The dust devils spin across the ground in Arusha, Tanzania. Mt. Meru stands guard, dominating the skyline, while Kilimanjaro is a whisper of snow in the background. I am standing inside a Maasai village, where a warrior by the name of Ollie is giving a guided tour. The Maasai children follow us, grabbing our hands. [...]
Archive for September, 2007
Pole Pole
Posted in Kenya, tagged Lamu on September 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sept. 18/2007
Things you will be glad your Mum made you bring while travelling:
- Wind-up torch
- Quick-dry underwear
- Duct tape
Things you’ll be glad you stole from the airplane/train:
- Pillow
- hand soap
- eye mask
Things you wish you had brought with you:
- earplugs
- universal sink plug
- friends from home
I always used to think that a mosquito net looked [...]
Our Colonial Routes
Posted in Kenya, tagged Mombasa, Nairobi on September 18, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Sept. 17, 2007
The tea in Kenya is milky and delicious, and the Nairobi Java Hut on Kenyatta Avenue is our favourite haunt. Our bags are tucked neatly out of sight in the corner and we have come here for respite from sweaty backs and dust-filled throats. We kill a good 45 minutes here, and [...]
Get me some crocodile… and make it snappy!
Posted in Kenya, tagged Bomas, Nairobi on September 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Jason, Sarah and I sat shoulder-to-shoulder on the 126 bus to the Bomas of Kenya. Packed like sardines, we watched in horror as the bus lurched out of the station, nearly knocking over the hoardes of pedestrians who passed by. The bus ride itself was reminiscent of a ‘mexican massage’ I received in Cozumel not [...]
Nairobi
Posted in Kenya, tagged Backpacking, Nairobi, travel on September 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Dust. Dust is my second impression of Kenya. My first is of wonderful, helpful people who lead us to the front of the line at security and pass us through in under 5 minutes, and pick us up at the airport as promised. But it is night, and I can’t see anything of Nairobi. So [...]
A Canadian Tourist in London
Posted in England on September 11, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages
And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes
To ferne halwes, kwothe in sondry londes;(Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, Prologue 12-14, “Then folk do long to go on pilgrimage, and palmers to go seeking out strange strands, to distant shrines well known in distant lands.”)
I’ve just returned from a day out [...]
Jolly Old England
Posted in England on September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been over 48 hours since I left home, but I haven’t updated this blog. And it’s been over 10 years since I’ve left England, but it still feels so much like home to me that I don’t feel I really need to. This blog is supposed to be about my travels – coming to England is [...]
Big Thanks!
Posted in Friends on September 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have to say a big thank you to everyone who came out for my leaving party last night, and to everyone who got in touch with me to say goodbye if they couldn’t make it. I was extremely touched and emotional when I got home, realizing that I had accomplished what I set out to [...]
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In the words of one wise professor, Amy is fulfilling the true calling of every English literature student and "becoming a vagabond."
This year will see her leaving her two homes -- Canada and England -- to chase the summer around the world with fellow adventurers Sarah and Jason. She will travel to eastern and southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand and south east Asia during a ten-month hiatus from school and the real world.
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