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“I thought I’d miss mom more, but I am thriving. This is my version of moving out to find myself.” – Gus Introduction Do you ever feel like weeks are passing like days? Day/night cycles slip together and suddenly you are far removed in time from where you started? Does it feel like the only
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“This post is gonna be like a vingette episode” – Reid, On The Nature of This Post Introduction As I crossed into Colombia from Ecuador I was blissfully unaware that just two weeks later that very border would be closed. The world was still mine and I was finally ready to make a plan for
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“There are two types of companies – those that work to raise prices, and those that work to lower them.” – Jeff Bezos, creator and owner of the Amazon Introduction I arrived in Riobamba, ready to get high off of the fresh mountain air. I have so many experiences to write here – hiking on
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“Wow no way, it’s called Ecuador and it’s on the Equator? Seriously, what are the odds?” – Some Idiot, Sometime, Presumably The Ecuadorian border was the easiest crossing I think I have ever had, bags were not even checked, let alone sniffed by dogs. This disappointed me greatly, as I had turned down a highly
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After Huaraz, I had nothing else I really wanted to achieve in Peru. I could have hopped a bus straight to Ecuador, but there was a friend from Saskatoon I intended to visit. She had flown to Colombia with her bike and was bikepacking down through the Andes towards Lima. Finding a time and place
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“Climbing may be hard, but it’s easier than growing up.” – Ed Sklar Introduction After leaving Arequipa I returned to Lima, and got out as quick as I could. The real destination was Huaraz, a place I had never heard of until I googled “places to climb SA”. My body had grown soft and supple
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“This is a bad idea, this is a bad idea, this is a bad idea.” – Reid, crossing Plaza De Armas in Arequipa Introduction When I first went to Arequipa, I had plans to continue south. I was planning to go to Puno and Lago Titicaca, La Paz to cycle the death rode and down
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Like Taking Candy From a Baby. – Owner of the Silva Ica (Likely) To Arequipa With a great Christmas under my belt, I bought a ticket for the next destination: Arequipa. Stoked out of my mind to begin some climbing and find new friends to do so with. I left with a Quebec friend who
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What are the odds you stay in Buenos Aires forever? – Reid, trying to sewer Andrew’s life Our last post described the circumstances leading to our trip into BA. We were making steps to keep a positive outlook, but the first night really tested our patience. The guidebook described Hostel Estoril as “one of the
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Would you just look at that! – Reid, upon first sighting of waterfall Arriving in Foz do Iguacu was a breath of fresh air. The intense Sao Paulo atmosphere was exchanged for much more laid back feeling. We stayed a day at the Tetris Container Hostel, which is a super cool eco hostel made from
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Reid, Andy and 12.6 Million of Our Closest Friends Our plans to sleep on an overnight bus were fine in theory, but disappointing in practice. Brazilian AC is a marvel of modern engineering; somehow the air is piped directly from the lower Antarctic and delivered straight to your face. Its impressive to be sure, but
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Dark and tan and young and lovely, the boys from Ipanema go walking… – Tom Jobin On November 5, Andrew and myself awoke to a beautiful Saskatchewan -10C. We went to a large building, entered a metal tube, and emerged to find that it was November 6, 29C and extremely humid. This was seen by
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Time to let people know whats up — Reid, 2019 The only person that is going to reliably read this blog is my Aunt Gloria. Not my mother. Not my grandmother. Not my best friend. In fact, I anticipate not much reading of this blog outside of my Aunt Gloria, bless her soul. This however,
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Introduction Well. Here we are. It’s the middle of August. Naturally my mind is thinking about the coming January. For many, New Years is a time to try something new and develop as a person, but for me it is absolutely filled to the brim with tasks. Getting set up for the next 365 is
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Hello fellow globetrotters, welcome back. You’ve likely recently began planning the yearly family trip to central Saskatchewan and are overwhelmed by the sheer amount of fantastic drives right at your fingertips. Lucky you, you’ve found the list authored by the authorities on rural roadways in and around Balcarres. Let us take the burden of decision
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“When Canada sends its people, they’re not sending their best” – Border Control Guard, Directly to Megan’s Face Heading into the final few days before flying back to Canada, Megan’s visa to remain in Germany was still in question. Time evaporated and she had to fly home and hope that things would work themselves out.
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Christmas is more expensive than ever thanks to Joe Biden and the Democrats. – GOP Twitter Intro Several years ago now (time flies) a young virgin became with child. This didn’t cause an immediate stir, as communication technology was not so refined as today. Eventually, word got around and most people believed her because fake
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“Welcome to Germany” – Typical response on the topic of bureaucracy. Introduction When me and Megan discussed the impending move to Europe we had all kinds of visions dancing through our minds. Most of my visions involved us clad in flowing silk scarves, picking up bread from our local bakery, discussing the arts over a
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“Strap in, we have a lot of ground to cover” – Einstein Introduction Welcome back Mr. and Mrs. Bell. Your son, Crack McDusty (name changed for privacy) tells me that you have been eagerly awaiting your next big hit of this blog. I simply cannot comprehend that this is true, but Crack insists that you
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