Blogs from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, North America

Geo: 43.68, -79.6099A 26-hour door-to-door journey to Toronto. The Virgin 737 to LAX had a new fit-out and the business class accommodation was very comfortable. There are now several pockets and storage areas with pop-up lids and charging points. Although we were side-by-side, the enclosures do make you feel isolated from each other.Had a bit of a run-around in LAX. We arrived in Terminal 4 then had to go to Delta check-in at Terminal 2 to change our onward seating. Then on to the Delta Lounge in Terminal 5 for the four-hour layover, then back to Terminal 2 to board the plane for Toronto. Fortunately we got the hang of the regular shuttle buses, because it was quite warm (even at 7am) and walking the 15 minutes or so to each terminal would have become a ... read more

Geo: 43.684, -79.624With the help of a lovely man over an information point, we managed to find where to drop off Bruce (hire car!) having circled the terminal 3 times!!! Unfortunately it was the wrong terminal, so we had to haul our butts through terminal 1, on a transit train to terminal 3 where we had to check in on a computer point, print out our luggage tags and boarding passes and clear security. Surprisingly this all happened pretty rapidly, with the kindle not causing too much chaos for once! We headed towards the gate as it was,not surprisingly, a million miles away. We had a scrummy lunch of wings in a honey mustard glaze and sweet potato fries which made me a happy girl!! Annoyingly we did not get a seat together. James ended up ... read more

Because I was working I didn’t have much time to play around. Here it was especially true on this storm as I wanted to leave and be home for a camping trip over Labor Day. I had to really work quickly to get everything done in time. So I don’t quite remember this, but I was reminded by a Canadian friend. He had posted some photos of Adamson House in Mississauga, ON some time ago. I’d remarked that I would love to see that house and now that friend wanted to show me that house. Here is a link for info on this wonderful site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamson_Estate. We were unable to go thru the house as it is not open for tours but the grounds are so lovely with the edge ending at the shore of Lake ... read more

In Toronto it seemed that I was a gypsy. I stayed in about 8 different hotels in 6 weeks. I never unpacked my bags, just kind of piled up my stuff in groups in the bags so that I didn’t have to dig for anything. The reason I moved so many times was quite simple, the price of hotels went up and down. Of course the Hilton and Marriott’s were quite nice but when the price would go up over $120 then it was time to move. I used Hotels.com mostly as the best deals were there but also used my free points from the Marriott. So what were some highlights? I stayed at one Sheraton that I’ll never forget. Apparently it sold the week before I arrived but I’m not sure that it made any ... read more

Travelling sure gets expensive...and I haven't even left yet! This past week definitely added up financially. I went to my local travel clinic for a consultation. The doctor was great. I would highly recommend him for anyone looking for a travel clinic in the GTA. I was originally going to go to this travel clinic, but they are next to impossible to get a hold of in person! Their website is very useful though. I was given an immunization, an oral vaccine to take at home, and a prescription for some (expensive) traveller's diarrhea and anti-malaria drugs. All that combined cost nearly $400. Yikes! I could fly from Bangkok to Mumbai for less than that! In more exciting news, my contract has changed. It was extended. I am now working a four week camp instead of ... read more