28 February 2009
Camera
Last week I bought a new camera! I got a Canon SD 890 IS. It's a compact camera and has a 5x zoom. Most of the other Canons in that line have most of the same features but with a 4x zoom, so you can zoom four times before the resolution goes down, so I was excited to get the one with the 5x zoom. The camera uses the same memory card that fits in my laptop, so I don't need to bring any cables to attach the camera to my laptop.
25 February 2009
Brunch, drinks and perspectives
Today I had brunch and drinks with Shana, Laura, Caryn and Lauren at Mount Bakery in Downtown Bellingham. It was great- both to food and the company. All five of us have travelled abroad to different parts of the world and it was wonderful to get different perspectives and ideas on travel.
Shana gave me some great information on Ireland, where she lived for a bit and had the opportunity to travel while she was there. Caryn is a free spirit who travels a lot and is very involved in the arts wherever she goes. Laura is leaving for Liberia on Saturday for a volunteer job for eight months. Lauren is moving to Maine for work and will be leaving soon for a three week road trip to get her to there. It was really good to be able to get and share travel advice and inspire each other to pursue our respective travel dreams.
It's so exciting to hear about other peoples' travel plans and it motivates me to learn more about where I'm going.
Shana gave me some great information on Ireland, where she lived for a bit and had the opportunity to travel while she was there. Caryn is a free spirit who travels a lot and is very involved in the arts wherever she goes. Laura is leaving for Liberia on Saturday for a volunteer job for eight months. Lauren is moving to Maine for work and will be leaving soon for a three week road trip to get her to there. It was really good to be able to get and share travel advice and inspire each other to pursue our respective travel dreams.
It's so exciting to hear about other peoples' travel plans and it motivates me to learn more about where I'm going.
18 February 2009
New Dress, Last Minute Stuff and a Dream
Only 68 days left before I go!
This weekend I went on the hunt for a perfect dress for travel and I found one! It's bright blue and brown and and works with a camisole, long sleeve shirt or my brown Eddie Bauer pants underneath, so it's versatile if it's warm or if it's cold! It's just past knee length and kind of covers my shoulders, so with a cardigan on, it would work for going in churches (where you usually need to have your shoulders and knees covered).
Last night, I went to Target, Walgreen's and Fred Meyer on a search for some last minute toiletries. I picked up some dryer sheets (to keep everything in my pack smelling fresh), Shout travel wipes (to get out stains), mini tweezers, eye makeup remover sheets (I cut each sheet into 14 smaller sheets to last longer since I don't wear much makeup), eye makeup, waterproof mascara and some other toiletry items.
The thing I'm most excited about is finding motion sickness pills. At Target, I couldn't find Dramamine so I asked the pharmacist and he pointed me in the right direction. All I could find was the 8 pill tube for about $3 and they didn't have the Less Drowsy Dramamine. I asked the pharmacist if they had the Less Drowsy in a larger pack and he turned around and pulled a container off the shelf and gave it to me. It was Rugby, not Dramamine, but it was the exact same formula as the Less Drowsy Dramamine but so much cheaper: it was $4.88 for 100 pills! So great! Thanks pharmacist from Target for hooking me up! Now I won't get as seasick and carsick on my trip and it will be so much more enjoyable! Yippee!
I had a dream last night that I hadn't bought a Eurail Pass and I was in Europe, paying for everything full price and seeing how much I could have saved. I'm sure it was because I spent yesterday picking up last minute things before it got to be last minute and a Eurail Pass was one thing I've been saving for last minute. It made me realize how much I still have to do that I've been putting off. Yikes! I've done so much already but have so much more to do.
This weekend I went on the hunt for a perfect dress for travel and I found one! It's bright blue and brown and and works with a camisole, long sleeve shirt or my brown Eddie Bauer pants underneath, so it's versatile if it's warm or if it's cold! It's just past knee length and kind of covers my shoulders, so with a cardigan on, it would work for going in churches (where you usually need to have your shoulders and knees covered).
Last night, I went to Target, Walgreen's and Fred Meyer on a search for some last minute toiletries. I picked up some dryer sheets (to keep everything in my pack smelling fresh), Shout travel wipes (to get out stains), mini tweezers, eye makeup remover sheets (I cut each sheet into 14 smaller sheets to last longer since I don't wear much makeup), eye makeup, waterproof mascara and some other toiletry items.
The thing I'm most excited about is finding motion sickness pills. At Target, I couldn't find Dramamine so I asked the pharmacist and he pointed me in the right direction. All I could find was the 8 pill tube for about $3 and they didn't have the Less Drowsy Dramamine. I asked the pharmacist if they had the Less Drowsy in a larger pack and he turned around and pulled a container off the shelf and gave it to me. It was Rugby, not Dramamine, but it was the exact same formula as the Less Drowsy Dramamine but so much cheaper: it was $4.88 for 100 pills! So great! Thanks pharmacist from Target for hooking me up! Now I won't get as seasick and carsick on my trip and it will be so much more enjoyable! Yippee!
I had a dream last night that I hadn't bought a Eurail Pass and I was in Europe, paying for everything full price and seeing how much I could have saved. I'm sure it was because I spent yesterday picking up last minute things before it got to be last minute and a Eurail Pass was one thing I've been saving for last minute. It made me realize how much I still have to do that I've been putting off. Yikes! I've done so much already but have so much more to do.
13 February 2009
New Blog! New Ticket! New Laptop!
Hello all! I just set up my new blog and am excited to share my trip and planning with you!
My most recent and most significant action was to buy a ticket. Last Wednesday, I bought a plane ticket to Dublin! I fly out of Sea-Tac 27 April at 11:25p, arrive to Boston at 7:36a on Jet Blue. After a small, 10 hour 24 minute, layover there, I fly out on Aer Lingus to Dublin at 6:00p and get to Dublin at 5:15a on 29 April. The ticket came to a grand total $357.77 for the one way ticket. Since I don't know when I'll be coming back, I didn't want to buy a roundtrip ticket.
A few weeks ago, I bought an Aspire One Acer laptop. It's itty bitty and pretty. I love it. It only weighs 2.2 pounds without the battery and is very easy to pack up and take in my day pack. It will be great for getting staying in touch with people, planning the next steps of my adventure and keeping up with my new blog.
My next major step is to buy a camera. I know there last steps sound like a lot of technology, but they are the ones that I've been wanted to research the most and have cost the most money, so I've waited to get them.
I have a pack, clothes, toiletries, guidebooks and most everything else I need for my trip. I've gone on weekend trips with my gear and it has worked very comfortably. I'm very glad I've taken my gear out on these test drives and had the time to change some things and realize some are unnecessary, so have eliminated them from my list.
I'll keep you updated on my packing and planning. Feel free to comment with suggestions and hints. I will be on a very tight budget, so I will be spending as little as possible without sacrificing safety and fun, so any money saving tips are greatly appreciated.
My most recent and most significant action was to buy a ticket. Last Wednesday, I bought a plane ticket to Dublin! I fly out of Sea-Tac 27 April at 11:25p, arrive to Boston at 7:36a on Jet Blue. After a small, 10 hour 24 minute, layover there, I fly out on Aer Lingus to Dublin at 6:00p and get to Dublin at 5:15a on 29 April. The ticket came to a grand total $357.77 for the one way ticket. Since I don't know when I'll be coming back, I didn't want to buy a roundtrip ticket.
A few weeks ago, I bought an Aspire One Acer laptop. It's itty bitty and pretty. I love it. It only weighs 2.2 pounds without the battery and is very easy to pack up and take in my day pack. It will be great for getting staying in touch with people, planning the next steps of my adventure and keeping up with my new blog.
My next major step is to buy a camera. I know there last steps sound like a lot of technology, but they are the ones that I've been wanted to research the most and have cost the most money, so I've waited to get them.
I have a pack, clothes, toiletries, guidebooks and most everything else I need for my trip. I've gone on weekend trips with my gear and it has worked very comfortably. I'm very glad I've taken my gear out on these test drives and had the time to change some things and realize some are unnecessary, so have eliminated them from my list.
I'll keep you updated on my packing and planning. Feel free to comment with suggestions and hints. I will be on a very tight budget, so I will be spending as little as possible without sacrificing safety and fun, so any money saving tips are greatly appreciated.
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