It begins

It’s soothing, the rumbling of the train beneath me. And yet, I’m still not asleep. I haven’t had a wink since getting up yesterday at 11:30am. Call it nerves, or excitement, or whathaveyou, I just haven’t been able to sleep. Maybe later.

It all comes down to this

Holy crap!!! I’m sitting here in bed, the weather is a beautiful –30 celcius outside, and I am officially 5 days away from leaving Martensville/Saskatoon for my trip around the world.

Five days already?? Where the hell did the time go??

RTW in Three Days –or- My Practice Run

Every year, in August, Saskatoon hosts what I can quite possibly call my absolute favorite festival of the summer season: Folkfest. It is a three day festival that can really only be described as a chance to do a mini Round the World trip without leaving the city. By buying a Cdn$14 passport, you get unlimited entrance to all the different cultural pavilions and unlimited use of the special bus routes created to shuttle festival goers between all the pavilions. Not only is it one of the most diverse and exciting festivals, but also one of the most affordable. If you go just the entertainment at each pavilion, you pay just the cost of the passport. Food and drinks are extra, but it is still a steal of a deal.

What two double rye and coke’s get you . . .

Right this very moment I am sitting on the balcony of my condo, finishing off the last of my second double rye and coke(and contemplating a third) and really just enjoying the utter calm and peace that is surrounding me. The last few weeks have probably been the most trying, most emotionally taxing, and most heartwrenching of my life. I really won’t get into massive details about it all as it’s not really travel related, but I will say that it all basically boils down to a guy, unrequited love, and the sickening realization that the small “r” relationship you shared with him for the past year(one year exactly on Tuesday)  is over.

Finalizing the Home Front

One of the major pre-trip considerations I must face is with what to do regarding the bills and payments I have amassed.