May 2010 Calgary

wednesday may 26^th 2010 (calgary, alberta)

“There’s no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you’ll enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?”

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Event planning

saturday may 22^nd 2010 (calgary, alberta)

The wheel fell off Jaime’s Green Hornet on the way into work. Coincidentally the donor of our free car recently had his truck impounded in a swat style take-down. There may be a connection here but I’m not going to speculate.

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Life in Calgary

wednesday may 6^th 2010 (calgary, alberta)

“… New Zealand has been very good to us. We would have a hard time leaving if it wasn’t so bleeding cold!”

I wrote that on May 16^th 2009. One year ago. Makes us wonder how often people have muttered, thought, said, or screamed; “How naive!” after reading a slaplog. I just did.

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December 2009 Bali to Calgary

wednesday december 2^nd 2009 (sanur, bali)

We’ve had some requests to elaborate on the prices in Bali. Like any destination, you can pretty much spend as much as you like here. Big 5 star hotel chains are available, as are the posh restaurants that people pay big bucks to be seen in and impress friends or clients. Okay, but to compensate for a good meal? We stand behind our idea that the locals know where to eat. It’s like wine. Every time we stray from our usual mid-range favorites to treat ourselves to a nice (ie, expensive) bottle, we’re disappointed. Think about your own city. Is your favorite restaurant the most expensive? Probably not. A high turnover usually means fresh food and maybe even some ‘on it’ service. The accommodations we’ve chosen have always been in the clean, bright and comfortable category. We tend to drink with the backpackers and locals, stay with the career crowd and, unless we’re after something specific, eat in any place with a mob. So here’s a few examples converted to Canadian dollars for your enjoyment:

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