Destination: Canada

The trip begins!

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 | By brian | Views [780] | Comments [2]

OK so here begins the Great Canadian Road Trip.  I am travelling most of the way across Canada from Vancouver to Ottawa in a friend's VW Van, to meet up with my Mom, sister, and niece on July 29th.  We'll hang around for the weekend, my niece will sing ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Nathalie apprend le Quebecois #6

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 | By natha | Views [461] | Comments [1]

Apres un Week-end (non Pardon une fin de semaine!!! Ici la fin de semaine ce n'est pas genre jeudi vendredi, c'est samedi dimanche!) à Trois-Rivieres,Quebec et Gentilly chez la famille de Bruno j'ai encore pu ecouter de nouveaux mots ou expressions. ... Read more >

Tags: Le Quebecois

Nathalie apprend le Quebecois #5

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 | By natha | Views [457] | Comments [1]

- Ici on a pas de petite amie mais on a sa blonde et la fille n'a pas de petit copain mais un chum! - Ce qui peut porter a confusion: un suçon est appelé sucette ici et sucette un suçon! - Quand mes amis rentre le soir ils disent rarement bonsoir ou ... Read more >

Tags: Le Quebecois

Take an exemple on them!

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By natha | Views [470]

Finally the time just went on so quickly. But this is of course due to the people I met. And this is what I want to talk about now. The people. I've met again some old friends and met some new folks as well. And I have to say they are all so warm-hearted.... Read more >

Tags: People

Gallery: Canadian Adventures

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By rosiecallinan | Photo Gallery

Rocky Mountains and Beyond

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By rosiecallinan | Views [1066]

Where to start? We’ve had such an amazing adventure it all passed in the blink of an eye and I’ve barely had time to put podgy fingers to keyboard.   Well I hear Peter, Renae and Lauren are safely back in Bris Vegas and we miss them all dearly, ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Spanish Tradition (Torro)

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 | By denae | Views [790] | Comments [7]

Spain.  Bullfighting.  Tradition.  Gore.  Red Capes.  Etc. We ended up conveniently ´landing´ in Madrid on a weekend where a bullfighting competition fell.  Lucky us.  Or so we thought. The inhumane sport of tiring out, spearing, and gouging a stupid ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

The Quest for Jesus

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 | By denae | Views [587] | Comments [1]

So we arrived in San Sebastian on a foggy day.  San Sebastian promotes partying, beaches and a vibrant night life.  We were rather excited to find that our hostel was located just off the beach and in the middle of ´downtown´ San Sebastian. We heard ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Food Balancing Act

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 | By denae | Views [592] | Comments [1]

Two females + One untied craving = A bad combination.  Wandering around Segovia in the heat of the afternoon with little shade to be found, a person cannot help but want some icecream.  And not just a little bit of icecream (like one or two scoops), ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Nathalie apprend le Quebecois #4

Mon, 11 Jun 2007 | By natha | Views [446] | Comments [3]

- On adore pas ou on aime pas mais on capote sur quelque chose! Donc nous capotons sur des chaussures par exemple. - Et on ne regarde pas la tele ici mais on l'ecoute! - Et apres il y a ce petit mot 'pogner'; celui-la je le garde pour plus tard... ... Read more >

Tags: Le Quebecois

Gallery: Profile

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 | By jomel | Photo Gallery

Microcosmos

Sat, 9 Jun 2007 | By natha | Views [418]

Since my arrival here I was really just surrounded by french french or french quebecois. That means that actually I could walk through the city without pronouncing any english word. recently I've met an australian guy and went with him last wednesday ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Time is running

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 | By natha | Views [416]

Less then two weeks and then I'm leaving. Since my arrival i had great experiences, met great people and thanx to my lovely flatmates really feel comfortable here... I guess I'm already looking forward to Automn!

Tags: Friends

Gallery: Montreal June 5th - Eve with my flatmates

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 | By natha | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Montreal June 3rd

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 | By natha | Photo Gallery