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From 100 Mile House to Whistler

We started today with a 5 km run through 100 Mile House. Strangely the newer houses in the area reminded us of Florida. The weather definitely didn't. It was 5 degrees when we set out. The terrain was so hilly we heated up quickly enough.There is very little to see in this town we asked at the hotel desk and they were stumped so we took a short drive around before leaving.It was another long d

First Training

so bin jetzt scho a bissl settled down. hab mir kleiderbgel fr den kasten kauft sunst htt i jetz 4 monat ausn koffer leben mssen. an das chlorwasser aus der leitung hab ich mich auch schon gewhnt die jen kanadische mitbewohnerin hat gemeint sie trinkt das schon immer und sie schaut noch normal aus also hoff ich dass das keine gesundheitlichen folgen mit sich bringt auerdem bleibt mi

Can anyone speak english

Bonjour again.... 2 great days in Montreal to report on we arrived safe and sound as you know except for lunatic taxi driver all mad and drive so fast Or maybe its because they know where they are going Our BB is very cute clean and private. There is a fairy godmother living here because we came home yesterday and all our washing was done and dry in the dryer... merci ... we ar

6 Sept 2010 the First day of sch and shifting in

Okay so in my previous entry i mentioned abit about how i went swimming and then sauna. I came bk to the hotel room unbathed yet in my exercise clothes since I planned to do some gym exercise before heading back to bathe. But I had to actually head back to the reception to get the key which I was lazy to do so cause it was back and forth. Being unshamely Kia su I mean i did it for the necessary

Miette and Maligne

'We spent Monday night in Jasper at the Pyramid Lake Resort a rustic group of cottagelike two storey walkups overlooking a tiny clearwatered lake. The room was ordinary but the service and the breakfast were exceptional. The dining room had cathedral ceilings with floor to ceiling windows and a huge fieldstone fireplace.Tuesday morning we visited the Miette Hot Springs. On the way we saw a gro

The Icefields Highway

On Monday we left Banff headed towards Jasper on the Icefields highway. This route is considered one of the most picturesque in the world and there are literally hundreds of places to stop and take photos along the way. We pulled over at half a dozen or so roadside views to admire a glacier or a water falls a river or a valley before we reached our main destination the Columbia Icefields.We to

BONJOUR from Montreal

Just a quick note to say we have arrived at out little b b and that is why we are writing now.... its 9.30pm we lost three hours today on the flight over here..can't think have just had the most amazing chocolate hit at a chocolate shop... if you don't hear from us again we might be in hospital........ pumping stomachs seemed like a great idea when ordering ........Lou has fitted in fi

Canada trip

Today we went on a bus tour and realised that 2 blocks down the road there was a mall thats open til 9pm it has about 300 stores as well as plenty of restaurants which we could of done with knowing like sunday P oh well.The tour bus stops at around 19 places in toronto allowing u to visit the attractions and with the tour buses running every 30minutes from 9am 7pm you can pretty much do a

Breathtaking. Beauteous. Beserk. Banff.

Banff. Such a phenomenal place Even though I was hell bent against coming settling here or whistler or anywhere where all the Aussies flock I now realise why all the Australians and other internationals and tourists make there way to this place it's amazingThe hub of the Canadian Rockies Banff is a small alpine town nestled in the mountains with the Bow River flowing through the centre

Winnie the pooh story

October 15th departure to Canada. Flight from Brussels Airport to Montreal and then stop over for Winnepeg. Winnepeg is the capital of Manitoba. After a night in Winnepeg the group will fly to Churchill. 1700 km up to the north. At the Hudson Bay English explorers and colonists named Hudson Bay after Henry Hudson who explored the bay in 1610 on his ship the Discovery. Only in July and August

FUN IN THE COLD AND RAIN

SEPTEMBER 5hellip yesterday and today have both been joyous days with cloudyfoggyrainy weather hellip great alaskan weather however not conducive to photography thus ansel adams and his sister marilyn wonrsquot be sharing any pictures hellip plus that we have no wifi though this campground advertises wifi hellip SATURDAY hellip we drove the first 35 miles of the denali highway

Lake Louise and Moraine Lake

We were very fortunate Sunday afternoon. As we drove along the Bow Valley Parkway the more scenic alternative to Hwy. 1 the sky began to clear. We passed a few interesting points along the way. Among them a memorial for Germans and Austrians held in the internment camps during the first world war and used as slave labour to build the roads in Canada's first national park and the Great Divide

Sunday morning in Banff

My arrival back at the hotel room woke Mark and Sam. We decided since it was raining to try taking a scenic drive to Bow Falls in hopes that it cleared up. We were in luck. The rain stopped long enough for us to explore the falls and walk the path heading upstream.Bow Falls is the last large drop in a long series of rapids and falls. We walked upstream for a half km or more and did not come to th

Morning day 2

This morning I Woke up at 4.15 am. Probably because I slept too much already. I think I slept for 10 hours including the long nap straight after i checked in. lol. I felt fresh in the morning not wanting to waste the luxurious one night stay in this hotel. I went to make use of the facilities. I went swimming around 7am the pool was kinda small as to what I initially expected didn't do much swi

Early Morning in Banff

I woke up early on the second day. Mark and Sam were still sleeping so I slipped out for an early morning walk down the main street before the shops opened and the tourists arrived. Unfortunately it was cold only 2 degrees and raining. The mountain tops were lost behind the clouds and everything was grey.I walked from one end of town to the other it's only about 1.3 km each way and took a few

Sunny Vancouver

So..... after a 9 and a half hour flight to Vancouver and making our first Canadian friend on the plane over a glass of wine... to help pass the time of course we have arrived in Vancouver and what a great place this is. We haven't really stopped since we arrived as there is so much to do here. Having arrived at 2pm Canadian time 10pm UK time we decided to battle on through and not sleep u

Discover Canada 2

We started the day at Brian and Irene's in Brandon where we headed to breakfast at Tim Horton's This is the most popular fast food eatery in Canada. More popular than McDonalds. They are most known for coffee and donuts. The food was great We tried blueberry fritters cinnamon rolls apple fritters and a Boston creme. From there we headed off across the prairie to the Province of Saskatchewan.

Jasper to Vancouver in Via Rail Economy

Like the train to Jasper the schedule is designed so that the most spectacular part is traveled in the day. So this time we left in the afternoon. And I was gratefully assigned a seat to myself as were most other single travelers in the car. There was also an incredible amount of leg room between the seats. But no amount of leg room can make for a comfortable nightrsquos sleep. The night

Vancouver to Jasper by Via Rail Solo

75 off Via rail tickets. Who could resistI drove through the Rockies in the fall of 2008 while seeing the Rockies in all four season is on my wish list this trip was entirely about the rail journey. But having driven from Vancouver to Jasper and Banff to Vancouver I departed well aware that this isnrsquot the iconic route only traveled by the much more expensive Rocky Mountaineer.The tr

Embarkation to Canada Ontario St Catharines

Hey viewers Just yesterday on the 4th of September 10' I embarked on a flight to Hongkong on CX636 at 8.30pm Terminal 1. My mom sister sent me off to the airport that evening. We had a very enjoyable share of Iced Cappucino Vanilla Frappe and also a nice Rasin Croissant which was too warm for mom's taste. Then we camwhored for abit a tradition lol and then thats when i began my journey o