Just throwing the last few items into my bag and getting ready to head out tomorrow. Leaving straight from the office, which means there’s a very real possibility I will be unable to get out of there in time to…
Less than a month to go
Wow, it’s been way too long since I’ve travelled anywhere. Less than a month to go, and counting. The trip’s shaping up. Plans are deliberately loose, but I’ve secured a free patch of floor to crash on, and a personal…
All booked!
I’m all booked – plane ticket purchased, vacation time secured from work, friends alerted. I’ll probably pack at the last minute and I doubt I’ll make any advance plans beyond the flight, which makes this one of the easiest trips…
Retrospective
It’s been over 6 years since this trip. I compiled these entries relying on a combination of memory and the trip journal I kept at the time. Okay, mostly the trip journal – my memory’s not that good. But in…
Aftermath
I’ve been home for four days and I’m slowly adjusting to life back in Montreal. It’s been great sleeping in my own bed and no longer living out of a backpack. It’s also a lot of fun catching up with…
Home sweet home
Home at last, and it is indeed sweet. I’ve only made it 99% home, technically. I’m in Dollard, crashing at my folks’ for the night while I use their amenities including the washer/dryer. So I haven’t made it to my…
Saying goodbye is the hardest part
Three days till departure. The tough part right now is saying goodbye to all my family and friends. If you’re reading this, then chances are you’re on the list of people I’m really going to miss an awful lot. Last…
The requisite first entry
I’m nowhere, yet. Still at home, sitting at my desk, daydreaming about travel and trying to plan the zillion details that need to be taken care of before I can depart. At the moment I’m too lost in the details…
Day 16: Home Sweet Home
Our flight home left at 8am, and we were told to get to the airport early to leave enough time. So we arranged to share a taxicab with Kirsten, who was also flying out first-thing. Cathy’s alarm watch was set…
Pre-departure
The idea for the trip to Costa Rica began with an idle MSN conversation with Cathy last September. With last July’s trip to Israel over and done with, I was itching to begin planning the next adventure. I casually mentioned…