Destination: Canada
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Wed, 12 Dec 2007 | By bennygelatti | Views [1566] | Comments [17]
The top 10 reasons to do an exchange teaching year in Canada Reflections of an Australian exchangee So you’re thinking about doing an exchange year in Canada? But you’re unsure. It all seems too hard. There are lots of forms to ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Wed, 14 Jun 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [1526] | Comments [15]
Hello everyone. Top of the morning to you. Ok. I have some news. I have been offered a teaching position on the Isle of Wight in the UK. It will be for a year. Helen I have told them that I am unavailable for the first few weeks of January and they ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Wed, 15 Mar 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [1398] | Comments [10]
Howdy All! I hadn’t checked my email for 4 days while I was away and there were only 5 comments. I was a bit sad until I checked my email and found a message from mum saying that people were having trouble with putting comments up, so that is ok.... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Tue, 1 Mar 2005 | By true-claims-stories | Views [1377]
While skiing at the Sunshine Village resort in Canada, I caught an edge lost control and skiied into a boulder. On impact with the rock I injured both my arms, chipped some teeth and lacerated and fractued part of my jaw. When the medics came to assist ... Read more >
Tags: doctors, hospitals & health, skiing, x-ray, true claim stories
Tue, 1 Nov 2005 | By true-claims-stories | Views [1333]
I was just about to have sexual intercourse with my girlfriend, she was on top and as I started to penetrate her my Frenulum split near the base. I needed a Frenulectomy to give my Frenulum enough slack to heal. Anonymous, Canada.
How World ... Read more >
Tags: misadventures, frenulectomy, ouch!, doctors, hospitals & health, true claim stories
Sun, 23 Sep 2007 | By natha | Views [1258]
Or maybe not!! Here we have the INDIAN Summer!! And i had the chance to enjoy it already last week-end in the national parc of the Mont tremblant: basic camping with a bunch of french people ans my friend Kati. We did kayaking on le lac Lajoie and ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Fri, 7 Apr 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [1187] | Comments [12]
Howdy All! I am feeling very good. The weather had warmed up for quite a while even though it is quite a bit cooler again. I have be doing quite a bit of tutoring and I have gotten a job at Jane Anns school as a teachers assistant for 1 month while ... Read more >
Tags: infective pustules
Thu, 29 Jan 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [1049]
Location: Old Town, Québec City, Canada. Events centre on Parc de l’Esplanade. Dates: Late January to mid-February (varies each year) Level of Participation: 4 – warm up the winter with a host of participatory activities. Description: ... Read more >
Tags: quebec, canada, winter festival, world festivals
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 | By greenalligator | Views [1018] | Comments [1]
As you can imagine the transition from sweaty, smoggy days in Vietnam to frozen toes and dribbling nose in Vancouver was a shocking one! A 12 hour flight with Oasis airlines (who I highly recommend) from Hong Kong propelled me into a foot of snow ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Thu, 10 Aug 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [955] | Comments [13]
Hi hi, How the hell are you? Trying to release the inner Australian. New York was fantastic. I can recommend it to everyone. It was very beautiful. All of the buildings are really cool. They are all really different in there own way and all ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sun, 7 Sep 2008 | By thefuegoproject | Views [862] | Comments [12]
We said goodbye to Vancouver in style, cruising the harbor with Tas (Ali's former housemate) and Scarlett in their little yacht. It suddenly turned really hot for a few days, and we sweated our way up the Sea to Sky highway, from Vancouver to Squamish ... Read more >
Tags: canada, usa, icefields parkway, mountains, wildlife, glaciers, hiking, cycling friends
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [847]
Hi everyone, Since picking up our car on Friday we've managed to cover about 1,000 miles and spent 18 hours on the road buzzing around Canada's big cities and Niagara. We picked up the car on Friday night and had planned to head north through New ... Read more >
Mon, 12 Dec 2005 | By gentlesue | Views [791] | Comments [3]
Hello eh! Here I am in sunny Canada. I apologise for how long it took me to to write but there are no longer 6 computers waiting downstairs for me to use them. I arrived in Canada on Friday afternoon. As the plane came down all you could see were fields ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sun, 8 Jul 2007 | By emma-o-scott | Views [774] | Comments [11]
Hey! 500 km and we have arrived in Penticton in the desert of Canada ! What, Canada has a desert, you ask ? Indeed, they grow some fine wines (which we will taste during our long-awaited day off tomorrow) and lots of ripe cherry trees ! ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 17 Apr 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [757] | Comments [15]
Hello everyone! I would like to open by wishing everyone a Happy Easter and to Brenton and Laura have a good marriage (and wedding). Well, well, well, I have been a busy little beaver here. Chopping away at all sorts of things. I have been doing a fair ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Sat, 4 Mar 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [747] | Comments [19]
Hi ho, How is everyone. I hope they are enjoying the warmth because it is pretty cold here at the moment. My title refers to a man I spoke to while working at the call-centre from New Brunswick. Our conversation went like this. bonjour Hi, do you ... Read more >
Tags: I should have known better!
Sun, 12 Feb 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [746] | Comments [11]
Hi. I have a giant cold sore on my top lip. I have never had a cold sore before and I think the chi of the cold sore has hit with all its might. I had to go to work today and I felt like Quasimodo. Like I should be wearing rags and living in an attic ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
Tue, 13 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [739]
What started out as a garden-variety ear infection turned into an emergency dash to Casualty. Intense pain & excessive bleeding from my ear led me to seek urgent medical treatment from a nearby hospital. The doctor told me I had a ruptured ear drum ... Read more >
Tags: ear drum rupture, canada, world nomads, true claim stories
Mon, 17 Sep 2007 | By rosiecallinan | Views [725]
Well we mentioned in our last post that we might like to see a baseball game in Seattle preferably against the Yankees but as it turns out they play away in New York for those matches so we drove across the border, Saturday 18 Aug, for a little adventure ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 3 Feb 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [713] | Comments [9]
Hello everyone! Before I get down to business I would just like to congratulate everyone on their efforts when commenting for the last journal. You all put in a special effort. I would like to thank the regulars who raised the bar for quality comments ... Read more >
Tags: infective pustules
Mon, 27 Feb 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [706] | Comments [17]
Hi Ho That is a cool greeting that I have stolen from Helen. How is everyone? I am really good. I had my last day at HomeSense yesterday. I was glad but I was also a little sad. The people there are all really nice. I started my new job on ... Read more >
Tags: infective pustules
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [685] | Comments [18]
Bonjour, Bonjour, How is everyone one? We are all well here in Canada. Last time I put a journal up we were in Montreal. The show we saw there was absolutely brilliant. (Please see Helens review last journal) After this we went back home through ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 18 Jul 2007 | By emma-o-scott | Views [685] | Comments [14]
Hey yo all! Time for a new update! Right now we are in Fernie, supposedly riding some single track... (see story further down for details). We still have a great trip in the blasting Canadian sun. It's hotter than hell!! Some hightlight stories will ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 21 Mar 2006 | By gentlesue | Views [676] | Comments [20]
Howdy, Ok. I have a bit more news. I had quite a fun week. Jane Ann was on school holidays so we could do some fun things. First thing though I have contacted Canada post and they have told me that there is no way to trace the type of packages I ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Tue, 20 Dec 2005 | By gentlesue | Views [645] | Comments [4]
G’Day, (Distinctly Australian, hasn’t been used yet and something I’d be unlikely to say) There is only 1 week left till Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is crazy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Christmas here is BIG. There are Christmas songs playing on the ... Read more >
Tags: Family
