I left Boston yesterday morning at 8 am. Finally took the bus, as the rideshare to Montreal would have made me arrive after midnight in Quebec City. I was looking forward to a pretty ride up through New Hampshire and Vermont, since last time I did it, it was nighttime and snowing. It wasn't nighttime yesterday, but it DID snow the whole way to the Canadian border, and you couldn't see much of the countryside. Nevertheless, there were some pretty scenes in Vermont (see photos). Again, at the border, I couldn't help thinking how ridiculous it all was. Since the Americans [View Full Entry]

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If Underwear Were Food, Then Long Underwear Would Be Manna From Heaven Yep, there’s something to be said for a catchy title. Seems that the catchy titles are the ones that get people reading, and frankly, that’s why I write these blogs - so that you will read. So read on world, read on!! Restlessness had finally set in. It was only a matter of time before Kel could no longer handle the day to day grind. I sat back watching the travel itch grow in her knowing that, at some point, she would either plan a trip for us [View Full Entry]

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A few last photos from Canada [View Full Entry]

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I arrived in Boston late last night, after a VERY long day. Leaving Quebec City turned out to be as hard as arriving there! My bus from Montreal to Boston at 11:45 am in the morning (I'd traveled to Montreal from Quebec City by bus from 7:30 to 10:30 am) was cancelled because of a heavy snowstorm in Vermont, and they didn't know if the next one at 3:45 PM would be leaving or not. So I spent 5 hours in Montreal, part of it at the bus station, waiting around. To pass the time, I took the subway up to [View Full Entry]

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Here are some more photos of the Winter Carnaval [View Full Entry]

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It snowed all night and this morning we woke up to 50 cms of snow on the ground! The snow plows go right to work, and there's even a "baby" one for the sidewalks. I'm going to post some photos of Marc and Marlo's street, la rue St. Jean, as well as some sites of Winter Carnival. The snow stopped in the afternoon, and we saw a dogsled race and various other sports and sights. Even had some "caribou"--a Canadian drink of hot wine. The fireworks were cancelled last night, but will be held this evening. Hope to take some good [View Full Entry]

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Hello, Well, the first lapse of my trip was quite eventful! My "direct" Air Transat flight from Paris to Quebec City never made it to Q.C. because of a snowstorm. The pilot made two attempts to land and then announced that we were going first to Montreal and that we might then try to make it back to Quebec. Upon arrival in Montreal, we were told that we'd be traveling back to Quebec by coach--a three-hour drive. So all of us piled into three coaches. In typical Gallic fashion, no one formed a queue and there was a big "rush" to [View Full Entry]

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It's now 6 PM in the evening. It's been snowing all day, and the City is like a winter wonderland, with fresh, white snow, Christmas lights, and bundled-up people scurring down the streets --just like the Kedl photo I posted this morning. They announce 20-30 cms of snow during the evening. It's -8%, but the wind chill factor is -18%. Hopefully, the fireworks will still be held later on this evening. We'd also like to see the ice sculptures. Marc told me yesterday that Quebecois people are really honest, and now I believe it! I unwittingly dropped my wallet in front [View Full Entry]

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My Mum came to visit for a week and I have been showing her the best Montreal has to offer and have been discovering Quebec City with her for my first time. After walking around Montreal fuelled by meals in some of my favourite restaurants, we headed to the sub-arctic temperatures of Quebec City where the wind chill made it a shocking -33 degrees. Brrrrrr. The city itself is beautiful. The old town is surrounded by city walls and the city is celebrating its 400 year anniversary this year so it is pretty historical for North America. There are plenty of [View Full Entry]

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I'm leaving soon, it is time to try out the blog thing... [View Full Entry]

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