Destination: Canada

Quebec City to Ottawa

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 | By jamie_candice | Views [1296] | Comments [1]

We arrived in Quebec City and had to walk up a huge hill...well with our heavy backpacks on it felt huge! We checked into our hostel and went for a walk around the city. There was SO much snow it was incredable. So we walked around the city walls around ... Read more >

Gallery: Kicking Hoarse/Goats Eye Mountain

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 | By mattjarvis | Photo Gallery

Pre-Depature Taxes

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 | By gillian | Views [301]

So it's not so much taxes but as taxing... I finished work yesterday, and now I've got 2 weeks to basically get myself together and ready to go. Still have a bunch of "homework" for the new job but that's why i have 2 wks and not 2 days before ... Read more >

Montreal - Canada

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 | By jamie_candice | Views [589]

Well we arrived in Montreal yesterday and it is SO cold here. There is 1m high snow EVERYWHERE. A guy that helped us from the airport to our hostel said it was the biggest snow fall they have seen in years. We are staying in viex (old) area of Montreal.... Read more >

It took some time but we got here!

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 | By kellydunbar | Views [434] | Comments [2]

OLA, So we thought we would be arriving on tuesday moring after a few connecting flights with united but well we were wrong. Its always nice to start to trip of with areminder of what travelling is all about. We left for guatamala for the calgary airport ... Read more >

Gallery: Divisional '08

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By ctcski | Photo Gallery

Easter in Québec

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By natha | Views [1140]

Some poeple would ask me how easter look like here and if it's the rabbit who brings the chocolat eggs.. Yes it is the rabbit... Probably a snow-white one as I haven't seen him... For the weekend, I went with my friend Bruno and his girlfriend France ... Read more >

Tags: cabane à sucre, maple, raquette, snow, snow shoewing, sugar shack

Sutton, My Home Away From The Road

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By worldwidewaldo | Views [413]

I lived here in Sutton at Gîte Vers Le Mont from my return in December from Eastern Europe and Morocco until today.  Thank you Lynda.  Tomorrow I hit the road for India. I will miss Sutton, and all the friends I have made there. Namaste! Waldo ... Read more >

Maple Tapping

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By kiley | Views [658]

So I did get to go to a Sugar Bush/Maple Syup festival on Sunday. It was at the Purple Woods Conservation Area east of the city. The bush area basically looked like a area of deciduous trees, but when you get up close each one has a tap and then a tube ... Read more >

Gallery: Maple Tapping

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 | By kiley | Photo Gallery

March 16th/ Calgary

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 | By kellydunbar | Views [439] | Comments [1]

So where leaving on a jet plane? and guillaume doesnt know when he'll be back again... but me, well i'll be coming home soon enough. Just spent the last week doing the goodbyes. Flew out of Fort Mc on Monday to Calgary hired a rental and went to Fernie.... Read more >

Toronto Just Ain't Playa Del Carmen

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 | By van_neste | Views [536]

Just got into Toronto at 8:00pm EST today. Go figure, I leave Playa Del Carmen, a glorious 31 degrees and sunny, spend one night in my humble High River obode and bang... the holiday is over and off I go to Toronto. Not only is my first trip to the ... Read more >

Back to $#@##$$ Snow

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 | By van_neste | Views [450]

So the Mayan Escapades are over for now. Sharon and I got up at midnight on Sunday morning to drive to the Cancun Airport. Checking in and boarding by 5am, we got back to Cow Town on Sunday Morning at 11am. We were back at home by around 1pm to be greeted ... Read more >

Back on the Blue Bay Homestead

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 | By van_neste | Views [474]

We woke up at the Aura Resort this morning a wonderfuly sunny day. Took a leisurely breakfast in the confines of our suite deck. Ochos Rancheros, tostadas frances, Jugo de Naranga, Cafe con leche the works delivered and reverently set up close to the ... Read more >

First day of Spring!

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 | By kiley | Views [904]

Yesterday was officially the first day of spring in Canada, but you wouldn’t know it! The temperature yesterday was -1, and with the wind chill factor it felt like -8. Not exactly the spring weather I’m used to.   Summer will eventually get here, but ... Read more >