So a few hours into the road trip, decided that I would stop in Cologne. I'm not exactly sure why other than the fact that I had heard of the city. So there I arrived with my backpacks, no ability to speak German and no idea where I was going or where I was staying. But everything worked out. I found a reasonably priced hostel close to the heart of the city. Cologne proved to be a very nice city with lots of shops downtown. The main tourist attraction is t...

Well the first few days in Paris I survived on baguettes, cheese and yes a little wine. The reason was not purely because they are good but Paris is that expensive that eating only these can make it somewhat affordable. This is the most expensive place yet on my travels for accommodation and food. However, I can't complain too much because there is a lot to see in Paris which makes it a very cool city. My first couple days consisted of just simply walking aroun...

On my way to Egypt, I'm not gonna lie, I was a little scared. From everything the media says and the fact that going to Cairo, my travel insurance was nullified due to the fact that the Canadian government had a travel advisory on. Now that I've survived the experience, I can say that the only thing I was scared of was getting ripped off by the various people who wanted my money, (I'm not sure what money they think I had, I'm a teacher!) Honestly though, it wa...

Well it seems a little crazy to try and summarize the past week or so since it was my biggest dream come true. Just before getting into my experiences in Kenya and Tanzania, I feel like I have to explain how lucky I have felt this last little part of my trip. It sounds weird because I never thought I would say this until I was quite a bit older but if I died today, I can say I lived a great life. This trip has been the best thing for me especially with my relat...

The last few days in Bangkok were nice and relaxing but I dis have a few good last couple days. The main reason I wanted to stat until Jan. 26 was because I wanted to celebrate Chinese New Year in Asia. Because of problems with the ATM machines, I spent new year's eve in my hostel because I couldn't take any money out. As for new year's day, I went to Chinatown with a couple from Austria. The steers were filled with red and dragon as it was the year of the dra...