"Mac? This isn't Mike Tyson's Punch Out"
Growing in Quebec City
5/31/2009 8:29:51 AM - Day 441 - Quebec City, Canada
Busting the pose in front of the Chateau Frontenac which is said to be Canada's most photographed building. It's a hotel if you ever want to stay there.
I'm writing you from the heart of French Canada, Quebec City here at my hostel "Auberge Internationale de Quebec (HI - Quebec City)" (Auberge Internationale de Quebec (HI - Quebec City) Review and Information). Having spent a bit of time here I've done some thinking on stereotypes I have of other cultures. Even after all this traveling, I've found that I, myself still unconsciously make broad generalizations about people from various areas, countries. This is very hypocritical of me considering the amount of times I've berated non-Americans for making naïve generalizations about the United States. I think it is natural though for Humans to unknowingly generate these generalizations of the world, it helps us to more easily understand things. It is much easier to categorize a place and its people all under one banner then to realize that not everyone is the same, and although people in a culture may share some traits, they will also differ in many ways. In French Canada, I've had experiences with locals and other foreigners alike that has brought to light my need to re-evaluate some of the perceptions I have of the world.
This awareness first really hit me as I boarded a bus to Montreal from Ottawa. Up to that point, I had prided myself for no longer living in a world of stereotypes thanks to the experiences I've accumulated around the globe. Then, as I was boarding the bus the bus driver was collecting the tickets and said "Bonjour" and then asked me in French where I was going (since French is the main language of French Canada). This was my first experience with a French speaker since I was leaving Ottawa, which was in an English speaking province of Canada and bussing to French Canada. As soon as he spoke French to me I thought "Awww fuck, here we go" already expecting him to be somewhat rude thanks to my thoughts on the French from my travels in France. When I glumly replied that I don't speak French, he said "No problem 'Mac', where ya headed" in 100% perfect English.
My perceptions on him completely changed on the spot, from somewhat negative to positive. This all happened within a matter of seconds. I went to sit on the bus somewhat confused because of this jarring shift of opinion. It forced me to realize that I, someone who has already been around the world once, someone who had thought he had broken past all these ignorant stereotypes still in fact hadn't. The bus driver spoke to me in French, I thought one thing of him then he spoke to me in perfect English and my thoughts changed on the spot.
I recognized that I still had a bit of work to do in terms of how I look at the world and its people. Although I have made a lot of progress on this front thanks to my traveling, I've still got some work to do but I'm happy to say that even though I still hold some misconceptions, I'm aware of it and when some stereotype flutters across my conscious, I shut it down thinking "don't make broad generalizations.
Now after spending some time in Quebec City, I've learned that the French Canadians are not really like the French, they are in fact quite different since they aren't French but French Canadian. They have their own unique culture and mannerisms. I've also met French people here who were very friendly, helpful and nice to me. Not like a lot of the French people I met while in France. Truth is, maybe I had some bad experiences with the French when I was over there, but I can't let that shape me perception of France because it would be ignorant to do so. No matter where you go there will always be plenty of assholes, but there will also be a lot of really good people there as well and when you realize that, you'll find that shaking off some negative stereotypes you too might have of the world and its people will make for a more enjoyable experience in this crazy adventure we call life.
I've got some work to do and nobody is perfect, but realizations like this I have had thanks to this little trip of mine have made me a better person. Traveling isn't only about the places you visit and sights you see, but how the journey helps you to grow as a person.
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Living up to the hype.
Montreal-ing
5/27/2009 1:03:38 PM - Day 437 - Montreal, Canada
Imitating a statue in front of the Notre Dame of Montreal which is a close copy of the one in Paris.
Montreal is one hell of a city. I have heard good things about it from friends of mine long before I started this trip and the entire time I have been traveling thru Canada I have had many people, Canadians and travelers alike declaring their love for Montreal (Montreal Review and Inside Information). After spending almost a week here, I would have to agree with everyone. Montreal is an awesome place.
Montreal is in the Quebec province of Canada which means that French is the main language to use around here which is why people refer to Quebec as "French Canada". It was cool to hear a foreign language in use again and there wasn't much of a language barrier since most people I met seemed to speak English to varying degrees of proficiency, especially thanks to Montreal's proximity to Ottawa in the Ontario province, which is an English speaking province.
I took the bus from Ottawa after my stint in "Jail" and a couple hours later I was at my hostel named the "Alexandrie-Montreal" (Alexandrie-Montreal Review and Information). One thing I learned a long time ago was that the hotel/hostel you stay at has a huge impact on your traveling experience wherever it is you might be. The Alexandrie-Montreal was one of the best hostels I have ever stayed at and this only added to my time here in Montreal. I met a ton of people at the hostel, had some great conversations and got a lot of useful inside information from the group of locals that staffed the hostel.
One cool tidbit that they shared (I also heard about this from a girl in Calgary) was about this free "event" that is held each Sunday at a park at the base of a mountain named "Mount Royal" (it's more of a big hill but telling that to the locals seems to upset them a bit). The name of the event is "Tamtams". It is the largest event of its kind in the world being held every Sunday and it is beyond entertaining to go to. It started as a hippy "drum circle" sometime in the late 1970's and has since evolved into this big open air event that occurs each Sunday, weather permitting. The park was crawling with thousands of people from all walks of life. I saw preppies, trendsters, rockers and goths as well as your average "Joe" and "Jane". Of course, there were a good amount of hippies there as well but they weren't the majority.
Most people were simply sitting on the grass having beers and enjoying the nice weather (I don't know if it is legal to drink in parks in Montreal but cops never bother anyone here as I am told). Others were playing Frisbee, kicking around a soccer ball, listening to music from a radio or doing one of the myriad of activities that people tend to partake in at parks. There were some large drum circles here and there beating out rhythmic sounds. Hell, I even saw a group of people walking tight-ropes. Everywhere you looked there was some form of entertainment. The group of people I went with from the hostel and I set up shop at one spot specifically to watch a "show" of sorts that we were told not to miss. Basically, groups of about 30 vs. 30 go to Tamtams each week, dressed up in costumes and armor with makeshift wooden weapons wrapped in padding and duct-tape (swords, spears, maces, ball and chain, I even saw guys using bows and arrows) and beat the living shit out of each other all day long. I don't know the rules exactly, but if you got hit in a "kill zone" (head, stomach and chest) you're "dead" and had to leave the battlefield until the next round of fighting. If you want to see it yourself, go to youtube.com and search "LARP fighting". Whatever the rules were, it was entertaining, comical and even a bit surreal to watch over a couple beers.
I was in Montreal during a weekend and got to check out the famed Montreal nightlife. I have to say, there are some awesome bars/clubs to go to in Montreal and many of them even have some fantastic drink specials. With the drink specials at some of these places, I was paying lower prices for drinks than I did at bars in a lot of third-world countries that I have visited. It wasn't as if these clubs with the drink specials were bad either, they were actually packed and full of tons of people and even played great music. It was awesome! I'm sure there are plenty of pricey spots to go to as well, but I luckily didn't end up at those places.
When I wasn't out playing, I was getting work done and checking out the city. The city was nice and the "Old Town" area of Montreal is charming and I could see how it would be a nice place to spend some time at as a couple. Now I am gearing up to catch a bus and leave for Quebec City, the heart of French Canada.
A short clip of the "Tamtams" festival in Montreal, Canada. It occurs every Sunday that there is good weather and is also free, making it the largest weekly and free festival of its kind. There is an interesting mix of people here from hippies, preppies, trendy people and goths. It is a great place to go people watching and everywhere you look there is something to entertain you whether it is some tight-rope walking, midevil weapon fighting or a huge drum circle.
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In da' Slammer!
In Jail the Past 3 Nights...
5/21/2009 8:56:17 AM - Day 431 - Ottawa, Canada
In Jail. My mom would be so proud.
Yes, been in Jail the past three nights… It has been an interesting experience to say the least. I was charged with "inciting a riot". Must be my freakishly good looks, or maybe I'm simply just "freakish" enough to start a riot. Either case, this "clink" I was put in was originally known as the "Carlton County Jail", but today it's known as the…"Ottawa Jail Hostel" (Ottawa Jail Hostel Review and Information). That's right, I did stay in a "jail" but it was one that was actually converted into a hostel in 1972. It turned out to be a really cool place to stay and one of the highlights of my stay here in the scarcely mentioned travel destination of Ottawa.
Ottawa turned out to be a nice surprise. I honestly wasn't expecting much from the city since most travelers I had met never mentioned Ottawa and I didn't know much about the place except that it was the capital of Canada. The cool thing about having low expectations is that satisfaction is easily met, and Ottawa went above and beyond that. My hostel provided a unique experience, I got some great food, saw some cool architecture and finally was able to do a bit of historical sightseeing.
One interesting thing I noticed right off the bat was that there are a ton of Lebanese people here in Ottawa. Turns out that Canada took in a lot of Lebanese refugees some years ago due to problems that were going on in Lebanon and many of the refugees settled in Ottawa. The most apparent notice of this is all the "Shawarma" (pita sandwich) shops that you see all of Ottawa (get some great food on the cheap at these places).
Ottawa has been one of the first places in Canada that I have seen some historical sites. I think it is because I started out in the west where a lot of the area is quite new (like the West Coast of the USA) and as I have worked my way out East, cities and structures have gotten older and older (like the USA). It was nice.
My next stop is Montreal. I have heard nothing but good things about this city so I will be spending 6 nights there. Until next time!
A video pan of the Canadian Parliamentary Library in Ottawa, Canada. This is the library used exclusively by members of the Canadian Parliament or their staff. Normally, you can't take pictures or videos of this area of the Parliament, but I was luckily there after hours and able to get this video. I thought the library looked really cool and resembled something out of "Harry Potter" or the like.
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Fishdicks!
Toronto Time
5/17/2009 11:52:31 PM - Day 427 - Toronto, Canada
The most accurate quote I have seen decorating a hostel wall in all my travels. If you don't get it, travel for a long time and you will.
Toronto, Canada is a pretty cool city. There are a lot of things to do here, the nightlife is great, there are a lot of places to eat at and the locals are really nice. Hell, Canadians in general are super nice people. I've really enjoyed my time here in Toronto and I can definitely see myself coming back someday.
I flew into Toronto from Calgary instead of doing a two day bus journey and soon after arrived at my hostel named "Global Village Backpackers" (Global Village Backpackers Review) which turned out to be a really fun place minus the fact that I had to share a dorm room one night with a smelly old guy who liked to walk around in his underwear. My time here in Toronto was spent getting work done, checking out the city and I even did a day trip to Niagara Falls (previous BLOG entry) since it is only two hours away from here.
One thing I noticed about Toronto is that it doesn't seem to be crawling with druggies and homeless people like I saw in Vancouver and Calgary which was a nice change. No offense to the people that live in those two cities (especially Vancouver, really cool place) but you do have a ton of homeless junkies skittering about. Also, I haven't heard as much of the "eh" or "aboot" (about) phrases here as I have in my previous destinations which means it is more than likely a regional thing here in Canada. The "aboot" still makes me laugh.
My next stop is Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Not sure what to do there but I am sure I will find something to keep me busy!
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Throw me over them falls in a barrel!
Niagara Falls
5/16/2009 8:05:48 PM - Day 426 - Niagara Falls, Canada
Niagara Falls on the Canadian side. Most visited falls in the world!
I went on a daytrip today from here in Toronto to Niagara Falls, the most powerful waterfalls in North America as well as the most visited falls in the world. I set up the trip thru my hostel and soon found myself there with a group of fellow travelers. It turned out that my hostel had the best rate on this particular tour. Hostels typically have tours at much better rates than you could get at travel agencies and hotels since hostels cater to the budget traveler.
We started the tour off at a winery which was more of a cover to get us to buy wine (which I did), but it was still nice to check out and we did get a bit of free wine. I also got to try out some "ice wine" which is when they use frozen grapes to make the wine which ends up making it super sweet since the juice they get out of the frozen grapes is super concentrated. It didn't taste very good though since it was beyond sweet and was more of a novelty to drink, at least for myself.
After the winery we stopped at a little town called "Niagara on the Lake" to walk around a bit and take some pictures and after that a lookout point that gave us a view of the river that Niagara falls dumped out on to.
Finally we ended up at the falls which were about 1 ½ hour drive from Toronto. The falls were very nice and the area around them on the Canadian side was quite tranquil with a small park going all alongside the rails that looked out over the falls. I didn't go to the American side since I didn't feel like dealing with Canadian customs again, but it was apparent that the best view of the falls are on the Canadian side so if you ever come to Niagara Falls and are able, definitely give it a look from the Canadian side. On the American side you only get a super close up look at the "American Falls" which are the smaller of the two falls at Niagara and they also have an observation deck which you can look at the "Horseshoe Falls" (larger of the falls) from super far away. On the Canadian side you get a super good view of the "American Falls" as well as the "Horseshoe Falls" which you don't need to stand on an observation deck to see.
I also rode on the "Maid of the Mist" ferry boat which takes you right up close to both falls. It gives you a super up close look at the falls and you end up getting soaked from all the mist. You can take the ferry from both the American and Canadian sides.
The falls were cool to see and I am glad I went to check them out. It was really tempting to run across the border to New York though. I've always wanted to go there and having it so close to me was very tempting. I also miss the USA and the idea of being able to walk back "home" was enticing. I'll be back someday though, but it was an appealing thought.
Niagara Falls from the "Maid of the Mist" ferry which goes right up to the falls. You can catch this from either the American or Canadian sides but prepare to get soaked if you're on the top level! You can take shelter though on the lower level if you aren't feeling adventurous.
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Snow...haven't seen it very much in my life.
The Canadian Rockies
5/13/2009 6:45:22 AM - Day 423 - Banff, Canada
Downtown Banff with the Canadian Rockies in the background.
The Rocky Mountains are beautiful. I haven't seen much else like them anywhere else in my travels since I have been spending most of my time in temperate climates or if I was anywhere in the mountains, it was summer time when I was there. Being here in the Rockies during the start of summer, there was still quite a bit of snow creating a beautiful panoramic of snow capped mountains with white-frosted evergreen trees. A lot of Canadians I met in Vancouver were insistent that I come here, specifically to the city that I am currently at, Banff.
I took the Greyhound Bus here from Calgary. Getting on the Greyhound Bus all the passengers were searched which included our carry-on bags as well as a swipe over our bodies with a hand-held metal detector. I asked the security gaurs who was searching me when and why they started doing this and he said it started after that incident you may have read about last year in Canada where some Chinese guy chopped off an unsuspecting passenger's head off during a bus ride and then started to eat some of the victim's gore. Crazy stuff. The ride to Banff from Calgary was really nice because I was able to see the wide open prairies that Alberta are known for before they abruptly ended at the snow-capped Rocky Mountains. After two hours I ended up at my hostel named "Samesun Hotel Banff" (Samesun Hotel Banff Review).
My time here was short, too short. I honestly wish I would have scheduled more time to spend here in Banff because the place is beautiful and it seems like a really fun place thanks to all the travelers that are coming thru as well as the many activities to choose from. The thing that fucking sucked for me though was that I came during the "transitional" season, meaning that it isn't exactly summer yet so most of the summer activities aren't yet in full swing, and winter is pretty much over so the snow isn't that great for winter sports. Pretty much a bad time to come here in terms of doing things, but the scenery has been really nice to look at and I now know that I am going to have to make some trips out to the Rockies back home in the States someday because I now realize how many awesome things there are to do out there.
I'm now about to catch a flight out to Toronto to forego the two day plus journey on a bus from Calgary. I've heard a lot of good things about Toronto so I am really looking forward to spending some time there.
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Pizza, pizza, good, good in Canada!
In Calgary...Now What?
5/10/2009 11:53:46 PM - Day 420 - Calgary, Canada
Calgary...now what do I do?
Now I know why every Canadian I told that I was going to Calgary, Canada always followed that statement with "Why?" Calgary is a pretty boring place. It's not a bad city and there are a couple things to do like a nice zoo, a fort, uhmmm…an alright art museum? The nightlife is actually pretty decent so the city isn't horribly boring, but besides that, one can be left wondering how to spend their time which is one reason why Calgary isn't a top tourist destination but thankfully I had work and trip planning to keep me busy during my downtime here.
I arrived at my hostel named "Hi Calgary City Centre" (Hi Calgary City Centre Review) in the early afternoon. The hostel was alright but the staff member who checked me in was clueless. Besides that, the hostel was right on the outskirts of town where all the junkies and bums congregated. My first morning there I saw druggies stumbling around right outside my hostel talking to themselves while I was eating some eggs for breakfast. Seeing all these bums and druggies all over the place thus far in Canada is not positive for my perception of the country. The strange part is that Canada has a ton of social programs to help these people out, yet for whatever reason, I have seen more junkies and bums here than any other first world country I have been to.
I went out one of the nights here and have to say that Calgary has a decent nightlife. Another things is that bars here and Canada in general that I have gone to have been playing some great music. I also learned a couple interesting things about Canadian culture from the Canadians I met while going out. For one, NFL American Football is huge in Canada! I never would have guessed. I guess they have "NFL Sundays" just like we do in the United States. I suppose it makes sense since the NFL season and the NHL Hockey season don't overlap. I heard the Oakland Raiders are the popular team here in Calgary.
Another thing I learned was that there is an amount of friction between the English speaking part of Canada and some (not all) of the people in "French Canada" in the province of Quebec. I guess some of the more Radical French Canadians actually want to separate from the English speaking parts of Canada which would be somewhat stupid considering most of the natural resources (oil, timber) in Canada are coming from the English speaking parts of Canada. That's radicals for you.
I leave tomorrow for Banff to visit the Rocky Mountains here in Canada which I've heard are beautiful. Until next time!
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Crackheads running around like Jurrasic Park
In Canada "eh"
5/7/2009 8:47:33 AM - Day 417 - Vancouver, Canada
The Vancouver port and downtown area.
Vancouver was my first stop in Canada, land of maple syrup, Canadian bacon and square tires (ok, the last one is a joke, reference to one of my favorite shows named "South Park" that constantly rips on Canada). Vancouver (Vancouver, Canada Review and Travel Information) is considered to be a very scenic city that is also very safe so I wasn't really expecting too much excitement. On top of that, I'd met a lot of Canadians on my travels so I had a decent idea of what to expect. I always thought Canadians were pretty similar to Americans except for a couple things "eh". After spending some time here though I've learned we are much more different than I had originally thought.
I arrived in Vancouver early one morning on a cruise that originated in Los Angeles and immediately had to deal with Canadian customs. If you think American customs are difficult, wait till you get to Canada. Canadian customs/immigration was much worse than anything I witnessed in America. They gave me the third degree and interrogated me with all sorts of questions while searching thru my entire luggage. They were polite, but it was a royal pain in the ass (I later learned many other travelers at my hostel shared similar experiences when entering Canada). Soon after that I got to my hostel named "Samesun Backpackers Lodge, Vancouver" (Samesun Vancouver Hostel Review) which turned out to be an awesome place. The staff was great and they had plenty of things to do to keep you busy which turned out to be a boon since Vancouver is kind of a boring place. Not knocking the city since it is a nice place, just kind of boring in terms of things to do during the day. There are a lot of nice parks, a couple museums which I didn't really care to see at this point in my travels and some historical areas of the city.
I visited some of the parks and walked around the city a bit checking out some of its history. The city and parks were very nice. In between walking from one old area known as "Gastown" to Vancouver's "Chinatown" I invariably walked thru one of the worst areas of the city known as "Eastside Downtown" around East Hastings Street. Fuck me, this place was fucking crawling with junkies! I'd never seen so many druggies coming down off of hard drugs in a first world city in my life. I was pretty shocked. I later found out that this part of the downtown has the highest concentration of Heroin users in the civilized world. I heard that a lot of homeless and druggies come to Vancouver thanks to the relatively calm weather and liberal policies of the city so you saw quite a few vagrants milling about the central area asking for money. This was a definite negative for Vancouver, can't imagine someone would be proud to say "hey, we've got the highest concentration of Heroin users in the first-world, woo-pee!!!" The junkies are mostly harmless though with Vancouver is rated as one of the safest cities in the world.
I arrived on a weekend so I made sure to go out. The nightlife was great but one thing to keep in mind when going out in Vancouver is that the lines for many of the bars and clubs get super long. I was also pleasantly surprised to see a pizza stand on almost every corner. I honestly haven't seen so many pizza places in one area in my life. Maybe they are there to appease all the pot smokers, but whatever the case, it was a big plus because I love pizza!
From going out and partying, to walking around the city as well as meeting locals at my hostel, I have to say that Canadians are a lot different than Americans than I originally thought. There is the obvious differences like depending on what part of Canada they are from, they all have their accents and linguistic habits, especially here in Vancouver with everyone always ending a sentence with "eh" or "right". Canadians also tended to be a tad bit friendlier in general which was pretty cool. I also met a lot (I'm not saying all, just enough to make this observation) who were somewhat quirky in a nerdy sort of way, kind of like they had very little to zero "edge" or mystery to them. Reminded me of the people coming from the stereotypical white-bred "Wonder Bread" family with everyone dressed very nicely with the 3 bedroom house with white-picket fence, knows the mailman by their first name and spends their nights over hot cocoa and games of monopoly. I'm not saying this is good or bad, just an observation. You also have a very liberal attitude up here which is really cool in some ways, but like anything, liberal or conservative you can't take things too far in one direction because you could end up with problems like having the highest concentration of Heroin users in the civilized world. All in all though, Canadians are very nice people whom are easy to get along with, but they are definitely quite different from Americans (and many of them will be the first to point this out).
My next stop is Calgary and every time I tell a Canadian this they say "why?" Why? I don't know why, just thought I would check it out since it is the capital of the next province over named Alberta. Not sure what I am going to do there but either way I am bound to satisfy my curiosity.
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Always wanted to take one of these.
Taking an Alaskan Cruise
5/2/2009 9:41:56 AM - Day 412 - NCL Star Alaskan Cruise, Ocean Cruise
An Alaskan Sunset. The colors in the sky were amazing!
My plans after leaving Japan were to hit up Alaska then Vancouver, Canada. I checked a couple different flight options and they were all pretty damn expensive. Then I remembered that my mom mentioned that cruises were pretty cheap right now so I checked a couple cruise lines and found one with Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) that was leaving the same exact day I planned to fly out as well as doing the same exact route for only $200 more! This didn't include the fact that I got all the food I wanted to eat on board for free, my own room and free nightly entertainment. Ala-kazaam! I'd always wanted to go on a cruise and now was my chance so I took it!
Before leaving I spent a few short days at my friend Tony's place in Los Angeles since he was nice enough to let me crash there in between destinations. He is a really good friend of mine so it was really nice catching up with him as well as experiencing my American culture once again. Besides that, being able to read menus and what not after spending so much time in Japan was awesome. After a few days though, it was time to set off on my cruise which was leaving from Los Angeles harbor.
The cruise turned out to be a lot of fun. We visited some awesome areas in Alaska with stop-offs in Juneau and Ketchikan before ending in Vancouver where I will disembark today. The scenery along the way was fantastic, especially when going thru the "Inside Passage". A few times during the cruise you could see whales going alongside the boat, unfortunately I wasn't outside though when this happened.
There were a ton of restaurants on board with plenty of food. In fact, I've come to learn that people on cruises spend their time eating, sleeping, eating, drinking, eating or doing some type of recreational activity like watching a show or eating. I think you get the picture. Someone told me that people gain on average 7 pounds of weight after going on a cruise and I can see why. Even the room service was free (and really good) 24 hours a day. I definitely ate quite a bit myself but made sure to hit the gym up regularly.
Being alone on a cruise ship is a bit more annoying than on the road. Everyone always asks "are you here alone" when you are at dinner, some function or pretty much whenever you meet someone since practically everyone on this particular cruise was with a friend or loved one. When I explained to them the price difference for me flying, the fact that I had been traveling around the world, etc, it all seemed to make sense, but all the questions definitely got tiring. It probably wouldn't have been so bad if it had been a cruise thru the Caribbean or Gulf of Mexico since those have a lot more solo travelers. Also, NCL tends to cater to an older crowd so being a solo, younger person made me definitely stick out. Regardless of the age thing though, I did meet some awesome people on my cruise who I had a really good time getting to know over a couple beers.
I really enjoyed taking this cruise. It was super relaxing, I met some cool people and it was a novel experience that I have always wanted to try out. Although I met a couple other people doing it alone for their various reasons, I think a cruise would be better enjoyed with a friend but especially a significant other. There are plenty of activities on board to keep the two of you busy, the restaurants are nice and spending a prolonged amount of time on a tranquil ocean with amazing scenery is quite romantic.
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This ship is pimp!
Tour of the NCL Star Cruise Ship
5/2/2009 7:02:13 AM - Day 412 - NCL Star Alaskan Cruise, Ocean Cruise
The main outdoor pool area had a couple slides, multiple Jacuzzis, bar and plenty of places to sit at.
A picture tour of my cruise ship, the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) Star that I took from Los Angeles to Alaska that ended in Vancouver, Canada. The ship had a ton of bars, restaurants and recreation areas.
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