatwick, and found the whole passport control and city transport process to b...
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Go with Gord, from Slovenia
October 20, 2017 - "Well, off I go, into the night," was the echo that accompanied the last warm sips from my mug of Slovenian craft ale. H...
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The City of Dragons
October 19, 2017 - I don't think I've been to a sizeable European city with as much appeal as Ljubljana. The beautiful cobblestone streets,...
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Piran
October 19, 2017 - I set my alarm early, hoping to catch the sunrise from atop the walls bordering the old town of Piran. Little did I know...
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A day in Croatia
October 19, 2017 - It was ambitious, but it worked out better than planned.
I made quick time to the border via the tollway from Bled. I s...
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Arrival in Slovenia
October 16, 2017 - Exiting the airport in Slovenia was a surreal experience. Widespread fog was lifting, revealing lush greens and autumn y...
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London; nice to finally meet you.
October 14, 2017 - It was one of those days that started like most others, but had a very different conclusion.
I worked most of the day,...
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Amsterdam
April 06, 2017 - We didn't have time for a morning river cruise, so we walked around the city a bit before heading for the train station.
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Angel of Haarlem
April 04, 2017 - Weary of crowds and pace, we took the short train ride to a small city neighboring Amsterdam for a beautiful afternoon o...
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En Marchant
April 03, 2017 - We began the day at sunrise at the Trocadero, hoping to do some self-portraits with the tripod, to moderate success. I d...
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Paris Scenes
April 02, 2017 - We walked the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe in the morning, visited Notre Dame, and watched night fall from the...
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Musee d'Orsay
April 02, 2017 - On Sunday, we went to this beautiful museum, set in an old train station. However, the line was so long when we first ar...
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Louvre
April 01, 2017 - The day finished with a walk along the Seine at sunset...... but the day began with the Louvre!
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Arrivez
April 01, 2017 - We started the trip off in style with a free quasi-upgrade to business class legroom seats. The flight was uneventful to...
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Dodging puddles in Oslo
November 21, 2016 - I had an early exam time Sunday morning, after which I drove with Nick to Oslo for the rest of the morning. We walked ar...
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More Moss and a Bakery Tour
November 19, 2016 - I had another great day at my course, but had to sneak out at lunch and during the afternoon break for a little walk to...
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Moss
November 17, 2016 - I was busy with my course all day, but snapped a couple pictures during an afternoon break.
I picked up some food for...
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In Transit
November 17, 2016 - After the course wrapped on Tuesday, I flew to Munich on a very comfortable Lufthansa flight. I had a good sleep and the...
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Madrid
April 19, 2016 - I couldn't pass up one more time at the lookout on the Parador hill at sunrise. It wasn't anything special photographica...
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Holy Toledo!
April 17, 2016 - We bid a reluctant farewell to Alicante after a lively Saturday night. When I went out to watch the sunrise, the young p...
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Alicante
April 14, 2016 - We got a late start from Granada after returning to the car park from the palace. The scenery was quite nice as we passe...
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Alhambra Palace
April 14, 2016 - I did it! I got in line for the few tickets that were to be released the same day for the tour of the Generalife gardens...
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Granada
April 12, 2016 - We had a final breakfast at Casa Mercedes in Nerja, enjoying fresh fruit, meats, cheeses, and coffee. We discovered a fr...
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Frigiliana
April 11, 2016 - After lunch, we went to tour the Nerja Caves, not far from town. The caverns were immense and we walked through at our o...
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Nerja
April 11, 2016 - While Erin was sleeping, I went back to the Balcony of Europe to catch the sunrise. It turned out to be a great one, wel...
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Arrival in Andalusia
April 10, 2016 - Our Westjet flight left on time at 10:00 to Toronto, and other than forgetting my favorite hat on the airplane, our conn...
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Iceland: Day 8 - It's a Wrap
June 03, 2014 - Saturday, May 31
It wasn't a pleasant morning in more ways than one. Everything seemed disorganized as we drove in circ...
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Iceland: Day 7 - Return to Reykjavik
May 30, 2014 - Friday, May 30
It appears I ended the last post too early. The wind became so strong that I moved the motorhome into to...
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Iceland: Day 6 - Searching for Snafflehounds
May 29, 2014 - Thursday, May 29
We woke up mid-morning, cooked some oatmeal, and walked to the centre of town. Not much was open, as i...
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Iceland: Day 5 - Sun in the North
May 28, 2014 - Wednesday, May 28
We started our day with a stroll down a path of wet volcanic sand to Dettifoss, and then further to S...
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Iceland: Day 3 - Optimism in the South
May 26, 2014 - Monday, May 26
The day started with optimism, as the winds had calmed and there was even some blue sky to be seen. We h...
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Iceland: Day 2 - The Golden Circle
May 25, 2014 - Sunday, May 25
We slept. And slept. 15 hours later, we awoke to the sound of tour buses. Apparently we were tired! It w...
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Iceland: Day 1 - Arrival
May 24, 2014 - Saturday, May 24
Our day started Friday afternoon. The previous weeks had been stressful as we were moving into and ren...
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Florence
January 31, 2008 - From Rome, we did a long daytrip to Florence and back on the train. This is a place I could really return to someday. We...
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Rome
January 31, 2008 - We had an 8 day honeymoon in Rome, with one day trip to Florence. We stayed at the Trilussa Palace which I would highly...
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