Jolinar's Ongoing Travel Thread

[jolinar of malkshor]

Instead of me making a new thread everytime I go somewhere I figure one thread would be better.

I am heading to St. Vincent at the end of the month and need a hotel to stay at. Does anyone have any recommendations? It needs to be in Kingstown. I have been looking at the Cobblestone. Has anyone been there?

I just got back from Honduras. I didn't have any time to really see any sites but my hotel was right next to the presidential office. There was quite a bit of military activity going on. Lots of soldiers, lots of guns and a few trucks. The picture below was from my room. I wish I had some time to check out some places in Tegucigalpa.




Here are the previous threads I have started regarding travel.

Bosnia
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=76450
India
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=78685
England
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=70601
Philippines
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=70026
Austria
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showthread.php?t=68030

[GreenTeaFrapp]

I compliment you on your willingness to search the globe for your extension cords.

[jolinar of malkshor]

Originally Posted by GreenTeaFrapp

I compliment you on your willingness to search the globe for your extension cords.

So far no luck.

[Jayems]

Am I the only one who thinks it's odd to allow a high-rise hotel right across the street from a presidential compound? If ever you were asking for a prime sniper nest, I guess your hotel room would be it.

Unless that's a military compound you're in.

[jolinar of malkshor]

Originally Posted by Jayems

Am I the only one who thinks it's odd to allow a high-rise hotel right across the street from a presidential compound? If ever you were asking for a prime sniper nest, I guess your hotel room would be it.

Unless that's a military compound you're in.

Good point. It's not a military compound it is the Marriott Hotel. There was a guard searching everyone that came in the front door with a metal detector. I am sure the security is not all that tight there however.

[Berger_4_]

Jolinar, what exactly do you do for a living? You seem to get to go to some really cool places...is it all through work or do you just get that much time off?

[jolinar of malkshor]

Originally Posted by Berger_4_

Jolinar, what exactly do you do for a living? You seem to get to go to some really cool places...is it all through work or do you just get that much time off?

It is all work related. I don't want to sound secretive but I am not comfortable telling the world wide web what my occupation is due to the nature of my work. All I can really say is that I am in law enforcement and part of my duties can include travelling to potentially any country in the world. I love my job, however, as romantic as it sometime sounds to travel all over the world it can be very difficult at times. In most cases I am required to stay awake for the entire trip, which can be very long sometimes. My trip to Honduras for example. I worked all day, went home for a few hours then had to be back at the office at 9pm for a 1230 am flight to Toronto, 4.5 hour lay over in TO then to El Salvador. 5 hour layover there before we left for Honduras. I couldn't sleep the entire time. Makes for a long day.

Any ideas about hotels in St. Vincent?

[wooohooo]

Holy f!

Cp has its very own spy!!!!

[mykalberta]

Its not difficult to figure out what you do.

Keep up the good work.

[Ozy_Flame]

I bet you he works for Cirque du Soleil as a flexible sad French clown, swinging on extension cords and other cables of the like.

[jolinar of malkshor]

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[FlamesAddiction]

How did you like Bosnia? My family originates there, although most now live in either Croatia or Slovenia.

I just recently spent 5 weeks in Croatia and Bosnia visiting family, and Bosnia was really great and impressed me more than I thought it would. The people are very nice, although there is still a sadness that hangs over the country. I didn't feel the hatred or anger that I was expecting, but just sadness. I spent most of my time there in either Muslim or Croat areas and found both to be the most generous and hospitable people I ever met. Besides Mostar and Medugorje though, I was in some pretty remote areas.... areas that even some people living only a few kilometers away didn't even know how to get to.

Eh, sorry. I don't want to steal your thunder.

[The Goon]

Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor

The operator says "I can neither confirm nor deny that you have called CSIS. Please provide your phone number and someone will be in contact with you shortly".

I should answer the phone with this whenever I don't recognize the number.

[fredr123]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

I bet you he works for Cirque du Soleil as a flexible sad French clown, swinging on extension cords and other cables of the like.

The only known photograph of Jolinar.

[jolinar of malkshor]

Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

How did you like Bosnia? My family originates there, although most now live in either Croatia or Slovenia.

I just recently spent 5 weeks in Croatia and Bosnia visiting family, and Bosnia was really great and impressed me more than I thought it would. The people are very nice, although there is still a sadness that hangs over the country. I didn't feel the hatred or anger that I was expecting, but just sadness. I spent most of my time there in either Muslim or Croat areas and found both to be the most generous and hospitable people I ever met. Besides Mostar and Medugorje though, I was in some pretty remote areas.... areas that even some people living only a few kilometers away didn't even know how to get to.

Eh, sorry. I don't want to steal your thunder.

I really enjoyed Bosnia. I can echo the same thing you said. People were really nice and I could not see any hatred directed toward anyone. Maybe it was because I was in Sarajevo and when the war happend all of the religous groups were besieged and the Yugoslav forces didn't care who they killed even if it was there own people. They were kind of in it together.

I would go back again for a longer time if I could.

[Berger_4_]

Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor

It is all work related. I don't want to sound secrative but I am not comfortable telling the world wide web what my occupation is due to the nature of my work. All I can really say is that I am in law enforcement and part of my duties can include traveling to potentially any country in the world. I love my job, however, as romantic as it sometime sounds to travel all over the world it can be very difficult at times. In most cases I am required to stay awake for the entre trip, which can be very long sometimes. My trip to Honduras for example. I worked all day, went home for a few hours then had to be back at the office at 9pm for a 1230 am flight to Toronto, 4.5 hour lay over in TO then to El Salvador. 5 hour layover there before we left for Honduras. I couldn't sleep the entire time. Makes for a long day.

Any ideas about hotels in St. Vincent?

That sounds really cool, despite the whole lack of sleep thing.

[Flacker]

My best guess on occupation = Air Marshall.

If accurate, please keep up the good work.

[mykalberta]

+1 for occupation guess.

[jolinar of malkshor]

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[Maritime Q-Scout]

CP has its very own hitman . . . Sweet!