Better late than never, here is the highlight video from the last couple weeks of the tour!
Friday, September 18, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Planes, Trains, and almost no sleep
Three days worth of solid travel going 1100 (ish) kilometers from Damascus Syria, and I am now back in Istanbul. I haven’t gotten much sleep yet, but that’s alright. I’m only really in the city for about 24 hours before I have to jump back on a plane and head home, so I figured I’d try and destroy any sort of sleep patterns I might have in order to make my transition to the wet coast easier. If only I could sleep well in transit this sort of cross continental blitz traveling might be a little more fun.
There is something to be said for taking the train. After having traveled via bike, foot, car, bus, motorcycle, and boat already this trip I figured that I should finish off with the last major type of mass transportation. Now, let me be the first to say that I haven’t been on many trains in my life (unless you count the skytrain in Vancouver). I feel like in North America the train is a dying beat and for the life of me I can’t figure out why. The train is a lovely way to travel. Yes, it is a little slower than a plane, and doesn’t always go exactly where you want it to go like a bus or car but it is an extremely relaxing way to travel. You actually get space for your legs, the ability to move around, a dining car, and some wonderful scenery that you would be very hard pressed to otherwise see. Plus, if you are willing to pay for it you can even have a bed and be gently rocked to sleep by the sound of the rails. I’d love to have more chances to take trains.
Now I’m gearing up for my long plane ride home. I love traveling, but there is always something very exciting about getting to go home and see everyone you’ve been wishing were with you on your trip. I'm also very much looking forward to the prospect of my own bed, cheese, perogies, clean air, and even rain again. It really is amazing all of the little things that are part of your daily routine that you don't even think about.
I'll see everyone once I touch down in Vancouver again!
There is something to be said for taking the train. After having traveled via bike, foot, car, bus, motorcycle, and boat already this trip I figured that I should finish off with the last major type of mass transportation. Now, let me be the first to say that I haven’t been on many trains in my life (unless you count the skytrain in Vancouver). I feel like in North America the train is a dying beat and for the life of me I can’t figure out why. The train is a lovely way to travel. Yes, it is a little slower than a plane, and doesn’t always go exactly where you want it to go like a bus or car but it is an extremely relaxing way to travel. You actually get space for your legs, the ability to move around, a dining car, and some wonderful scenery that you would be very hard pressed to otherwise see. Plus, if you are willing to pay for it you can even have a bed and be gently rocked to sleep by the sound of the rails. I’d love to have more chances to take trains.
Now I’m gearing up for my long plane ride home. I love traveling, but there is always something very exciting about getting to go home and see everyone you’ve been wishing were with you on your trip. I'm also very much looking forward to the prospect of my own bed, cheese, perogies, clean air, and even rain again. It really is amazing all of the little things that are part of your daily routine that you don't even think about.
I'll see everyone once I touch down in Vancouver again!
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Chris Walts is a Renaissance man appropriated into a Millennial body who likes to keyboard jockey in his spare time. When not playing sports or co-hosting The 49th Parallel he tries to save the world with whomever will dialogue.
