Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Wow, We're done.

Hello friends,

It is me, Stuart from Canada, your resident sappy goodbye writer. I cannot believe we have made it to this point. After 7 months of filming, toiling, and ridiculous amounts of work we have finally come to the end of the blog. To quote some cliches: It has been a wild ride, where you have to roll with the punches and what you see is what you get. This has been a true coming of age story where NO stones have gathered moss and one in the hand is NEVER two in the bush.

For 7 months John and I have throughly enjoyed, some days more then other, creating travel videos or just plain ridiculous videos. Thank you to everyone who posted and kept our spirits alive and to those who haven't posted it's not to late! A very special thanks again to all HIP members who went above and beyond with their ridiculous commitment to lastoke.ca.

It has been an absolutely absurd journey making this blog and we are both sad and happy to bring it to a close. We hope you all got some enjoyment or laughs over the past 7 months and we will miss everyone.

With that said it doesn't seem like there is anything else to say, so I won't.

Adieu and thanks,

Stuart from Canada

THE FINAL COUNTS:

Videos: 134

Posts: 202

Redheads Seen: 952
[90% in Scotland]

Rainy Days: 59
[Almost certainly more]

Pints Consumed: 205
[Not including wine, hard liquor, bottled beer, or beer served in units smaller than Imperial Pints]

HIP Members: 6
[Come on...]

Countries Visited: 7

Cities Visited: 25

Hours spent on train: >1 billion

Couches Surfed: 12

John's Least Favourite Place: Naples, Italy
Stuart's Least Favourite Place: Milan, Italy

John's Favourite Place: Ghent, Belgium
Stuart's Favourite Place: Ghent, Belgium

Cheapest Pint: 2 euro [Glasgow, Scotland]
Most Expensive Pint: 9 euro [Paris, France]

DAYS TRAVELLED: 205

Nice! 202 posts in 205 days! THAT's service.

Thanks again, audience, and we'll see you on the flip side.

Last in other news ever, I FUCKING HATE PIDGEONS.

Cheers,

John from Canada

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P.S: All sections have now been updated for the last time.

8 Comments:

Anonymous Pam said...

Outstanding!!! Boys to men in 205 days...ha...who'd o' thunk it! What a trip it's been. Thanks for welcoming me along on your journey.

August 18, 2009 7:55 AM  
Blogger John said...

I suppose it's better to fucking hate pigeons than to hate fucking pigeons, unless they are really BIG pigeons wearing sexy underwear.

August 18, 2009 8:08 AM  
Blogger Dabble and the Mad Sow said...

oh, I am so sad to see the end of this traveling circus! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us and wow, it just isn't going to be the same without your videos. Here's hoping the team of Stuart and John from Canada can rejoin forces in a year or two for a recap. Love you both!

August 18, 2009 10:05 AM  
Anonymous Nathan said...

Well I can't believe it's truely over! Outstanding! There is no more perfect web vlog than this! I am terribly saddened to see it come to an end. However it means you guys are one step closer to coming home so in that respect I am very happy that I will get to see you again! Hopefully see you once the jet lag stops killing you John! I'm not much for words when it comes to farewells and the blog is no different. So instead I shall do what I always do and have a pint in it's honor and give one final CHEERS!!!

August 18, 2009 11:20 AM  
Anonymous moose said...

never say it's over you never know what the future will bring . you are both starting a new chapter in your lives. thanks for sharing this chapter. Its a best seller, going to make sure i burn it on to a disc and keep it forever. We love you both and look forward to both your safe return to CANADA it's not been the same in your absence. John give us a call when you're back and perhaps your parents and us can can get together for a bite to eat

August 18, 2009 7:09 PM  
Anonymous Kevin said...

Well, I already got all the sentimental crap out with the last post... so... damn, this sucks.

Like Pam said, it's been great to join you in Europe. When you guys first introduced me to the idea of the blog, I was a little skeptical. In spite of that, this site kept us right with you every step of the way.

But nothing lasts forever... except honey, apparently. Just a thought.

Now get your sexy asses back to Canada. First pint's on me.

August 18, 2009 7:59 PM  
Blogger Alex said...

fantastically done, from start to finish fellas.

can't wait to see you back on Canadian soil.

asking one last time for our dear friend "anonymous" to please reveal their true identity.

Challenging you to a game of SL in the near future,

August 19, 2009 3:30 PM  
Anonymous Pants Party said...

Anonymous, who the fuck are you?! What the hell is wrong with you?

September 16, 2009 11:49 AM  

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