Travel

1. Boston, MA (2nd time) – March 2010
2. Mexico, Riviera Maya – January 2010
3. East Coast Trip – July/August 2009 (2nd time)
4. Japan Trip – March/April 2009 (1st time)
5. England – January 2008 (5th time)
6. Russia – January 2008 (1st time)
7. Germany – January 2008 (1st time)
8. England – November / December 2007 – January 2008 (4th time)
9. Switzerland – November 2007 (1st time)
10. Morocco – November 2007 (1st time)
11. Egypt – October – November 2007 (1st time)
12. Turkey – October, 2007 (1st time)
13. Hungary – September – October, 2007 (1st time)
14. Italy – September 2007 (1st time)
15. England and Wales – September 2007 (3rd time)
16. Colorado and Utah – August 2007 (1st time)
17. Vancouver & Hong Kong – March/April 2007 (1st time)
18. New York City – May 2006 (3rd time)
19. San Diego, California – July 2005 (1st time)
20. Nassau, Bahamas – Dec 2003/Jan 2004 (2nd time)
21. New York City – April/May 2003 (2nd time)
22. New York City – 2000? (1st time)
23. Boston, MA (1st time) – 1998?
24. BC (1st time) – 1997?
25. England, EF Educational Tour – March 1994 (first solo trip, age 16)

Boston, Massachusetts (2nd time)

March 25 – March 28

March 25th – [Thursday] Depart Toronto YTZ at 11:15am, flight 941, arrives Boston BOS terminal E at 12:50pm. Check in to Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA 02199. 617-236-2000 at 3pm.
March 26th – [Friday] Attend PAX East.
March 27th – [Saturday] Attend PAX East.
March 28th – [Sunday] Check out of the Sheraton at noon. Depart Boston BOS terminal E at 8pm, arrive Toronto YTZ, 9:45pm.

Mexico – Riviera Maya, January 2010

January 28 – February 4 (7 nights)

January 28th – [Thursday] 6am flight AC746 departs Toronto terminal 1, arrives Cancun at 9:20am (3 hour flight).
January 29th – Grand Palladium White Sand Resort And Spa, Riviera Maya [Imperial Suite].
January 30th – Beach.
January 31st – Beach.
February 1st – Beach.
February 2nd – Chichen Itza?
February 3rd – Beach.
February 4th – [Thursday] 10:40am flight AC747 departs Cancun, arrives Toronto terminal 1 at 3:25pm (4 1/2 hour flight).

West Coast Trip, August – September 2009

August 28 – September 8 (12 days)

August 28th – [Friday] 8am flight AC1163 departs Toronto terminal 1, arrives Vancouver terminal M at 10am (5 hour flight).
August 29th – Visit Vancouver.
August 30th – Vancouver.
August 31st – Victoria.
September 1st – Victoria.
September 2nd – Victoria.
September 3rd – Float plane or ferry from Victoria to Seattle, check in to Paramount Hotel @ 724 Pine Street.
September 4th – Penny Arcade Expo, Seattle WA. Staying in Paramount Hotel @ 724 Pine Street.
September 5th – Penny Arcade Expo, Seattle WA. Last night in Paramount Hotel @ 724 Pine Street.
September 6th – Penny Arcade Expo, Seattle WA. Check out of hotel, get back to Victoria.
September 7th – Head back to Vancouver.
September 8th – [Tuesday] 3:30pm flight AC100 departs Vancouver, arrives Toronto terminal 1 at 11pm (4 1/2 hour flight).

East Coast Trip, July – August 2009

July 31 – August 3 (4 days)

July 31st – 7am flight AC400 departs Toronto, via Montreal to Moncton, drive to Sackville, NB, attend Sappyfest
August 1st – Drive across Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island, head to Summerside, PEI.
August 2nd – Drive to see Hopewell Rocks, NB (Bay of Fundy)
August 3rd – Visit Acadian country, la Plage de l’Aboiteau in Cap-Pelé. 8pm flight AC8996 departs Moncton, via Montreal to Toronto.

Japan Trip, March – April 2009

March 26 – April 16 (21 days)

March 26th – 9am flight AC001 departs Toronto, via Vancouver to Narita Airport, Japan (arrive on 27th)
March 27th – Arrive Narita, take train to Shinjuku, stay at Keio Plaza Hotel
March 28th – Visit Harajuku & Akihabara areas of Tokyo, stay at Keio Plaza Hotel
March 29th – Train to Shimo-suwa, train to Matsumoto, stay with Stephen & Skye
March 30th – Cycle to Suwa, visit , stay with Stephen & Skye
March 31st – Train to Kanazawa, stay at Ryokan Shibaya
April 1st – Kanazawa, Kenroku-en Garden, castle
April 2nd – Train to Osaka, stay at Capsule Hotel Asahi Plaza, Shinsaibashi
April 3rd – Train to Hiroshima, stay at Hana Hostel
April 4th – Ferry to Miyajima, stay at Backpackers Miyajima
April 5th – Train to Himeji, stay at Toyoko-Inn
April 6th – Train to Okayama, Korakuen Garden, train to Kyoto, stay at Bon Guest House
April 7th – Kyoto, stay at Bon Guest House
April 8th – Train to Nara, stay at Bon Guest House
April 9th – Train to Kawasaki, stay with Stephen & Skye
April 10th – Kawasaki, stay with Stephen & Skye
April 11th – Kawasaki, stay with Stephen & Skye
April 12th – Kawasaki, stay with Stephen & Skye
April 13th – Bus to Takayama, Sannō Matsuri (Takayama spring festival), stay Hotel Tomoe
April 14th – Takayama, stay Hotel Tomoe
April 15th – Bus back to Tokyo, stay with Stephen & Skye
April 16th – 5pm Flight AC002 departs Narita for Toronto, arrives 3:50pm Toronto time

England, January 2008

January 16 – 22 (7 days)

Russia, January 2008

January 10 – 15 (6 days)

January 15th – St. Petersburg, Petro Palace Hotel
January 14th – St. Petersburg, Petro Palace Hotel
January 13th – St. Petersburg, Petro Palace Hotel
January 12th – St. Petersburg, Petro Palace Hotel
January 11th – St. Petersburg, Petro Palace Hotel
January 10th – St. Petersburg, Petro Palace Hotel, Malaya Morskaya Ulitsa 14, Saint-Petersburg, 190000, Russia. Concierge desk: +7 812 600 70 75.

Germany, January 2008

January 7 – 9 (3 days)

January 9th – Berlin
January 8th – Berlin
January 7th – Berlin

England, November / December 2007 – January 2008

November 30 – January 6 (? days)

Switzerland, November 2007

November 24 – 29 (? days)

November 29th – Fly from Geneva, SZ to London, UK
November 28th – Stay with Brett in Geneva, SZ
November 27th – Stay with Brett in Geneva, SZ
November 26th – Stay with Brett in Geneva, SZ
November 25th – Stay with Brett in Geneva, SZ
November 24th – Fly from Casablanca, Morocco to Geneva, Switzerland

Morocco, November 2007

November 9 – 23 (15 days)

The Highlights of Morocco tour visits Casablanca, Rabat, Keknes, Volubilis, Fes, Merzouga, Tineghir, Todgha Gorges, Dades, Gorges, Ouarzazate, Ait Ben Haddou, Imlil, Aremd, Essaouira and Marrakech. I’ll visit the Atlas Mountains, the coast and remote desert regions, the Royal Palace, the Oudayas Kasbah and the Marrakech spice markets. Really excited about riding a camel out to see the 150 meter sand dunes in Merzouga (highest dunes in North Africa, apparently).

November 23rd – Fly Marrakech to Geneva, SZ at 11:55am.
November 22nd – Marrakech
November 21st – Essaouira
November 20th – Aremd
November 19th – Imlil
November 18th – Dades
November 17th – Todgha
November 16th – Merzouga
November 15th – Merzouga
November 14th – Fes
November 13th – Fes
November 12th – Menkes
November 11th – Rabat
November 10th – Casablanca
November 9th – Stay at Hotel Washington, Casablanca, 26, bd Rahal El Meskini.

Egypt, October – November 2007

October 18 – November 8 (? days)

The Absolute Egypt tour visits Cairo for the Pyramids, Great Sphynx and Tutankhamun’s tomb, into Aswan for Nubian food, the temple of Philae, the unfinished Obelisk and Abu Simbel where I will see what Paul’s family members and ancestors worked on, a felucca trip down the Nile, a donkey ride to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, the oasis at Dakhla, the White Desert, Baharia, the oasis at Siwa and the library at Alexandria.

November 8th – Fly Cairo, Egypt to Casablanca, Morocco at 4:10pm.
November 7th – Cairo, Happy City Hotel.
November 6th – Cairo, Happy City Hotel.
November 5th – Cairo, Happy City Hotel.
November 4th – Cairo, Happy City Hotel.
November 3rd – Cairo, Happy City Hotel.
November 2nd – Alexandria
November 1st – Alexandria
October 31st – Siwa
October 30th – Siwa
October 29th – Baharia
October 28th – White Desert
October 27th – White Desert
October 26th – Dakhla
October 25th – Luxor
October 24th – Luxor
October 23rd – Luxor
October 22nd – Aswan
October 21st – Aswan
October 20th – Cairo, Happy City Hotel.
October 19th – Cairo, Happy City Hotel, 92C Mohamed Farid St. Down Town, Cairo, Egypt, 2-3959222.
October 18th – Fly from Istanbul, Turkey to Cairo, Egypt on “Carpet Air”/Egypt Air, MS 0738, at 3:10pm, arriving Cairo terminal 1 at 4:25pm. Stay at Cairo’s King Tut Hostel.

Turkey, October, 2007

October 6 – 17 (12 days)

October 18th – Istanbul
October 17th – Istanbul
October 16th – Istanbul
October 15th – Istanbul
October 14th – Istanbul
October 13th – Istanbul, the Blue Mosque, ferry docks, spice market and Grand Bazaar (Karpalicarsi).
October 12th – South Cappadocia, Göreme, Nomad Cave Hotel.
October 11th – South Cappadocia, Göreme, Nomad Cave Hotel.
October 10th – South Cappadocia, Göreme, Nomad Cave Hotel.
October 9th – Istanbul, Bauhaus Guesthouse.
October 8th – Istanbul, Bauhaus Guesthouse.
October 7th – Istanbul, Bauhaus Guesthouse.
October 6th – Eminonu and Taksim Square, including the Blue Mosque, ferry docks, spice market and Grand Bazaar (Karpalicarsi).
October 5th – Istanbul, Sultanahmet, Bauhaus Guesthouse

Hungary, September & October, 2007

September 30 – October 5 (6 days)

October 5th – Fly out of Budapest at 11:15pm, into Istanbul, Turkey.
October 4th – Budapest, Mandragora Hostel
October 3rd – Budapest, Mandragora Hostel
October 2nd – Budapest, Mandragora Hostel
October 1st – Budapest, Mandragora Hostel
September 30th – Budapest, HU staying at Mandragora Hostel.

Italy, September 2007

September 16 – 29 (14 days)

September 29th – Fly out of Venice’s Marco Polo airport at 10:15am into Budapest, Hungary.
September 28th – Say goodbye to Chrissy, leave Rome, travel to Venice, stay at Campground Alba d’Oro
September 27th – Sorrento, Hotel Desiree
September 26th – Pompeii day trip/Sorrento, Hotel Desiree
September 25th – Sorrento, Hotel Desiree
September 24th – Sorrento, Hotel Desiree
September 23rd – Venice, Albergo ai Tolentini
September 22nd – Venice, Albergo ai Tolentini
September 21st – Florence, Il Porcellino Tourist House
September 20th – Florence, Il Porcellino Tourist House
September 19th – Siena, Il Italia
September 18th – Rome, Papa Germano
September 17th – Rome, Papa Germano
September 16th – Meet Chrissy at Gatwick, fly to Rome 4:30pm, stay at Papa Germano’s.

England and Wales, September 2007

September 2 – 15 (14 days)

September 15th – Stay with Stephen & Skye in Oxford, UK
September 14th – Stay with Stephen & Skye in Oxford, UK
September 13th – Stay with Stephen & Skye in Oxford, UK
September 12th – Stay with Stephen & Skye in Oxford, UK
September 11th – Take the bus from London to Oxford, stay with Stephen & Skye
September 10th – London, UK staying at Robin’s apartment near Borough Market
September 9th – Visit Claygate, UK have lunch at the Swan, return to London and stay at St Christopher’s Village (Visit Robin?)
September 8th – Meet Philip for coffee, London, UK staying at St Christopher’s Village
September 7th – On the bus heading back to London from Wales
September 6th – Cardiff, Wales, staying at Nos Da
September 5th – Cardiff, Wales, staying at Nos Da
September 4th – Cardiff, Wales, staying at Nos Da
September 3rd – Take the bus from London, UK to Cardiff, Wales (ticket cost $36.00), staying at Nos Da hostel
September 2nd – London, UK staying at St Christopher’s Village hostel
September 1st – Fly from Toronto to London, 8:20pm

Colorado and Utah, August 2007

August 4 – 21 (14 days)

August 21st – Say goodbye to Bastion and Soo, fly home to Toronto
August 20th –
August 19th – Race in the Boulder Muddy Buddy
August 18th –
August 17th – Delicate Arch, Evergreen, DVDs, Hair Dye, Scotch, Returning the Rental Car
August 16th – Goblin Valley and Big Rock Candy Mountain
August 15th – Grand Canyon: Day Two
August 14th – Grand Canyon: Day One
August 13th – Arches National Park and Mexican Hat
August 12th – Packing the Car and Getting to Utah
August 11th –
August 10th –
August 9th –
August 8th –
August 7th –
August 6th –
August 5th –
August 4th –

Vancouver & Hong Kong, March – April 2007

March 23 – April 4 (12 nights)

March 23rd – [Friday] 7:00am flight WS625 departs Toronto terminal 1, arrives Vancouver at 9:02am (4 hour flight). Meet Keira at the airport.
March 24th – Vancouver
March 25th – Vancouver (Salt?)
March 26th – Vancouver
March 27th – [Tuesday] Cathay Pacific flight 889, departs VAN 02:55am Tuesday, March 27th, arrives HK 06:55am Wednesday, March 28th. (13 hour flight).
March 28th – Hong Kong
March 29th – Hong Kong
March 30th – Hong Kong
March 31st – Hong Kong
April 1st – Hong Kong Sevens Rugby World Series
April 2nd – Hong Kong Sevens Rugby World Series
April 3rd – Hong Kong Sevens Rugby World Series
April 4th – [Wednesday] West Jet flight WS 710, depart Vancouver 7am, arrive Toronto 2:30pm. (15 1/2 hour flight).

New York City, May 2006

May 19 – May 22 (4 days)

May 19th – [Friday] 5:42pm flight AA573 departs Toronto, arrives New York LaGuardia at 7:16pm (1 1/2 hour flight). Meet Dave at the airport, go to Inwood in north Manhattan.
May 20th – Pizza. Shopping. MoMA.
May 21st – Cloisters, homemade bean burritos, Wildboyz, Sam Adams.
May 22nd – [Monday] 7:15am flight AA2071 departs NYC, arrives Toronto at 8:49am (1 1/2 hour flight). Picked up by Mum at airport.

San Diego – California, July 2004

July 21 – July 25 (5 days)

July 21st – [Wednesday] 7:44am flight AW261 departs Toronto, arrives Phoenix at 9:18am; AW182 departs Phoenix at 10:25am, arrives San Diego at 11:35am.
July 22nd – Check in at Holiday Inn On the Bay?, 1355 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, 92101 / (619) 232-3861. $152.00 per night. Get sunstroke almost immediately.
July 23rd – San Diego Comic Convention, [San Diego Convention Centre / 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101]
July 24th – San Diego Comic Convention
July 25th – [Sunday] Flight AW896, depart San Diego 6:35pm, arrive Las Vegas at 7:45pm; flight AW269 depart Las Vegas at 11:27pm, arrives in Toronto at 6:45am(!). Total flight cost: CAD$597.17

Nassau, Bahamas, Dec 2003 – Jan 2004

December 29 – January 8 ( days)

Dec 28th – [Sunday] FAIL by Air Canada to get Mum & I to Nassau. 4am, wake up; 5:30am cab picks Mum and I up; 6:45am *supposed to* board our plane, 7:00am *actually* make it onto plane (due to ice on stairs); 7:20am plane no go. 7:45am want to get off plane. 8am get off plane. get on NEW plane. 8:20am new plane no go. 8:50am new plane take off. 9:55am arrive in Montreal. 10:45am lost all hope. connecting flight to Nassau gone. No more flights to Nassau today. 11:30am Finally eat. 12:20pm Montreal-Toronto flight is “delayed”. 1:30pm Finally board plane home.
Dec 29th – [Monday] ?m flight AA? departs Toronto, arrives Nassau at 7:16pm (1 1/2 hour flight).
Took direct flight. All is good. Now in Nassau, drinking rum, waiting to open Christmas Gifts.
Dec 30th – Nassau
Dec 31st – Nassau
January 1st – Nassau
January 2nd – Nassau
January 3rd – Nassau
January 4th – Nassau
January 5th – Nassau
January 6th – Nassau
January 7th – Nassau
January 8th – [Thursday] Fly home to Toronto.

New York City, April – May 2003

April 18 – April 21 (4 days)

April 18th – [Friday] 9am flight to New York LaGuardia. Picked up by Dave at the airport, taken to stay on Staten Island. Grilled cheese, apple juice, Turkish tea with Jen. Corona, recording ‘Dust In the Wind’ and ‘Blackbird’.
April 19th – Walking, walking, walking. Stopping for coffee. Broadway. Forbidden Planet. Chelsea Market. Brooklyn, Superfine. ‘Tenacious D’.
April 20th – Chelsea Market, Corona, Dave, easter, Food + Eating + Cooking, hamburger, NYC, Sephora, Thai, Times Square, Central Park carousel, Asssscat 3000, Haagen-Dazs.
April 21st – [Monday] Fly home to Toronto.

New York City, 2000?

June? (7 days)
Drove down with Bill S. for Japanese Women directors class (got videotape from lesbian director).

Boston and Salem, Massachusetts, 1997??

June (7 days)

To do list:
* Filene’s Basement
* Chowder
* Harvard
* MIT
* Fenway
* Salem
* Museum of Fine Art
* Samuel Adams
* Freedom Trail

Friday – Lunch at Jimbo’s, trip to Southey, checked out Harvard, missed the ball game (Red Sox won)
Saturday – Filene’s Basement, Freedom Trail until noon, Sam Adams brewery tour, ate lunch at S&S (Inman Square, Church St exit turn left, take 69 Lechmere’s to Inman, 1334 Cambridge St @ Hampshire).
Sunday – nice people on the T, breakfast tea with girls from hostel, day trip to Salem 10am-3pm, saw lots of crap witch memorabilia, House of Seven Gables (Hawthorne) skipped whale watching, went to amazing bookshop with vertically stacked books! Bought wicca goods and candles galore.
Monday – more Harvard, Barnes & Noble, etc.

Victoria, BC (with Dave B, to visit CJ), 1997??

June (7 days)

Met Hallam and Edwud for the first time!

England – EF Educational Tour, March 1994

(first solo trip, age 16)
March 11 – March 18 (7 nights)

March 11th – [Friday] 7:20pm flight AC856 departs Toronto terminal 1, arrives London Heathrow at 6:45am (7 hour flight). Tour guide: Brian Switzer. Roommate: Alyssa H.
March 12th – Arrive in London, store luggage in hotel (Earl’s Court), roam London, check in at 2pm. Evening walking tour across Leicester Square.
March 13th – Tour: St. Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, stop at Westminster Abbey. Guided visit to Windsor. Pub & dinner.
March 14th – Walking tour of London. Horseback ride in Hyde Park with Alyssa. Evening theatre: “Blood Brothers”.
March 15th – First time in Knightsbridge, shop at Harrods, buy Mum marzipan for 20GBP. Full day excursion to Stonehenge, Salisbury, Bath.
March 16th – Stonehenge, Salisbury, Bath.
March 17th – Guided visit of British Museum. Evening theatre: “Don’t Dress for Dinner”.
March 18th – [Friday] 12:45pm flight AC857 departs London Heathrow, arrives Toronto terminal 1 at 3:45pm (8 hour flight).