Leaving on a jet plane.... Soon.

Well in preparation for my fifth big cross continental trip I had a good friend convince me that I needed to blog my trip. Not only to remind myself of my adventures, but to inspire others to travel. I hope this will motivate at least one person to step outside of their bubble and go somewhere they've always desired to go. Travel is amazing and enriches life in so many undescribable ways. So stop wishing and wanting and DO IT! We leave in 9 days!!!

Next stop.... ICELAND. Stay tuned for more updates.

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Strikes, rain, and wool. Oh my!

Part One: Iceland. This land is full of way more than ice. Volcanoes, lava, geothermal areas, and mountains as far as the eye can see! Well the trip started off rocky to say the least. Enroute to the airport we got a lovely email saying our flight had been cancelled from Toronto to Reykjavik. Needless to say we were pissed. IcelandAir pilots are on a passive strike of calling in sick... And we were lucky winners of "sick pilots". After Stephen sat on the phone for 45 minutes we finally arranged a new flight from Toronto to Amsterdam and then to Reykjavik. Making our total traveling time 27 hours with a 9 hour layover in TO. It did give me a good excuse to see some family (Hi Aunt Nette!) and Stephen to see a friend from childhood, but I was ridiculously grumpy by it all. After receiving a VERY thorough "pat down" (boob and butt lifting included) from security in Amsterdam and then a thorough inspecting of my bag (including every pair of my underwear) we were on o...

Cervezas por favor?

Well folks, this will be a short one and I promise I will try not to swear... As per Mama Elford's request. Barcelona: summarized in a few sentences. The city that doesn't sleep - literally. Prime partying hours are 1-6AM 7 days a week. How do these people function or have jobs? Holy tourists. I didn't expect it to be this rampant with tourists in May! So many Americans and French here. It's like a Mexico... Without the resorts and with cool buildings. First day weather was awful, comparable to Canada weather right now... Luckily the next day was a bit sunnier, but still only low 20's with a crap tonne of wind. Very misleading though... As one of us got a sunburn because they didn't think it was that hot. Ps that someone is me. Also: there is a distinct poo smell that lingers around the city.... Super nasty. Didn't take many pictures.. Well because there wasn't much to take pictures of.... So here you go. All of Barcelona's beaches are man-made. I...

Scandinavia in a nutshell

Part Dos: Scandinavia The Scandinavian adventure began in Oslo, Norway. After quickly learning our Canadian manners had no place here... We loaded up our bags and set our sights on fancy pants Oslo. And were we ever disappointed. It is considered one of the most expensive cities in the world.... Why? Beats me. I expected to get off the train and be blinded by blonde hair and blue eyes. WRONG. This place gives melting pot a new definition and makes Edmonton look like nothing. After cruising through downtown Oslo we finally arrived at our prison cell... I mean hostel... For serious this place had to be a prison in the past. Anyway.. Oslo is fucking weird. They have naked people statues EVERYWHERE. We visited Frogner Park... Which was littered with naked men/women/child/baby statues. Some of them were super fucking weird. Refer to pictures below. We also saw a guy dressed like teen wolf in the park, and people were bringing their children over to say hi to it. Yeah becau...

Travel: the healthiest addiction

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