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Cambodia...here I come!

Last Tuesday I went to my travel agent and booked a 13 day Intrepid tour in Cambodia for the 20th of January.  I am awaiting final confirmation from my travel agent.  I will leave the tour in Sinnoukeville on Day 11, stay on for a day or two then journey down the road to Kep where I have booked into the Kep Lodge  for five nights for some R & R.  Back to Phnom Penh for two nights then I fly home.  I plan to be gone about three and a half weeks.  Not my usual month plus vacation but that's okay....more things happening in the Spring. (I hope!!) This tour is land only as all the tours I've taken lately are.  No flights booked yet but I have a good idea when I am going and with what airline - Air Canada through Seoul comes up the cheapest and I get aeroplan points as well. I am really excited to explore Cambodia and meet the people - I have heard the people there are wonderful despite all they have been through. I haven't been to South East Asia since 1990...a long

Waiting for October!

My favourite place to be in the good weather. Well time is going quickly and I am enjoying this summer so much.  I spend as much time as I can on my balcony which I absolutely adore.   I just finished a three week stint of full time work but now that is over with.  Now it will be three days a week then next month back to two days a week.  Yippee!!!  I do love summers in Saskatchewan and am keeping busy.  In another post I will spill all on the things I have been up to. But this is travel news.  I have now finalized all the details on my midwestern trip in October.  I fly down to Chicago on Wednesday October 17th where I will be taking care of my friend's dog Casper from October 20th to 27th.  I will go a couple of days early to get him used to me and spend time with my friends there.  I look forward to lots of doggie walkies, eyeballing the firemen in the fire hall across the street and exploring Chicago at my leisure. Then on Monday the 29th I head off to Springfield, Illino

Another jaunt to Alberta

Late June/early July saw me taking two trips to Alberta one weekend after the other.  Yes it would have made more sense to do them together but work got in the way.  And work pays for this fun.  So Friday morning July 6th I hopped the (Grey) hound to Lethbridge, Alberta to visit my cousin and her family and most importantly - to see my 91 year old Uncle Tony.   It was a nice treat to take the bus during the day instead of the night bus I usually take.  Also they have now improved the connections in Medicine Hat so I can now change there instead of going all the way to Calgary and down. As you know I do love my hound trips. Canola in the fields in Southern Saskatchewan    In Medicine Hat the bus hadn't arrived yet so there was time for a quick trip to the coffee shop across the road for a Chai Latte and of course a potty stop.  We then got caught in construction on the highway so were about an hour late.  Joanne, my cousin was there to greet me however and back we went to th

Goodbye Edmonton...

Well probably goodbye but never say never....my sister is moving to Toronto at the end of August so being as my niece lives there as well I will be heading there a lot more in the future.  So I decided to go up and see Colleen and say goodbye to Edmonton.  I have a soft spot for Edmonton - I lived there while going to school in 1970-71.   You can keep Calgary...I much prefer Edmonton - by a long shot. Anyway...I flew off  Friday June 28th stopping in Calgary on the way and took the bus/LRT and then walked to my sister's place. (hey $8 as opposed to $18 - works for me)  We had salad and sandwiches for lunch at Colleen's then off we went downtown to check out the Works (arts & design festival) going on downtown. City Hall in Edmonton We then toured the Art Gallery.  As I've mentioned previously I am a philistine when it comes to art - I don't understand modern art.  I just like a nice picture.  So most of it went over my head.... Edmonton art gallery  W

Turning 60....

Well I can't believe it's been about six weeks since I've blogged.  Naughty, naughty.   Life is pretty busy these days - am working full time doing relief work for three weeks.  This full time thing blows but I do like the money because we all know what I like to spend it on. :) Anyway these days I am enjoying the delights of Regina in the summer time - don't laugh, they are great.  I am enjoying my huge balcony very very much.  In fact it is calling me now but I am resisting it's charms..on second thought I guess I could be out there on my netbook...no, no...I will stay here.  My training for the QCM half marathon on September 9th is on track - yesterday I did 18km out at Regina Beach.  Yes I've got wheels for the weekend.  I am taking some friends to Moose Jaw this afternoon so hope to do the 10km walk there but we shall see how the body likes that... I turned 60 almost three weeks ago...I did not go quietly.  I had two parties and two outings..it was am