After an intense cycle out of Kampala we ride into some sort of massive heat wave. Passing through the country side at a human pace; earning ones hunger and good sleeps with much more interactive greetings. We stopped in a village, I say village but what it really was was more of a truck stop with a few huts and snack stands. The vendors just took up residence it seemed.
Coca cola pretty much owns Africa so it’s easier to find a pop than it is water. I bought a bag of muffins that surely had been sitting in the ...
I picked up the phone, followed the instructions on the calling card and was soon in touch again with the Western world. A familiar voice picked up on the other end and before my sister could reach the end of hello, I blurted out—Wonderland. The only way I can describe it here is it’s like living in Wonderland.
I made the decision to teach English abroad half way through my fourth year of university. I looked around at all my friends applying to grad school, Teachers College, med school and I absolutely panicked. Reality had struck and it had finally dawned ...
As I was walking through the swarming halls during my highly anticipated first year of university, I found myself scoping the flyer filled walls only to lock eyes on a colourful poster that read: semester at seas.com. The Real Breaker High?, I thought to myself. I went home to scan through the site and found out that the University of Virginia organizes this incredible chance of a lifetime for all those who are interested in sailing around the world in 100 days, while studying courses of my choice on a moderately sized cruise ship. The voyage is open to any ...
Kincardin
I know it’s a long time to wait for the party of the decade but its well worth the 10 year lead up to the Reunion of the Good Old Boys in Kincardine, Ontario which happened last in the summer of 2008.
The old boys (and girls) reunion is a time for about 30,000 people to gather in the small northern town of Kincardine and become reacquainted with a good old fashioned town parade and tail gate party, among other things. Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate this one of a kind reunion which grows with every decade.
The ...
On the first warm Sunday of the summer the longest running amateur music festival begins once again and continues every Sunday after that right on until the end of September or until Mother Nature decides to take our sun away.The weekly event known as the Tam Tams which occurs at Mount Royal Park is a scene straight out of Woodstock but substitute the grand main stage and famous musicians for a Statue of Jean Cartier and amateurs by the hundreds banging on everything from a djembe to a steel pipe.
Whether you are new to the scene or a regular, ...
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