Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man

Ok, it seems that the philosophy blogs are proving to be quite the undertaking. I have been contemplating "The Good Life" a lot and I have drafted an essay sized blog so far on the subject; however, it's not ready for public consumption yet (I haven't been on a blog hiatus, I've just been deep in thought!!! My mom's even chimed in on my blog absence....hi mom!). My point is, the philosophy will be up soon but not yet.....we have bigger fish to fry today.

Today, I'm on vacation. Yes, I've taken a few little trips here and there over the last 2 years, but nothing major. The last year and a half has been probably the most significant in my life. I have undergone huge changes emotionally, mentally, and physically. More over, the last 4 years have been the most tragic and challenging ever. This trip is kind of an exhale of all of that STUFF.

I'm currently at the Vancouver Airport awaiting my flight to Chicago which then connects to Copenhagen, Denmark. With the time change, I arrive in Copenhagen tomorrow local time 1:20 pm. I'll spend the day and night there staying at a hostel (my first hosteling experience). Massive Attack and The Cardigans are in town and I might check that out as well as some of the many jazz clubs (hear that Vancouver??? MANY JAZZ CLUBS!!!). The next day the plan is to head to Hilerod to see Hamlet's Castle, then a ferry over to Helsingborg, Sweden and I'll improvise a little here, maybe down to Malmo or something, but eventually I end up in Sweden's second largest city Goteborg (also pronounced Gothenburg). The next day I'm off to Stockholm for a couple days, back to Copenhagen for another night, and on to Oslo for a night before meeting up with Soulstream to head to Hamar.

I'm sure I'll be reporting back more today as things occur to me like.....how come I'm layed over in Chicago for 8 hours???!!!!!

Bye everyone (and mom)