When In Rome...

Since my last post (back home) much has happened. Starting with my
experience at Pearson Airport in Toronto, I was lucky enough to be
able to walk 2or 3 kms on the 409 from my taxi to the departures gate
- thanks to a strike by the limo drivers union or something. Thanks
guys that really makes me want to support your cause.

With thoughts of missing my plane in mind I rushed to the counter only
to find out that my plane to London (Gatwick) was delayed by three
hours...Yet overall from start to finish the ride wasn't too bad and I
actually made it to Rome a little early.

I've been hear on my own since Tues, but will be meeting up with a
university classmate, Luke who will be with me for a month or so
through Italy, Greece, and Turkey. We're in Rome until Monday then
off to Corfu for the Pink Palace Resort - the name speaks for itself?
We've heard good things and are sure to find a few good parties there.

So Rome...only the second time I've been here and the first was about
8 years ago while singing in a choir - yes I was in a choir, and it
was actually pretty cool singing in some of these huge old churches.
Back then I was young and foolish and well not much has changed except
my view of traveling and my appreciation for the things I see. This
time around I'm getting a better sense of the place, the Colosseum,
Trevi Fountain, and the numerous other monuments in Rome.

I'll try to post a bit more often and even get some pictures up here
if I can find a way. Until the next post...

Tentative Europe Itinerary

With only a week or so to go, I feel a bit unprepared for this trip,
although that feeling usually comes before a big trip like this. A
quick note on the "tentative" itinerary:

June 20 Home to London
June 21 London to Rome
June 21-27 Italy
June 27 Brindisi (Italy) to Greece
June 28 - July 15 Greece & Turkey
June 16-30 Spain & Portugal
Aug 1-18 Eastern Europe??
Aug 18 Home