so i'm a bit bored with the layout here so i continued this site at blogspot (so i could implement pics in the post) but that site is a bit annoying to update as it won't link up to facebook that easily. http://thecomplexityofgoingonvacation.blogspot.com/ i'm still trying to figure out which one to use..

infinite boredom showed me a few interesting articles on the net today. they relate directly to a fear of mine whilst travelling. nasty or non existant bathrooms. enjoy... Coping with Foreign Bathrooms (written specifically for woman travellers) Modern bathrooms as we know them in North America do exist around the world, but not everywhere. As a traveller, you'll come across everything from outhouses to simple holes in the ground where squatting is a necessity....

things are starting to move a bit more on the finer details. the trip's fleshing out but my bank account is going anorexic: --> three weeks ago i left work early, braved edmonton city streets and walked into a trek vacations office. i could have booked online but wanted to ask some questions and get some details on what i was about invest in. it took the lady 5 minutes to get all my info/ take my cash. when i tried to get some details, she told me that once ...

a booklet of paper that enables you to travel anywhere in the world. only $75. at the post office i was expecting my missing bsg chief tyrol (mia for almost 4 months now!) but was handed a slim envelope. inside the port of pass. i LOVE the cover. i LOVE the embossed pages inside, each with a watermarked maple leaf in red with smaller green ones in the backround. it makes me feel so patriotic. plus i'll never be mistaken for an american at the border with this pu...

i never knew choosing a plane seat could be so hard! having never been on an international flight, i originally booked a middle seat in an empty area for the pure reson of a chance that nobdy would want to sit in the same row thus giving me plenty of space. after conversing with people i've learned otherwise. my original location of the back of the plane was unwise as apparently it's noisy (engines). i was told the best seats are by the emergency exits (of course...