Tim and Bettina's Family and Friends

Summer Trip 2007

2007-08-30T18:21:00.000+01:00

This is the two of us at our friends' (Graaf and Lish's) wedding in early August. It was beautiful. We had a great time seeing everyone and being part of the festivities.

This is me with my good friends the 506ers, who I lived with for a year at Queen's (Phil, Graeme, Graaf, me, Brad and Steve).

This is Bettina with her American sister Sarah. Sarah and her finance Steve are getting married in Mexico in February.

This is Bettina and me at the place where we bought the ring.

--We saw lots of family this trip and we have some more pictures we'll post soon.--

More World Trip Pics

2006-09-17T00:24:00.000+01:00

This is a rock formation called London Bridge, by the Great Ocean Road, near Melbourne. We went there on a road trip with Bettina's dad Ian and his wife Rose.

Me with a hungry little Wallabie, at Clealand Wildlife Sanctuary in Adelaide.

These are Bettina's friends in Adelaide: Kate, who's husband Vic is looking at the camera, has her hands around Craig, who is married to Nicky, who's having her tummy touched by me --because she's pregnant.

On the right is Nathan, Bettina's brother, and Laura his girlfriend is on the left. We never figured out how they won all the boardgames we played.
Bettina saying goodbye to her brother Nathan in Adelaide. Me at the top of a 40 meter sandhill that we slid down on bodyboards in Fiji.

... Bettina falling off at the bottom of the hill.

Us enjoying a little drinky-poo on the beach. They were all out of cocktail umbrellas so we had to steal a real flower for this photo! :-]

This is me 18 meters (!!) under the Pacific, doing my first scuba dive in Fiji. Our friend Christy took this with her under water camera.
This is Christy from California and Colin from Perth. They were my scuba buddies. :-)

This is Phil and Amy, very good friends of mine from university in Canada. We visited them in Singapore. What a life!

Our big trip

2006-08-30T18:00:00.000+01:00

A few pictures from our trip.

Us in Hong Kong before we spent all but $2 of our money on tea sets and ties.

Bettina on the beach in Fiji. This particular beach was the most beautiful place I had ever been.

Walking through the jungle in Fiji.

This is me jumping off the Skytower in Auckland. It's a 192 meter jump, the highest in the Southern Hemisphere apparently. It was pretty scary, but pretty cool to have done.

Us in Argentina before we went to see a tango show. (The tango is from Argentina).

Some Fijian kids waving at us as we walked by on a long dirt road.

Two friends of ours Camilla and Frank, who are from Denmark. We're hoping to visit them there soon.

***There are many more pictures of our trip to come once we get ourselves organized.

See ya!

NZ, Fiji and Australia

2006-08-09T23:53:00.000+01:00

Lots has happened since Chile. We were in New Zealand only for the day, but we made the most of it. After hitting Starbucks and a strolling around the city we did some shopping in a quaint little market Bettina found by the Auckland harbour. After that, I took an elevator 40 floors up the city's Sky Tower (see picture), put on a harness and did the Sky Jump, the highest jump in the southern hemisphere (!!), 192 meters (620 feet) down to the concrete below. Unbelievable!

Next to Fiji.
Fijians are very friendly, even if they sometimes charge $6 for a bottle of water. We did a tour there, so we trekked through the jungle, went to a Chief's house and drank Cava (the ceremonial drink), visited a local school, and of course visited loads of beautiful beaches. The coolest thing I did here was that I went on my first scuba dive (Bettina's gone before), 17 meters down, on a coral reef off the coast of Voli Voli. One of the guys on the dive, who's been on 10 dives around the world, said that it was the best one he's done because we got to go through caves within the coral reef. It was really an amazing experience. I would definitely like to dive again.

Australia
Finally, after 3 years, we've made it to Australia. Fortunately, none of it has come as too much of a culture shock. We spent the day first in Sydney with Danish friends we met in Fiji, seeing the requisite sights around the harbour. Then we on to Adelaide, which may be the most laid back city I've ever been to. It moves at a slow pace and is so quiet that I can't help but relax. Bettina's family and friends have been great and it's been good to finally see where Bettina grew up. I'm glad we're going to have another couple of weeks here before going back to the hustle and bussle of London.

(Unfortunately the internet connection we're using right now is dial-up and it isn't letting us upload any of the big pictures we've taken, but hopefully we'll be able to post some soon.)

Chile is an Understatement

2006-07-27T02:52:00.000+01:00

Just a few thing that should be said about Chile: it´s very cold here in July, the people are friendly, and Canadians have to pay a $180 (US) tax before leaving the airport just for being Canadian. Coming from London we thought we would never find another city to be more expensive, but we were wrong. Chile blows England out of the water a book that would cost 3GBP is the equivalent of 14GBP here. There is a real west coast vibe here though. It feels somewhat like Vancouver and Seattle; or maybe it was the rain. A few good stories to tell about our time here, but our plane is leaving.

¡Tonight we Tango!

2006-07-24T13:39:00.000+01:00

Day two of our trip and we're about to go on a big tour of Buenos Aires. We're both enjoying the city and I (Tim) am especially enjoying the chance to experiment with my Spanish with unsuspecting locals. Yesterday in a Havana cafe, we had a world traveller moment when the Lonely Planet TV show came on behind us and they were touring London.

The city reminds me a lot of Cairo, with its oversized buildings and smog, but it also feels very American (N and S American). There is a great feeling of space, with exceptionally wide roads and fields between buildings in the suburbs. Very different than the UK, of course. Argentinians also have a cowboy culture, with lots of leather, knives, and male kissing (see: broke back mountain). The shopping here is also really cheap, so we won't leave here without our share of ponchos.

We'll keep you posted.

Fiji here we come

2006-07-21T13:21:00.000+01:00

It's Friday the 21st of July. Bettina and I have fully packed our room in Kings Cross and are set to fly out of Heathrow tomorrow night.

We really can't wait for this picture to be us (minus the speedo for me) --well maybe not MINUS. I'll probably substitute it with something else. We'll see. As long as I get a girly drink with a little umbrella in it, I'll be happy.

YAY US!

1867

2006-06-25T22:13:00.000+01:00

The Walkabout in May

2006-06-25T22:01:00.000+01:00

Leah has recently come for a visit. This is us at an Australian pub called The Walkabout.

Bettina and her friend Mera.

Leah and the twins (Gen on the left and Tash on the right).

My talk show host face

2006-04-26T11:29:00.000+01:00

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Cheek to Cheek

2006-04-08T21:53:00.000+01:00

Here's a good one of me and Bettina. Isn't she a hottie? :-)

We're both on vacation this week and next. We've had to miss our eastern Europe mega-trip because of some passport problems. Very disappointing. We'll instead spend the fortnight in the hot tube at our gym and at the British Library, where I'm studying for an upcoming MBA exam (the first of 5, I think). I'm loving studying in a proper library again and realizing more each day how much of a geek I've become. :-)

Finally

2006-04-02T19:48:00.000+01:00

My good friends in Toronto, Graaf and Lish are engaged! They have been together since our first year of university, so it's about time!! :-) Congratulations you two.

Nathan's 30th

2006-03-17T13:34:00.000Z

This is Bettina's brother Nathan with his girlfriend Laura and their dad Ian. This was taken at Nathan's 30th Birthday party a few weeks ago.

Ella

2006-03-13T13:36:00.001Z

This is Ella Rose, Sarah and Steve's little baby girl. She was born in September of '05. We got to see her at Christmas time, at the Kaplan's.

March 06

2006-03-02T09:33:00.000Z

Bettina, Steve and me with Sarah Kaplan (and Ella Rose inside there somewhere).

Me and some guys at a bus stop by the highway to Kimala from Kigali.

Our friends Mara and Ryan, who got married this summer in Minneapolis.

Bettina and me at one of those triangle thingies in Egypt. :-)

Bettina with her dad Ian and Rose at Bath, which has the only hot springs in England.

Bettina having a peek --under the skirt of one of the Roman statues. What a sicko.

Me and Bam at Stonehenge. We've finally started touring England (since my passport got stolen!).

Ian and Rose

2006-02-27T16:04:00.000Z

This is Bettina's dad Ian and his wife Rose. These pictures were taken of them in Lester Square here in London. Ian is standing beside Charlie Chaplin, but I'm not sure about Rose. They just stayed with us for about 3 weeks, on and off. They're great people.

Pictures

2006-02-16T11:14:00.000Z

Thanks for coming to see our pictures. If you have any that you think would be good on our site, please send them along --> to my email at timothywoods@gmail.com We're trying to use this to keep in touch a bit better. We figured we'd keep the text to a minimum because who wants to read that anyway, right? I hope you're all doing well. Have a good day. -Tim and Bettina

Oldies

2006-02-16T10:30:00.000Z

Bettina and me at a Bedouin camp, near Dubai.

Enjoying a sheesha at a pub in Angel.

Bettina on the tube with her newly-wed friends from Adelaide: Nicky and Craig.

Bettina and Leona on the dance floor.

This is me with some long-lost family in England, the Bradleys. Roger on the left and his parents Alan and Carolyn.

Pics from Katharine

2006-02-16T02:48:00.000Z

Nothing like a Winter in Northwestern Ontario. (This is a pic of Tim's mom at home in Fort Frances.)

Tim's sister, Leah, gives Bob a kiss.

Tim and Bettina laughing together. I imagine that they are in close vicinity of a camp fire in this pic, but I really don't know. :P

Tim's SIL Ruth - along with his neice Katelyn, and nephew Luke - at their cottage.

The Kates: Tim's sister Katharine with Katelyn.

Gotta love a party at Jean Marc's (our good friend in Fort Frances). (Yes that IS a purse on his head.)

Fondue fun with friends in the Fort (Sarah and Christine Noonan).

Looks a little tropical, but it's actually Sand Point Island - close to Fort Frances. Can you find Tim and Bettina?

Tim kept his dad laughing for two days of chess (over Xmas 2004).

Tim with sisters Leah and Kate - Fall 2004

Kate and boyfriend, Sandor - Skiing Winter 2004

Woods Family Summer 2005. Expert photography by Bettina! :)

Ah, the good 'ol days... Timothy with his sisters back in the 80's.

Pictures

2006-02-13T16:48:00.000Z

Summer in Frannie.

Bettina enjoying a Cooper's at Australia Day 2006. Just a few weeks ago.

Bettina and Sarah at Ryan and Mara's wedding this summer. Sarah has since had her baby -- Ella. We'll hopefully get some pictures of Ella up soon.

Australia Day with our housemates.

Don and Joyce Kaplan, who live in Southern Minnesota. They are Sarah and Ryan's parents.

Me and Steve at Ryan and Mara's wedding this past summer. These guys all live in Minnesota.

Bettina with a fantastic hair cut! Cutting it short myself seemed like a good money-saving idea to me at three o'clock in the morning. :-)

Bettina and Leona in Aberdeen for a Scotish New Year's Eve.

Barcelona

2006-02-13T16:46:00.000Z

Us in Barcelona, soaking up the winter sun.

Dad

2006-02-13T16:40:00.000Z

Here is one of me and my dad from a couple of summers ago.

Sandor

2006-02-10T12:07:00.000Z

This is Katharine's boyfriend Sandor at the house they're building in Dryden, Ontario.

Mom

2006-02-10T12:04:00.000Z

This is my mom and me at Christmas 2005.

Bettina's 27th Birthday

2006-02-10T11:54:00.000Z

We celebrated Bettina's big day with our housemates: Roshana and Steve are between me and Bettina. On the left is Tash. Her twin sister Gen wasn't there, but they look the same anyway, so you really only need one around at any one time. :-)