- Edmonton and the biggest mall ever!Well I just spent ages typing up a huge blog and then it didn't post properly and I lost it all!! aghhhh so annoying!! Sorry but I will not be doing all that again so here is a shortened version Posted by clairebear89 in Nick and Claire hit Canada!! | Jan 7, 2012
- Our Bags Are Packed, We're On Our Way!So we're here in North Van at Sarah's house getting ready to set off on our big adventure! We are so excited to get going on this trip and can't wait to share the excitement with all of you!
Thank you Posted by BlackNels in Down Under and Far Far Away! | Jan 7, 2012
- Montreal to Melbourne and Brisbane via Vancouver and SydneySaturday 7 Jan 2012
(What happened to Friday?)
In spite of what we had been told at check-in, our Air Canada flight left Montreal on time. In Vancouver we had no time for anything except finding the departure lounge for our next Posted by jrp_pedal in Never Too Old | Jan 7, 2012
- I feel the need, the need for SPEED!!We've settled into some semblance of a routine here, getting out of the house, dropping the kids off to ski school, coffee, hit the lifts, lunch, back to the lifts, pick up the kids, hot tub, dinner, second dinner, SLEEP...
Today Posted by Redsole in Champagne... | Jan 6, 2012
- Réflexions d'une voyageuse.Je n'arrive toujours pas à croire que cela fait déjà 6 mois. Berlin me manque toujours autant. Malgré que je sache fort bien que celle-ci ne serait pas la même sans les personnes avec lesquelles je l'ai découverte. Si Berlin Posted by Travelling_rox in Les voyages de Rox | Jan 5, 2012
- Tips up!For the last couple of days we have hit the slopes and it has been FANTASTIC!!! My calves and quads are killing me and I'm completely shattered, but I am loving every second of it! Today we are Posted by Redsole in Champagne... | Jan 5, 2012
- Off to the (real) snow!After getting up at shocking o'clock (4am) we made our getaway from LA in the dark of the wee hours of the morning. Bleary eyed we checked in and schlepped onto the plane, comatose to Vancouver. We discovered Posted by Redsole in Champagne... | Jan 5, 2012
- Montreal to VancouverThursday 5 Jan 2012
Our last hours in Canada.
We decided to give the Novotel breakfast a miss and try a nearby creperie we had noticed on our way to dinner last night. Good choice – lovely savoury ham, cheese and egg Posted by jrp_pedal in Never Too Old | Jan 5, 2012
- MontrealWednesday 4 Jan 2012
We decided to give the Novotel breakfast a chance to impress us. It didn’t – the buffet was too expensive, and the trio (a selection of fruit, cereals, pastries and drinks) had too many ‘ors’ and not Posted by jrp_pedal in Never Too Old | Jan 5, 2012
- Last day in Saskatoon :(Well first of all I will fill you in on yesterday. Not much to say other than we managed to get Nigel and Allison nearly finished with their moving and cleaning process which was a nice accomplishment! Nigel and Posted by clairebear89 in Nick and Claire hit Canada!! | Jan 4, 2012
- From Vancouver to BanffWhat have we been up to since Christmas? Well let me tell you.
On Boxing day we returned to Vancouver. Our intention was to go to Whistler, however the weather wasn’t ace, and it was going to end up being super Posted by kayles in The Orsum Adventures | Jan 4, 2012
- Travel day to Vietnam!Today was a travel day. Flew from Chiang Mai to Bangkok and then onto Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. First impression, the traffic is absolutely crazy here. Holy 1 million scooters! It will be a challenge crossing Posted by mdudun in Ron & Marti's Big Adventure | Jan 4, 2012
- Quebec City to MontrealTuesday 3 Jan 2012
We were up before the upstairs foot traffic and furniture movement disturbed us because we had a train to catch. Mighty cold this morning at -11ºC, so we took a taxi to the train station, rather than Posted by jrp_pedal in Never Too Old | Jan 4, 2012
- YukonEl Territorio del Yukon es un lugar fascinante en la esquina más noroeste de Canadá. En un espacio casi del tamaño de España, en el que sólo viven unas 30.000 personas, descubrí unos paisajes increíbles de taiga y tundra (sí, Posted by gacela in Gacela por el Mundo | Jan 3, 2012
- Quebec CityMonday 2 Jan 2012
Again a sleep-in would have been nice however noises above carry directly down to us. People knocking the snow off their shoes sounds like someone doing a tap dance. The chairs scraping on the dining room sound Posted by jrp_pedal in Never Too Old | Jan 3, 2012
- PackingNot much to add for today. Nick and I helped Nigel and Allison pack up their place and move it out to their storage place so that they can move into the Summach's with us. Think we could Posted by clairebear89 in Nick and Claire hit Canada!! | Jan 2, 2012
- Getting Ready We are less than two weeks away from departure and I'm starting to get very excited!!! I figured I had better set up our blog website and get everyone the address so they can keep tabs on us while we Posted by braycullen in Africa Bound | Jan 2, 2012
- Quebec CitySunday 1 Jan 2012
No sleep in for us this morning. For one thing our room is right beneath the dining/lounge area of the hotel and we can hear footsteps and furniture movement very clearly (and very early), and for another, Posted by jrp_pedal in Never Too Old | Jan 2, 2012
- New Years Eve in Canada!So the last time I blogged was at a ridiculous hour of the night after the hockey game and the night before New Years Eve. Getting a bit lazy with my blogs because we are having too much fun Posted by clairebear89 in Nick and Claire hit Canada!! | Jan 1, 2012
- Quebec CitySaturday 31 Dec 2011
The snow was falling thickly this morning, and became even thicker with huge snowflakes while we were eating breakfast at the hotel. It had been a while since we had any pancakes, and it seemed just the Posted by jrp_pedal in Never Too Old | Jan 1, 2012
- New Year Niagara Style!Well, I can't say my New Years Eve was a blast, but I did see in 2012 down by the falls watching the fireworks.
My New Years Eve was a quiet one as I knew that I would be up till Posted by nzkitkat in Oot n Aboot in Canadia | Jan 1, 2012
- OttawaFriday 30 Dec 2011
It was snowing when we woke up and continued to snow on and off all day. It took us a while to get going after our late evening. Setting out in the late morning we tried to Posted by jrp_pedal in Never Too Old | Dec 31, 2011
- Too much coffee![Well it is 12:30am over here and I am wide awake. Ordered a large coffee after the ice hockey game forgetting that over here a large basically means a bucket of coffee! If it wasn't so snowy and slippery Posted by clairebear89 in Nick and Claire hit Canada!! | Dec 30, 2011
- Ottowa - the Canadian 'Canberra'We’ve discovered an unpublished rule that any nation’s capital must have an appalling public transport system. After the really efficient Metro in Montreal, we’re let down by the sub-standard bus routes we have to piece together, to get around in Posted by kelnweps in Something Ventured | Dec 30, 2011
- Musee in Montreal – Week sixA three hour pleasant Via train trip from Quebec takes us to Montreal, and our second Air Bnb apartment experience (at CAD $78 per night) in the working-class suburb of Joliette. The apartment is common of typical Montreal-style architechture; several-sto Posted by kelnweps in Something Ventured | Dec 30, 2011