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Author Archives: ralph
Nothing is the same anymore
If you know where the quote the title of my post came from, then you are a person of impeccable taste. If you need to Google it, good luck, it’s not that obvious. But it fits my first day in … Continue reading
Tagged pictures, RV desert travel, WhoKnows?
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Travelling OK, shopping – not so much
For the first part of my adventure, I went with something easy and booked myself a nice campsite at White Tank Mountain Regional Park. So how did I end up parked at a Walmart for the night?
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Tagged pictures, rant, review, RV desert travel, Uncategorized
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Packing in three dimmensions
Packing for a trip is both exciting and nerve wracking at the same time. Exciting, as you grab each item and think of the adventures you will have. Nerve wracking, thinking about the items you may not have grabbed that … Continue reading
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Getting to the Desert
So, how do I get from Winter Calgary to Desert Phoenix in an RV? Well, you don’t rent an RV in Calgary and drive down there, at least if the point is to travel IN the desert, not TO the … Continue reading
Tagged desert, RF, travel, WhoKnows?
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Going to Explore the Undiscovered Country
It all started with a question: Is is possible to live a life exploring the world, without breaking the bank?
Tagged Podium, rant, WhoKnows?
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50 years ago an American walked on the moon, today…
…we have an American being launched into orbit around the earth by the the Russians, because the Americans do not have their own capability to launch humans, even to low earth orbit. Not a lot of people would’ve have placed … Continue reading
San Francisco USA: New Country, New Camera
Unfortunately, one of the first things I did walking in San Francisco was kick a piece of garbage. This is walking down Market Street heading to the Ferry Building. I look around the street, and notice more garbage around, this … Continue reading
You Are as Happy as Where You Are
There is an old saying, ‘the grass is greener on the other side of the fence’. I was watching the gathering of nomads at the RTR, thinking how great it would be to be down there, in the warmth and … Continue reading
Tagged Podium, WhoKnows?
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Voting no tomorrow on the oy-limp-icks bid
Tomorrow is voting day in Calgary, we get a chance to vote on if we want to bid for the 2026 winter Olympics in Calgary. I’ll be voting ‘no’ – what follows is my reasoning.
Tagged money, Podium, The system
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How to say goodbye to a friend that is dying
A good friend passed away recently. It wasn’t the perfect end to a friendship that one would hope for; indeed such a thing may not exist. But in passing she gave me an answer to a question I have pondered … Continue reading
Tagged rant, WhoKnows?, zoo
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