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Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Canada's paramount political problem is meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services after a decade of budget cuts. The issue of reconciling Quebec's francophone heritage with the majority anglophone Canadian population has moved to the back burner in recent years; support for separatism abated after the Quebec government's referendum on independence failed to pass in October of 1995.

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By Kcaj
July 27th 2006

Chesterville to Birchton, PQ

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Scenery in the country lanes
The haze was a result of one of the little storms I encountered. With the humidity they have there, rain storms don't clear the air as the do on the prairies, but tend to create a heavy vapour of wat... [more]

Odometer: 38580km The morning was warm, there was heavy dew on the ground and the sun was peeking through the trees. While Sylvain went to work on his training cycle, I got myself some milk and fruit, and went out by the stream to eat. In the next half hour I was lost in a bit of a euphoric state. I was about as relaxed as I get. The quiet was almost measureable, with only the sounds of the stream rambling over well worn roocks and a few birds in their morning song. I found myself trying to soak up more [View Full Entry]

By Waltzing Matilda
July 26th 2006

Falling in Love with Canadians

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Horseshoe Falls
At 167 feet high, the water (600,000 gal/sec) pouring over Horseshoe Falls makes a tower of mist, which the Maid of the Mist boats bravely enter.

July 8 - July 25, 2006 Gettysburg, Pa. - Montreal, Que. 13,556 miles to date 1,217 miles this leg Since we’re in French Canada, the headline must be bilingual: Tomber Amboreaux des Canadiens! Our Montreal host had to reference two dictionaries to properly translate that idiom and conjugate the verb, and that’s but one example of the lengths our new Canadian friends are going for us. The connecting thread of the past two and a half weeks has been the wonderful people we’ve met in an area of the continent where our address book was previously blank. We& [View Full Entry]

By Iminimelanimo
July 26th 2006

My homage to Tokyo people!

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No, Seb didn't come back with me, it's the first picture we took together in the plane going to Japan!
We so didn't know what was awaiting us!!! wow...

It's simple, Tokyo has been and is still my world wide coup de coeur (what is it in English?). Well it's my favorite place in the world! And it is because of the people I met there and with whom I spent time there! So big thanks to first Yanick and Sebastien and then Keita, Miki, Chris, Mayumi, Jane, Simon, Megumi and all the others that I met on my way! I feel like 'thank you' is not enough... sigh... I'll see you again then! Yeah, I've decided this, I'll see you again! ;) So, place to the pictures now! Jya [View Full Entry]

First picture in Japan... our interest for drinks machines...

First karaoke night, with Yanick, Seb and Keita.... seems so far!

By Kcaj
July 26th 2006

Day with Sylvain & Manon

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Morning Fog on the Road
I think I saw two other cars the whole morning on this road. It was a dreamlike ride. I loved it.

Odometer: 38220km The rain was continuous all night, but stopped at about 6am. This left everything wet and a thick fog blanketed the countryside. I thought the fog would be worst along the river, but the clerk at the hotel advised me to stay as close to the river as possible. Evidently the highways, which are at a higher elevation, have even worse fog and, with more traffic, a higher risk of an accident. This is the way it works along the St. Lawrence. I had planned to ride the narrow, slow roads close to the river anyway, so it worked [View Full Entry]

..and some more roadside scenery along the St. Lawrence

By Kcaj
July 25th 2006

Fredericton to Riviere du Loup, PQ

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Longest Covered Bridge

Odometer: 37747km Another day focussed on riding. I left Fredericton on the old road that tracks the west side of the St. Jean River. Anything I've read about this route is understated - it is magnificant. There are lots of homes along the river, but there are also many parks for public access. I tried to find a location along the road that provided a view to show off the valley, but I didn't have any luck. This road joins the new highway up the river and I went from absolutely no traffic to a very busy highway, with traffic made [View Full Entry]

By Iminimelanimo
July 25th 2006

Homage to NUFS world

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Easter morning in one of the kitchen.
Joey, Colin, Olivia, Vanessa, Kellie and I

Hey everybody! I looked through my nearly 1500 pictures taken during my 4 months at I-House and took the 34 best!!! So, enjoy, here's my picture homage to I-House and NUFS!I know some are yours, tell me ifyou mind!And feel free to take the ones you want and use them as you wish! (you can also sendme some you know hihi) p.s. you've been great, I had the best time of my life in Japan, and I'll nver forget you and what you brought to me. Domo Arigatou Gozaimashita. [View Full Entry]

By Grey haired nomads
July 15th 2006

Motorhome News from North America 16

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At home with Joyce and Elmer
Joyce, Joy, Elmer and Janice survey the party fare

Motorhome News from North America 15 27th June - 9th July 2006 ‘Gone Fishin’ in Ontario - and the Italians were celebrating in Quebec City! It was time for a break from travelling, planning routes, seeking out campsites - even writing - and time for a change of routine. In Europe we took a holiday break and flew to Majorca in January 2005, leaving Smiley, (our UK Autotrail motorhome) in Valencia. It snowed in Majorca somewhat to our amazement, but hopefully that’s far less likely in Ontario in June! This time we plan our holiday break with friends in H [View Full Entry]

By heathfields
July 11th 2006

pre-trip

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I'm leaving in a few hours. Once again, I've left packing for the last minute. Hopefully this travel blog - - which would have been a godsend when I was on the road in Southeast Asia for 16 months in 1999-2000 - - will help me capture my thoughts and let you know what's happening in the holy land while I'm there for two weeks. The truth is that I am nervous about heading to a "hotspot" - life has been treating me quite well of late, and I'd hate to suffer the fate of George Costanza (from Seinfeld), who after [View Full Entry]

By Kryssy
July 8th 2006

In Transit...

North America » Canada » Quebec » Montréal

Wow, it's been a crazy day! It started off at 5:00 this morning, waking up with the love of my life next to me for the last time in two years because he leaves to serve a mission while I'm in Europe. We finished up my packing and loaded all my luggage in the car and he drove me to the airport. It was a very bittersweet goodbye. I was, of course, balling my eyes out, but it was still a beautiful goodbye. We hugged and kissed and cried together until I absolutely had to leave, then I went through the [View Full Entry]

By straysheep
July 3rd 2006

Bon Appetit!

North America » Canada » Quebec » Montréal

I've given up starting off by saying that this will be a quick post because it never ends up that way. It is late (1:11 am) and I'm blogging on the laptop in the hotel room since I'm sleepy but not *that* sleepy yet. I went out with Candy and her friend who also happens to be in Montreal tonight - we went to eat chicken sharwma (like a gyro, but Lebanese) based on another friend's (a local) recommendation - it tasted okay but the place was a hole in the wall and Candy felt a bug drop on her arm, [View Full Entry]

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