Destination: Canada

day 9

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 | By shantitour | Views [419]

Got up today and did not have to find a hotel-yay now what do I do with all my free time!! ha Drove back into Toronto to find Yorkville! and today I actually consulted a map before the trip, learned that is probably a great time and leg saving idea ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Ther Moose is gone - Long live the Moose!!!

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 | By penguinman | Views [576]

Well the Moose is over!!!! I'm now back in Toronto, a different hostel - The Globalbackpakers - for two nights, before catching the Via Rail train across west. I'm hopping off in Winnipeg & hope to catch up with old friends Bev & Keith. Well ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Getting the summer blues

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 | By natha | Views [364]

Reciving so nice messages from those I met this summer makes it even harder... thanx anyway... But there is no day not thinking of a plan to be close to the sea asap. And getting mails telling you that you are missed by others and what you've done was ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Squirrel

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By natha | Views [319]

This animals are absolutly not afraid. I'm just sitting on the backyard balcony and I suddenly hear a noise. A squirrel just about 1 meter from meis bitting on the wooden floor. I was kind of afraid not knowing if the maybe attack humans... Bitting ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: first stop

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By paul_byrom | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Niagara Falls

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Photo Gallery

NIAGARA FALLS

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Views [636]

The flight to Buffalo via Chicago was pretty smooth and we picked up our hirw car and navigated to Niagara Falls (with some difficulty) without the gps. Took a walk along the rapids (above the falls) only a block from our hotel.  We walked on up to the ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Vancouver & the ROCKIES

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By randywakefield | Views [459]

Rosie and Aidan plucked us from the airport in the dark at 6.00 am and took us home, in downtown Vamcouver. Yasuko and Rosie did a bit of shopping and we all had a walk downtown.  Saw a funny event called the "Zombie-Walk" but we didn't join ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Back in Whistler

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By lisa-harber | Views [500]

Paul and I travelled from Tofino to Whistler, the journey was a bit of a nightmare, it took us over 12 hours in the end. It is so great to be here, the weather is good, will go out exploring today. We are staying in a Mountain biking lodge and helping ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Now in Tofino

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 | By lisa-harber | Views [1905] | Comments [3]

Travelled to Tofino, it is a sleepy beachy town. The views here were so cool! We stayed here for 3 days in total, went for bike rides to cool beaches, did a whale watching trip (saw Grey Whales!) and did the most amazing sun set Kayak trip where we saw ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

day 7

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 | By shantitour | Views [399]

spent the whole day 9am til 10pm at the Landmark Forum...wow..

Tags: Work

Back in Montreal

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 | By natha | Views [310]

Finally I'm back. And it didn't feel that strange... It's sometimes a good thing to discover the place before you really settle down. It was just like coming back home I'd say. My flatmates are absolutly great: one swiss Anthony and one lituanian ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Nathalie apprend le Quebecois # 7

Sun, 9 Sep 2007 | By natha | Views [338]

- De la boucane c'est de la fumée donc des fois lorsqu'on fait un BBQ (ce qui arrive plus d'une fois ds ce pays. J'oserais presque dire que chaque maison a un BBQ ici! Bienvenue en Amerique!!) on peut dire " Tabarnak c'est tout enboucané ici!"... Read more >

Tags: Le Quebecois

2 More Sleeps

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 | By bkhk4fun | Views [789] | Comments [1]

Patti: So we are 36 hours away from our departure. I am describing our iternary as it is set out as of today. We fully expect that things will change as we go along, but want to have a reference for what was "supposed to be" compared to what ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

Floating Down the River

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 | By heidischeifley | Views [475] | Comments [1]

I think it's safe to assume that most people do not understand anyone else - what they feel, why they do the things they do, what they think about, or what's important to them. The human mind is this crazy world housed inside the shell of our body - a ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase