Massive, busy, glitzy, glamorous, gleaming, hot, humid, fun, plastic and in many ways completely surreal. See pictures of the adventure on Flickr. I flew to Dubai from Amsterdam on Emirates, landing at around 00:40 on a Tuesday morning after a 40-minute hold out over the Gulf. Taxiing in took almost 15 minutes, followed by a lurching 20 minute bus ride back to the terminal. Next was the hike … [Read more...]
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51 Things…
Will wonders never cease? It's my 51st birthday. To mark 'the event' I thought I'd write 51 things you may or may not know about me. Nationality - Canadian Heritage - Dutch (mom) and Polish (dad) Siblings - None. Spoiled lonely child. Hometown - Toronto, Ontario, Canada Towns Lived in - Cornwall, London, Timmins (Ontario) / Vancouver, Genelle, Prince George (British Columbia) / … [Read more...]
Family Reunion in the Netherlands
Enroute to Dubai for the UPO conference, I stopped in the Netherlands for 72 hours --- which turned out to be 3 of the best days of my year so far. I stayed with my cousins Gerrit and Truus in Etten-Leur (in South Brabant). Neither Gerrit nor Truus is fluent in English and my Dutch is almost non-existent, but the time we spend together is always simple, lovely and fun. Granted, beer … [Read more...]
Hipmunk: Take the Pain Out of Flight Bookings
I hate to admit this, but one day last week I 'invested' almost 10 hours to book flights for a trip that will take me from Penticton to Toronto, Amsterdam, Dubai, Frankfurt, Toronto and back to Penticton. Agony is a good descriptor for how I felt while trying to get my preferences for dates (pretty specific), class (prefer business), flight duration (short), price (low as possible) across … [Read more...]
The Traveler: Places I’ve Been
This is a list of some of the places in which I've lived and to which I've traveled. As I collect and recollect my travel stories, I'll link to the individual blog entries about specific places and events from this page. 1961 Ros' first trip ever... to Holland. Travel back in those days wasn't so easy. 1968 Went back to Holland with my Mom. 1973 Traveled to Holland on my … [Read more...]