My feet are getting itchy...

I started this in October of last year.. sadly I did not finish it.. so I won't edit it.. just add at the bottom.. so here it is...
Not only that but it's starting to get a bit cooler up here where I have decided to lay my head..ya...I call it home.. for now..one thing I have learned.. is it's all temporary..I mean who knows what will come down the line in a year or two.. face it.. we hope that we will stay planted.. we make the plans to be rooted..and yeah that's all good.. but I def want to see some more of this big amazing world! I think that's why I am getting a bit itchy.. and then too doesn't help that I started a new job.. so I feel a bit stuck.. funny when I think about that though.. I usually get a bit restless I guess you can call it.. having a boss that calls the shots.. takes a bit getting use to..I have been spoiled..
anyhoo.. back to my travel plans.. first what I think I need to do.. is learn to live LIGHT (it has nothing to do with wanting a big screen tv)..haha..meaning.. can I pack only one bag..and whats a necessity.. funny how when I say that this list comes to mind..and I know there's no way that's all gonna fit in one bag.. unless its one of those gianormous bags..

So funny thing about this job I had at that time..still doing it.. I was doing taxes and had a great time.. lots of learning which I am always up for.. and funny enough.. it also allowed me to take that much needed vacation.
A two week getaway.. flew to Australia.. now for some real blogging..

North... or almost north?

I am as north as I can get... for now... who knows.. maybe in a month or two.. I will have ventured further... north.. and maybe west.. I know that life is way too short.. and can be taken way too serious...not that you shouldn't think things thru but what I mean is.. don't over analyze every move you make.. sometimes moving in one direction may feel like a completely wrong thing to do..but its in the movement that one learns.. and as long as your learning and growing .. and experiencing.. how can that be wrong.. I look back at some of my choices.. and I have to say.. sure.. there are movements I regret.. but then.. if I didn't make those.. I wouldn't be where I am today.
I know.. brilliant.. hey.. LOL.. ya.. that's me...
I need to remember... there may be choices that I made that make me feel regret, but how can it be bad.. when clearly I am exactly where I need to be.. question is.. for how long??

which way is up??

saw something the other day.. posted on a status.. every which way but loose.. made me chuckle.. cuz I remember the orangatang in that film.. loved it.. brought me to my next thought.. and that was an old burt reynolds film... well I say old.. its not that old.. smokie and the bandit.. my mind continues to wonder.. as I try to harness what it all means.. or at least trying to make sense of the direction this brain wants to go..

thoughts.. north.. fast.. quit monkeying around.. ya.. amazing how this works.. needless to say thats not the order it came in.. but .. it got there..

so I found myself online.. looking at my sisters pictures from my summer visit with her.. I was there a couple times in the summer.. due to my mom's health..no worries she doing ok.. but to go back and see these pics.. the feelings that I had when we were taking them.. the exhileration.. all came back.. I guess the reason why the thoughts of those two specific movies was because when I saw those films.. I thought how much fun they must have had making it.. and wonder.. when the actors/actress view it again.. do they have those same feelings to.. or.. was it just a job..

I don't want my life to become a job.. I want it to be an adventure.. something I can look back on and feel the exhileration and excitement..

tomorrow....

A new day.. a new dawn.. a new year.. a new decade?

fade in... instrumental booming... thunder like noises.. and the words.. 2010.....
yes... 20-10... it does sound strange.. and it is odd.. cuz I certainly pictured it more futuristic.. I mean.. where's the flying cars.. and the jetpacks for us to go zooming about this great galaxy... I thought we would be like the Jetsons by now.. LOL.

Okay so we get a picture of something in our head.. of how it should be.. and then when its not so.. what now? but then you wonder.. whats it matter? It is .. what it is. Seems to be what I say alot lately.. no expectations.. but is that good?? I don't think so either.. I think its good to have some expectations.. or some idea of how you want it to be..

I know we are all different.. but by what degree.. how far are we from each other in our thoughts.. our desires.. I do wonder..

So welcome in 2010.. I expect you to be a great year.. loaded with excitement, and love... and maybe a newer truck for me.. and not the flying kind either.. haha

Cheers!

Hand is about to grab the cross

The aurora

Interesting places...

Storybook Villages: Lavenham, England

Stroll through High Street in Lavenham, England, and you’ll think you’ve stepped into a quirky storybook. The town was built by wealthy cloth merchants in the 15th century and is full of preserved, half-timbered, medieval cottages. In particular, the pastel orange Crooked House, whose second floor can only be described as “catawampus,” was built before Shakespeare was born. The quaint buildings and narrow streets have made it a popular filming location for movies. The Market Square was the setting of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1970 film “Apotheosis.”

Matamata, NEW ZEALAND

Matamata, New Zealand, is the site of a sheep farm that was transformed into Hobbiton for the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. Travelers can sign up for a tour of the working farm and step inside some of the hobbit holes that were part of the movie set. The landscape is sure to please, but you won’t find much inside the hobbit holes except perhaps for the “ends of worms.”

Nelson, British Columbia

Nelson was the scenic star of the 1987 film “Roxanne,” and for good reason. Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah were frolicking in a drop-dead gorgeous silver-rush town full of restored heritage buildings. Martin, playing the character of town Fire Chief C.D. Bales, used his magnificent schnoz to sniff out fires from his home base at the local fire hall. Nelson, on the banks of the Kootenay River, is a great base of operations to explore Kootenay Lake and the Selkirk Mountains.

So of this list.. the first.. I will venture to will be Nelson, British Columbia.. only because it will be in close distance to where I will reside. I loved that movie...thinking I might have to rent it out again.. and when I go visit it this summer.. I can see how much its grown.. or maybe it hasn't!!


And of course.. we can't have this list without Switzerland

Grindelwald, Switzerland

As your cable car zips up the alpine slopes to Grindelwald First, one of the world’s most beautiful skiing areas, you wouldn’t be surprised if Heidi of storybook fame came running out to greet you. Grindelwald is quintessential Switzerland, complete with plenty of powder, charming ski chalets, soaring mountains and cozy restaurants for eating fondue. Grindelwald has been a movie location, too. It was the scenic star of the James Bond movie “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” as well as the Clint Eastwood flick “The Eiger Sanction.”

How to ship your bike by plane!

1. When you buy a plane ticket, ask the airline how much it will cost to ship your bike and what the rules and regulations are for shipping. Do you need to ship it in a hard case or can you use a cardboard box? Ask if there maximum sizes that can be shipped. If you decide to go this route, tell them you will be shipping your bike as one of your pieces of baggage.

2. Measure your bike and see how big it is, because you are going to need a box or hard case to pack it in to get it on the airplane. For boxes, you can get them at your local bike store for a small fee. Hard-sided bike suitcases will cost upwards to $350, but you will have it forever and you can also purchase a collapsible one as well. You might also consider what is called a triangular box and in this case you don’t even have to disassemble your bike.

3. When it comes time to pack your bike you will have to minimally disassemble it, depending on the size of the box. Perhaps you will only have to take off the wheels and the handlebars. You might also have to take off the seat and the pedals to fit the bike into the case or box. If you have decided to go with the triangular box then all you need to do is use the quick release on both the front wheel and seat. The bike will be held with the tie downs that come with the box.

4. If you are packing your bike in the cardboard box, you might want to make sure you add some padding. This is in case the bike parts move around and you don’t want anything to accidentally get poked through the cardboard or lost.

5. If you use a hard case to ship your bike, you can even lock it. Be sure and use a TSA approved lock, which you can find at any store.

6. Check your bike in at the airline counter and when you get to your destination you will have to pick your bag up in the oversized baggage area.

For the hard sided carriers PerformanceBike has one for less than $250. or "Ironcase" made by Trico Sports Shipping Case option: For the best protection when travelling, we also recommend shipping your bike in a Bike Travel Case (available for sale or rent from Landry's store)

Keep in mind International flights. Your bike can count as one of your two pieces of checked luggage, usually without any surcharge. So if you can get by with one other piece of checked luggage, this can be a good option.

More info on bike cases:
http://www.biketcba.org/general/bikecases.html

bike cases for sale
http://www.bikemania.biz/Bike_Boxes_s/28.htm