McGoose - Matt McUsic

Travel is cool. It is really really great and I really like to travel. I wish I had more money. Then I would just travel and see places for a while. And then if I could make money traveling I would really travel a lot and make more money doing that. I don't have much money now in my life, but I have a lot of life. There lies the rub. I have the energy to travel, but not the money. Some day I will have the money to travel but not the energy. That's where travelblog comes in handy. The website takes me places where I can't afford to go. My life is about discovering the world. My card, is Travelblog.

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By McGoose
September 6th 2009

Don't Give Russians Ice Wine North America

Classic Maid In The Mist

This morning Robyn and I toured around the Dufferin Islands Nature Area and walked down to get a close up of the falls from directly above. Dufferin Islands was certainly worth a visit and we jumped from one little man-made island to the next, feeling far away from the Labor Day weekend crowds. After returning home to our B&B we packed a lunch and made our way to another Niagara wine region nearby called Vineland (past St. Catherine’s). We had to sample some of Wayne Gretzky’s wine, after all. We pulled into the parking lot and enjoyed sampling some of Wayne’s [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
September 5th 2009

Water and Wine North America » Canada » Ontario » Niagara Falls

At the Falls

This morning we set out early after a breakfast at our B&B “Rainbow”. The B&B is not the best, but the location is a nice short walk from the falls and the glitz of the Niagara falls “strip”. We got in line early for the “Maid In The Mist”, a classic that really is the best thing to do to see the falls in a unique way. We dawned our ponchos and neared the falls until the spray engulfed us and a fresh drink of waterfall was in our mouths. I thought about going over the falls in a barrel, which [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
September 4th 2009

Bird Kingdom in Niagara North America » Canada » Ontario » Niagara Falls

Bird Adventure

A filmshoot I had in Niagara Falls afforded Robyn and me a nice getaway for Labor Day weekend. We got to Buffalo and drove up to Niagara Falls from there. My shoot lasted only a few hours in the morning and so Robyn and I got a splendid sweet and savory crepe at Paris Crepes Bistro Café on Queen street. Then we had just enough time in the afternoon to visit “Bird Kingdom” (what’s most important really). We had a blast seeing so many birds and even feeding the mild mannered lorikeets. They perched calmly on our shoulder and drank nectar [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
September 18th 2008

Beach Bums Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Paros

Me on the Blue Beach in Paros

Robyn and I slept in and then got on the internet at the first internet cafe we have seen where you can bring your laptop and go on for unlimited amounts of time. A nice discovery. In the afternoon we walked over to the "Blue Beach" and got an umbrella and a few rays, plus a Mediterranean dip. In the afternoon we walked around the abandoned town and then finally stopped for a drink to watch the sunset. [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
September 17th 2008

Good Morning Santorini, good evening Paros Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Paros

A dog wakes up in Oia

We woke up in Santorini and had a lazy morning. I got up for the sunrise but couldn't really see it as it was on the other side of the island. I got some nice photos still of the moon over the caldera. We gently made our way down to the port of Santorini (Athinios) and made our ferry for Paros. Paros is a lovely island. A sort of mix between the streets of Mykonos with the laid back attitude of Syros. A wonderful last stop on our Greek Islands tour. We found the best food of Greece here as well. [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
September 16th 2008

Santorini Sunset Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Santorini

Oia after the sunset

Today we awoke in beautiful sweet hospitable glamorous photogenic friendly Oia, Santorini. What a getaway this place is! As I am writing this blog my enjoyment of life glands are tingling at the thought of the place. It is romantic and peaceful beyond anything else in this world. We woke up in a cave house that was cool even though outside was getting quite warm. We walked around and just wandered its lovely streets and passages. Oia is the kind of place that's completely touristy, but you just don't mind, and you feel sorry for all the suckers that are only [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
September 14th 2008

Ornos Beach Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

Robyn on Ornos Beach

Today we slept in and after buying Robyn some Greek sandles took a bus to Ornos beach. We had intended on going to Elia Beach, but we missed the 2PM bus and the next bus there wasn't until 4PM, so Ornos it was. We were plesently surprised with the beach. The sand is nothing like the beaches in Hawaii, not quite fine enough, but it was excellently equipt with sunbathing beds and wooden umbrella shade. [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
September 13th 2008

Delos - unspoiled treasures Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

Delos

We got up around 10AM and made the last boat over to nearby Delos. This island is famous for being the remains of the once Sacred Greek town which was unspoiled by the Romans as they abandoned the island. Walking around it reminded me of a Greek version of Pompeii. Beautiful mosaics preserved of Dyonises and another of Dolphins. We summated Mt. Kynthos for sweeping views out onto the sea and nearby islands. We made our way to the museum and saw the famous Delos lions and on our way to the return ship we saw the replicas that show where [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
September 12th 2008

Labyrinth of fun in Mykonos Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Mykonos

Traditional Windmills of Mykonos

Today we slept in late and boarded our ferry for Mykonos around 10:30. When we arrived we met a nice lady who offered us a room (and really nice as well, a ride - as we arrived in the New Port which is far away from the center of Mykonos Town). The room is a great price for the location - a 5 to 10 minute walk from the center of Mykonos town, located by the famous windmills with a sea view and a balcony - all for only 50 Euros a night. We were happy to move in to it [View Full Entry]

By McGoose
September 11th 2008

A breath of Fresh Sea Air Europe » Greece » South Aegean » Syros

Syros

We got up early and availed ourselves of the free breakfast. Then we checked out of our horrible hotel and made for Athen's port of Pireas (stopping first at Monastriaki metro stop to put our 2 other suitcases in a locker). When we arrived at Pireas around 10:30AM it was a dead port. Unfortunately, Robyn's awful "Greek Island Hopping" book by Frewin Poffley failed to mention that almost all boats leave port around 7 or 8AM or then in the evening around 8PM. As such there were very few options left for islands to go to unless we wanted to do [View Full Entry]

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