| Year |
Country |
Weeks |
Location |
Purpose |
| 2008 |
Cambodia |
1 |
Battambang, Phenom Penh, Kampot, Bokor National Park |
job hunting |
| 2008 |
Thailand |
1 |
Bangkok, Krabi |
vacation |
| 2008 |
USA |
1.5 |
Oahu, Kauai (Hawaii) |
vacation |
| 2007 |
India |
4 |
Delhi, Agra, Rajisthan, Mumbai, Goa, Dharamsala, Derha Dun |
backpacking |
| 2007 |
England |
.5 |
London |
layover |
| 2005 |
Suriname |
18 |
North Coast, a couple Interior trips |
volunteering |
| 2005 |
Guyana |
1 |
Georgetown, North Coast, Madhia |
backpacking |
| 2005 |
Trinidad |
0.2 |
Port of Spain, Pitch Lake, Maracas Bay
|
layover |
| 2005 |
New Zealand |
3 |
North and South Islands |
honeymoon |
| 2005 |
Cook Islands |
1.5 |
Rarotonga |
honeymoon |
| 2004 |
Ecuador |
1 |
Vilcabamba, Machala, Jambali, Banos, Quito, Ibarra |
backpacking |
| 2004 |
Colombia |
0.5 |
Ipiales, Cali |
backpacking |
| 2004 |
Peru |
2 |
Puno, Cusco, Arequipa, Lima, Piura |
backpacking |
| 2004 |
Bolivia |
2.5 |
Santa Cruz, Sucre, Potosi, Uyuni, La Paz, Copacabamba |
backpacking |
| 2004 |
Brazil |
2 |
Sao Paulo, Rio, Foz De Iguacu, Pantanel |
backpacking |
| 2004 |
Paraguay |
1 |
Southwest |
backpacking |
| 2004 |
Chile |
2 |
Central, North |
backpacking |
| 2004 |
Argentina |
3 |
Buenos Aires, Mar Del Plata, Cordoba, Mendoza, Salta |
backpacking |
| 2004 |
Uruguay |
1 |
South Coast, North Central |
backpacking |
| 2003 |
USA |
1 |
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois |
roadtrip |
| 2003 |
USA |
2 |
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Utah, Ohio, Arizona,
Nevada, California |
roadtrip |
| 2003 |
China |
2 |
Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Xuzhou, Nanjing |
travelling |
| 2003 |
CNMI |
16 |
Saipan, Tinian |
work term |
| 2003 |
Korea |
.5 |
Inchon, Seoul |
layover |
| 2002 |
China |
2 |
Shandong, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong |
backpacking |
| 2002 |
China |
6 |
Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Gansu, Ningxia, Inner Mongolia,
Beijing |
backpacking |
| 2002 |
Laos |
2 |
Vientiane, Vang Viang, Luang Prabang, Udom Xai, |
backpacking |
| 2002 |
Thailand |
2 |
Bangkok, Chaing Mai, Krabi, Ko Phi Phi, Ko Lanta |
backpacking |
| 2002 |
Cambodia |
1 |
Phnom Penh, Siam Reap, Angkor Wat |
backpacking |
| 2002 |
Vietnam |
1 |
Hanoi, Catba, Cuc Phuong, Halong Bay, Ninh Binh |
backpacking |
| 2002 |
Vietnam |
1 |
Hoi An, Hai Phong, Hue, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Mihn City, Mekong
Delta |
backpacking |
| 2002 |
China |
20 |
Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau, Yongshuo, Yunnan, Hainan |
work term |
| 2002 |
Canada |
16 |
Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto |
work term |
| 1996 |
USA, Mexico |
2 |
San Diego, Tijuana |
vacation |
| 1994 |
USA |
2 |
Hawaii (Oahu, Kauai) |
vacation |
| 1992 |
USA |
2 |
Hawaii (Oahu, Molakai, Maui) |
vacation |
| 1988 |
Canada |
52 |
Stouffville & Ottawa |
school |
| 1985 |
Burkina Faso |
108 |
Ouargaye |
parents |
| 1985 |
France |
26 |
Le Chambon sur Lignon |
parents |
Other places lived/visited when I was young: Africa (Ghana, Togo),
Europe (Switzerland, Germany). Countries
visited: 32
Hawaii (March 2008)
Ryan and Becky Koop invited us to go on a vacation with them this winter. We decided on Hawaii and specifically the island of Kauai. We spent a week on Kauai and a couple days on either side in Oahu. |
India (May 2007)
With a month off work, we headed to India with a couple days stop-over in London. We travelled from Delhi to Agra to Rajisthan. After a week in Rajisthan, we headed south towards Mumbai and Goa. The last week we spent in the North - Dharamsala and Dehra Dun (Mussoorie). |
Suriname (Fall 2005)
In May 2005 we were both offered jobs in the fall with Canadian
Crossroads International for a term in Suriname. Steve was working
wwith technologyand computer harrdware training. Amie worked
with starting a local newspaper for some HIV / AIDS organizations
and other journalisty type stuff. We took a week trip around
Suriname and Guyana before starting our work and had a nice
day trip in Trinidad. |
Honeymoon (Spring 2005)
Amie let Steve choose the honeymoon and wasn't to tell her
anything until right before getting on the plane. This was successful
and we took off to the Cook Islands for 10 days. We explored,
snorkeled, sunbathed and circled the island and were ready for
new adventures by the end. So we hopped over to Auckland, New
Zealand and rented a camper van. We drove from Auckland to the
north tip of the North Island and then all the way down across
the ferry to the South Island down to Queenstown. It got a little
chilly as it was fall there so we moved northward again towards
Christchurch. What a great holiday! Kiwi's are crazy! NZ
is definitely the extreme sport capital of the world and has
some of the best scenery I have ever seen. |
South America (Summer 2004)
Ryan Koop and I had been joking about south america for about
a year, knowing that we would not know where we would be at
that time. As the summer of 2004 got closer, things started
to fall in place and we started to make preparations for the
trip. A couple weddings altered plans a little but the plans
continued. Early in 2004 I got a call from Kevin Louie and he
was wondering what I was doing for the summer. I told him about
South America and he said that sounded like a good idea. The
rest is history. Three months of intense travelling allowed
for extensive covering of the continent. 9 Countries visited
and not a whole lot of time to waste in between. We saw amazing
things and met wonderful people. This trip was definitely life
changing. Rich history and culture kept us begging for more.
The amazing sights and stories from this trip will definitely
be retold over and over again! |
US Roadtrip (Summer 2003)
At the end of the summer I had 2 weeks off so it was high time
for a road trip. Robbie and I jumped in the car and hiked, conquered
and explored 10 states without stopping for much sleep. |
Saipan Workterm (Winter
2003)
For my third workterm I found a great organization located in
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (in Micronesia).
FEBC Saipan is a missionary shortwave radio station. So after
a nice accidental layover in Korea, I worked with the engineers
in Saipan (5 by 15 mile island) for 4 months and enjoyed 30+
weather all winter! I took one trip to Tinian for a couple days
near the end of my trip and met up with Chrisite in China on
the way back for a couple weeks. |
Asia Adventure (2002)
My goal for my second work term was to get as far away as possible.
The only real oportunity was teaching in China. This wasn't
really beneficial to my degree but that didn't matter a
great deal at the time. Working for 5 months in Guangzhou was
great and lots of conquering was done. We took several trips
including Hong Kong, Macau, Yongshuo, Yunnan, Thailand, and
all over Guangdong. The real adventure started after 5 months
of work when Kevin and I went travelling for 3 months. We travelled
all over Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, and China. After
that, backpacking changed my life and yearning for adventure
swam through my veins. |
Ottawa Workterm (2001)
Over the course of getting my Electronic Engineering degree
I have had a ton of oportunities to travel. The first time I
actually got out of the house for a while was for 4 months when
I worked in Ottawa, Canada. The independence was fantastic and
weekends were used for roadtrips and snowboarding. After that
it was a goal to use work terms as travelling oportunities. |
Earlier Years (last millenium)
Travelling has really been a big part of my upbrining. Until
I started grade 2 the family was all over the place. In 1985
my parents left for France to learn french. Then it was off
to Africa for a couple years of work in Burkina Faso. Due to
medical issues we were forced to leave and returned to Germany
and then back to Canada. After living in Eastern Canada for
several months, we eventually ended up in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Over the rest of the eighties and nineties we took many roadtrips
all over Canada and the US. We went to Hawaii a couple of times
in the mid-nineties and to California and Mexico for a little
holiday. My parents have been all over the place over the years.
Added together, they have been to Canada, U.S., Mexico, Greece,
Malta, Crete, Portugal, Italy, Turkey, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo,
Benin, Niger, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Egypt, Cuba, Romania, Hungary,
Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Israel, Hong Kong, Thailand, India,
Kasakstan, Morroco, China, France, Spain, Germany, England,
Holland, Gibraltar, Switzerland, and Belgium. I guess it is
obvious where the travel bug comes from. |
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