Solo Backpacking

Just Smile and Nod.
When your journal is full and you’re sick of wearing the same two shirts, you’ll have stories, names, and places to speak of for years to come. The paradox you need to be prepared for is both a feeling of great achievement and loneliness. Read up on reverse culture shock. You’ll discover that no one will really understand just how cool it was, because they can’t. The backpacking experiences are yours alone. It’s only when you return to all things familiar that you’ll notice how much they’ve changed you.

What success is to me
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

WOOHOO, DISCO IS BACK!!

Click on the picture above to print out your VIP pass for a free drink and no cover!

Okay Everyone, it's time to pull out that stylin' ployester again and strut your stuff Tuesday, February 1, 2005 for Disco Night at the Cellar on Granville, Vancouver!!

Sorry for the short notice, you've got a day and a half to put together a divine costume - so try your best to be dressed up!! (Rent Saturday Night Fever if you need any ideas, then head to Value Village).

Let me know if you're coming and that way we can all take transit together and feel a little less strange in our afros and short shorts!!
Send me an email to confirm or if you have any questions: tri_matthew@yahoo.ca

Lastly, : I hope you can all make it, it's always a great time, and the more the better, so pass this on to anyone I missed! Thanks everyone.

Create your own visited countries map

Polar Bear Madness
Anyone interested in a quick dip in the ocean at Centennial Beach's Polar Bear Swim inTsawwassen on January 1st. This is an excellent way to start the New Year in Madness, also an excellent cure for a hangover!!

Polar Bear Swim (A.K.A. Insane dash into ocean)
January 1, Boundary Bay Regional Park (Tsawwassen)
Registration: 12:00 noon, Swim: 1:00pm
For more information or a ride email me: tri_matthew@yahoo.ca

Today is the return of my traveling friend.
Tonight is eight months of repressed drinking with my two best friends Even and Scotty.

Travel, to me, is a way of learning more about, not just the world around us, but ourselves. It is when one travels that one's truest self emerges. One of the best ways to learn more about someone is to take a trip with them.

The Wuerzburg Crew

Pearl of Wisdom...What happens when four Engineering Physics students and one Physics student find an office chair??
Click here to find out!!(Movie by Billy Lau)

Thanks for the laugh guys
Cheers

Berchtesgarden Slide Show

CYCLING IN THE RAIN

Stay warm. Time to get those arm/leg warmers out of the closet (or buy some if they're not part of your wardrobe yet). Gloves, shoe covers, and rain jackets are also very worthy investments. Dress in layers so that you won't broil climbing Snake Hill or freeze going down Centre Street. Remember, if you wear 2 jerseys, you'll have 6 pockets!

Stay dry. Fenders are a good idea. Neoprene clothing also keeps you quite dry. Goretex is great, if you can afford it. Those plastic bags are a cheap/good way to keep your feet dry.