Up and Away
In and around World
Bored? Free time to spare? It's new, it's hip, it's fresh, it's ridiculously unnecessary...it's THE TRAVEL BLOG!! Hey there to everyone either slightly interested, curious, and/or perhaps fervently excited (weirdo) to read about my life. Thanks for coming to the Travel Blog!! I feel strange even saying that word..."blog". It sorta leaves a bad taste in my mouth like i've eaten some rotten food or something. I mean even the sound of the word alone..."blog"...sounds much too similar to "blaaah" or "blob". And i guess I just get the image of geeky cyber-nerd hangin out in front of a flashing screen for 8 hours a day. But nonetheless...i now have my very own...oh boy...my own...(cringe)..."blog".
It seems crazy that time has gone so quickly and that all my talk of "i'm just going to travel for a while" (i.e. a great excuse to not head into the working world) has come to fruition (fancy college word...heh). If you're interested to check up on me as i head out and across only a small portion of our huge planet...well...here i'll be! (in words and pictures anyway).
First part of my journey starts in my closet where I am currently trying to sort through mountains of clothes and stuff to bring along for 6 months. Tomorrow I will head to London where I'll be for 5 days seeing the city and such. From there I go to Wales and Scotland for my internship with the Edinburgh Theatre Festival...woo! Very excited for the hard work and hard drinking (a real cultural experience). Parentals will be visiting at the end of August to see some of the shows i will have worked on and then we're off to Ireland to play for a week (more beer??).
That's all i'll tell for now. Don't want to give it all away too soon! So hopefully I'll be able to keep you updated by way of dingy internet cafes and also keep you mildly entertained to get through the rambling paragraphs (amusing pictures should help all of you who don't really do the whole reading thing).
I"ll miss you all but for now i'm off to see the back of an airline seat for 10 hours!!
Love, Ryan/Lindsay/RL/Bartz/Boo Boo
p.s. i don't like to capitalize my "i"'s...don't take it personally
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler icehockeypunk11
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Cheers!!
Hey thar everyone! So I'll have to make this quick...my precious internet time is ticking away. So...I arrive in London swiftly, uneventful...just the... Continue reading » -
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Cultural Extravaganza
A great deal has happened since i last left you fellow blogites. yes...you are now part of the blog community...sad though it is...i know...but acce... Continue reading » -
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Global Warming Makes My Hair Flat
Ho there blogites! It's been hard to find time to write as my internet time is scattered and we've been working 12 hour days. Well...sometimes those... Continue reading » -
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Never mind the Blisters...here's the Fringe Festival!
The Fringe Festival literally takes over the city of Edinburgh every summer for the 3-4 weeks that it runs rampantly in and out of, over and under... Continue reading »
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A Nibbly Bit (otherwise known as a bitesized snack)
(Helpful?) Tips for Travelers
-t-shirts: there will be too many (don't pack the extras as you will accumulate them along the way: my current... Continue reading »
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Fringey or fringed out?
Firstly i must say that this is an old blog entry as i left it unfinished and behind in edinburgh. things have been and continue to be busy...but in a... Continue reading » -
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I'll have a pint with you sir!!
Well...many adventures in the last few weeks...so much that has happened in that time! the parentals joined me in scotland for the last couple of days... Continue reading » -
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On the backlots of Brugge
I arrived in Brugge in the early afternoon/latemorning depending on the way you look at things and i was immediately taken in by the qu... Continue reading »
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a side note (things go awry)
A side note:
Sooo i have discovered a minor problem in my (somewhat) well-formed plan. I thought...easy enough...i can upd... Continue reading »
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The Grass is Greener...
So....Amsterdam! Ahh...you could feel the backpackers revving up for this stop...anxiously awaiting their first trip into town...you know...just to... Continue reading »
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A Divided City
Berlin...what an incredible city. Every single traveler i spoke to raved about the place and i just couldn't believe how or why it could be so grea... Continue reading »
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Lost with no translations
After spending 5 nights in the thriving city of Berlin i headed off to Dresden, a much smaller, quieter city in Germany. When the bus first arrived... Continue reading »
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Czech Marks the Spot ("X" is overrated)
In its heyday Prague was the central place for brilliant talents of all sorts. The city still maintains much of its beauty amidst the swarms of tou... Continue reading »
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Krum-love
From Prague I headed to a smaller destination still within the Czech Republic, Cesky Krumlov. i really had no idea what to expect but had heard goo... Continue reading »
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Mozart, Mozart, every where...
The city of music, art, theatre and all sorts of cultural stimulation! It's Vienna! or more correctly "Wien... Continue reading »
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A step away from the crowd
Olomouc for you and me...but not for the tourists. Yes...that's right kiddies...i managed to avoid the camera-happy, fanny-pack wearing, hotel-stay... Continue reading »
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Mystical Forests, Historical Homes and Magic Mushrooms
So that title surely got you're attention! And now let me try to explain how i was just as taken in by this tiny little town: Banska St... Continue reading » -
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Pick up the pack and get back...to the city
Like i said before...it was hard enough leaving the mystical banska stiavnica, but it was even tougher because it meant heading back into a city. Than... Continue reading » -
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The Von Trapp Family vs. The Mozarts
Would you rather the sounds of silence or the sounds of music? Well...in Salzburg you really don't have a choice...there are two distinctive sounds of... Continue reading » -
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München on pretzels, beer and some psycho tunes
Ok...so München (aka Munich) may not be pronounced "munchin" but how could i resist?? And if you're curious as to the actual pronounciation i'm not... Continue reading »
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Sleepin' in in Stuttgart
Well...stuttgart wasn't my favorite of places although i did enjoy a nice time catching up on sleep, having my own room (amazing!) and going for some... Continue reading » -
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A punk rocker in paris
So Paris was both my first and last stop in europe. i couldn't believe how much i had already experienced...it felt weird to be back at the starting p... Continue reading » -
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Bad Smells, Cell Phones and Snoring Galore (but there is a lot of good stuff too!)
But before i get into that title...another thing for ya:
Solitary Entertainment = Journal Writing
It's amazing how time to oneself or p... Continue reading »
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Back Home Down Under
the sun scorches, the flys swarm and vegemite and tim-tams abound...i must be back in oz. was such a trip to leave the european continent and head... Continue reading »
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A "New" Kind of Kiwi
Alright, alright…I’m sorry it’s been so long since new, exiting words have found their way to this page. Of course maybe after that last one you... Continue reading »
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Time to pull on those boots
So after my time in christchurch i packed up from nicole's house and walked the couple of miles to catch my bus all along the way realizing i have way... Continue reading » -
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A Town Fit for a Queen (a very adventurous queen that is)
So I arrived into the welcoming arms of the “adventure capital of the world” eager to try all of the crazy things my mind and body would allow me t... Continue reading »
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A Fjord for you and Track for me
And I was on my way to humble little Te Anau. Another spectacular day with equally spectacular views as our little van coasted along an open road t... Continue reading »
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Rockin in Wanaka
So Wanaka is often compared to queenstown as a slightly less touristy, but just as adventurey stop in the southlands. Smaller, quainter but buzzing... Continue reading »
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Ice is cool.
Ok…enough of the stupid puns…but seriously, this ice is way cooler than that speck floating in your cocktail: this ice lives as a very large chunk, st... Continue reading » -
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Gettin Glacial II
And it was indeed a glacial kind of day. That meaning I was standing on a massive block of ice and it was frickin cold! Alright, alright…i’ll stop com... Continue reading » -
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The Retreat to Pleasantly Peaceful Punakaiki (WWOOF-ing ain’t just for canines)
(warning: take this in parts...it's a longy)
One of the best feelings when I arrived in Punakaiki, besides the calming surroundings that inst... Continue reading »
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Stick out yer thumb, grab yer cardboard, show a smile and hop along!
So off we went, Melanie and I, and hopped a happy ride to Greymouth with Hamish as he was going this direction. We said a bittersweet goodbye that... Continue reading »
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Hitchin and Hikin: Copland Bound
So after we were dropped off by our first hitched ride we checked into the hostel, unloaded our gear and ate a very backpackery dinner: rice and be... Continue reading »
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Welcome to Upper Cambrians: “Beware the Hug” Part 1
Since Melanie had come to NZ solely to travel by WWOOF I decided to follow along to her next stop. I loved the ideas behind it, flipped through the... Continue reading »
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A Place to Call Home: A tent life is for me!
So I was thinking and realized that this whole catch up business is just taking me too damn long and I have so much to say about the current time!... Continue reading »
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Workin Kid
“And now… for something completely different”: let’s talk about work! Work. Right work…that thing you came her for?? Oh ya..work! so I had commente... Continue reading »
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Feeling Bloggy (i'm still here...)
So maybe I should have noticed when every time I spoke to someone they curiously wondered “where are you? Are you home? Are you ever coming home?... Continue reading »
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Who Dunno? I Dunno and You Dunno
Dunnos? Dunners? It's Dunedin! (with a long "eee"). A lovely university city, originally a scottish settlement: Dunedin is Gaelic for Edinburgh, so... Continue reading »
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