LONDON CALLING after 5 months of exchange, it was finally time for jo to arrive in holland in order for us to fulfill our high school dream of travelling europe together. it was insane to see her at the airport after so many months apart. less than 24 hours after she landed on the european continent we hopped on another plane for a short jaunt to london, uk. the first stop on a month of adventure. we bought the london pass which was the best thing we could have...

accents, beer and tim hortons with the incredibly low price of flights in europe, i had no problem paying 30 euro to join to of my finish friends, laura and katri, on a four day jaunt to dublin. after nearly four months in holland, i understood rain. but i had kind of expected a break...not to be had!! of the four days we were in dublin, we did not see a single break in the sky. sure, the rain would pitter down to a small sprinkle, but soon enough it would grow...

BARCELONA: SANGRIA, GAUDI AND SHOPPING for some reason spain wasn't top on my list of places to visit during my exchange. after i visited barcelona, i couldn't believe i had ever thought that. barcelona is definitely one of my top destinations ever. ellen, ira, paige and i travelled there during our break in april. we didn't have a lot planned which is an unusual way to travel for me, but in the end, i think it altered the way i want to travel indefinitely. we ...

A TRIP SOUTH after being in the netherlands for close to two months, it was time to take a trip out of country. natasha, hanna, laura and i decided on belgium which is a short train ride away. we had heard amazing things about the city of brugge and antwerp is even closer. so on wednesday morning we met at the train station and headed to brugge. there was so much to see in brugge! we had heard from many that it was a very romantic city, and you immediately got...

carnaval!! i've been back in canada for a while. but with martijn jetting off to argentina soon and starting his blog, i realized how sad i am that i didn't continue with mine. thankfully my mind remembers my experiences well and i can update them now since i know that in about twenty years my mental capabilities will have diminished...especially considering the events of this blog entry. CARNAVAL!! carnaval is held immediately before lent. while there's a reli...