Blogs from Kenora, Ontario, Canada, North America

The excitement builds...couldn't sleep a wink last night and began my first blog on TravelBlog.com! Special evening and a wonderful Bon Voyage dinner on the deck - seems a little bizarre to be leaving the beauty of Kenora in my favourite summer months! Checked off all the items on the "To-Do" list, packing and repacking - the anticipation and wonder is mounting...can't wait until tomorrow! Loaded some photos today - creating a vision in my mind of some of the sights of Italy! Ciao!... read more

From wine-initiated February discussions to the reality of planning and packing...it's really happening! Italy 2012 encompasses two weeks of girlfriend time, touring, and travel activities planned by Sherry (physician by day, travel agent by night)! We begin our adventure in Winnipeg with flights into Rome. You'll find us in the Piazza Barberini. We have walking tours and a private driver booked for our "Roma Tour". Next stop on the itinerary is Florence, via train, where we begin our tour of Tuscany - San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Italy...the name itself sounds so beautiful. It's here that we have our Italian cooking class and wine tasting! Perhaps we'll have a new recipe to share with family and friends on our return! Next we visit Villa Mangicone, where we relax and tour Tuscany on Vespas! No worries ... read more

Jaja. Het is alweer een tijdje geleden dat ik iets op mijn blog heb geschreven. Nadat ik vorig jaar mijn Commerciële brevet had gehaald in Canada was het dan toch echt tijd voor mijn eerste baan. Al met al duurde het een winter maar ik ben weer terug in het continent Noord Amerika. In maart dit jaar was het zover ik had weliswaar mijn tijdelijke visum voor Canada in de pocket wat het makkelijker maakte om een baan te vinden hier. Na vele brieven geschreven te hebben waar je weinig van hoort was het de laatste vrijdag van april wel ineens heel plotseling allemaal. Via vrienden in Canada kreeg ik te horen dat ik een bedrijf in Canada met spoed moest contacten omdat ze iemand zo snel mogelijk nodig hebben. Het enige wat ik toen wist ... read more

Ghostly Voices in an old Gold Mine As we loaded our provisions into two canoes alongside the long wooden pier at Bare Point Marina, the smell of fresh cooked pork sausages filled the air. It made me hungry. The four of us had already drove half an hour west from Kenora, through an unkempt Indian reservation named Rat Portage, to the north east corner of the Lake of the Woods. I knew it would be another hour or more before we stopped for anything to eat. It was Saturday afternoon and the world was bright and alive with the sound of children’s voices, dogs barking, and the ubiquitous hum of motor boat engines. None of us could fathom that our adventure would leave the land of living and descend into the darkness of the dead. This ... read more