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By Enthusiastic Excursionist
September 27th 2009

Pacific Coastal Cruise Travelogue #3 North America » Canada » British Columbia

Travelogue - Day 3 Boarding Golden Princess in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Hello everyone! Sunday, September 20, 2009 Sunday morning was gorgeous in Vancouver when we woke. There was blue sky above with a few spotted clouds. It was a leisurely morning for Jim and me as we chose to sleep in a bit and then go to Starbucks for a little breakfast before meeting up with Rob and Christie for the four of us to head off to board the Golden Princess. Rob and Christie what sounded to be a really nice walk back down to Gastown and then stopped [View Full Entry]

By Enthusiastic Excursionist
September 27th 2009

Pacific Coastal Cruise Travelogue #4 North America » Canada » British Columbia » Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

Travelogue - Day 4 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Hello everyone! - This is being sent to you on Tuesday morning as we had no cell phone coverage in Nanaimo. Monday, September 21, 2009 Last night around 5:00 p.m. we sailed out of Vancouver and headed up the coast for awhile after passing under the Lions Gate Bridge going through the narrows alongside Stanley Park in Vancouver. There was a huge sail away party; the majority of people were up on the Lido deck along with the band playing the Macarena and YMCA and them all dancing and having a grand time. [View Full Entry]

By DontPanic
September 27th 2009

Banff National Park North America » Canada » Alberta » Banff National Park

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Having left the farm in the Kootenays, I headed for Banff. But lifts were harder to get than I'd found previously, and I only made it as far as Revelstoke on the first day. This was a fairly small town that looked like it came alive in the winter, and was a big ski/snowboard destination. My experience of it was a hostel full of young australians, and a sports bar where I had dinner and watched Liverpool beat Leeds without any commentary. The next day wasn't much better in terms of lifts, but I did manage to get to Banff, and [View Full Entry]

By Enthusiastic Excursionist
September 27th 2009

Pacific Coastal Cruise Travelogue #5 North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver Island » Victoria

Travelogue - Day 5 & Day 6 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada & Day at Sea Hello everyone! - Tuesday, September 22, 2009 We arrived early in Victoria, BC and because we were only in port for about a half a day, our tour of Butchart Gardens, Wine & Chocolate left around 9:00 a.m. The day was gloriously clear and about 70° outside with no winds. The ride out to Butchart Gardens was quite enjoyable with our tour guide, Mike. He was an elderly Irishman who was full of information about the area giving us tidbits of history and all sorts of [View Full Entry]

By KaylaRichard
September 27th 2009

Botswana Wild Day 0 North America » Canada » British Columbia » Pitt Meadows

Tomorrow's the big day when we leave for our Botswana adventure. First we fly to England for a few days to get over jet lag and visit the newlyweds (Richard’s daughter and her husband), and then on to Botswana. England is a 9-hour overnight flight. Then it’s another 11-hour overnight flight to Johannesburg, wait 3 hours, then a 2-hour flight to Maun, Botswana. And we’re there. We're finally all packed. Kayla needed a larger duffle than the small one we each hoped to use, but hers was full to almost bursting and that's not a way to start a trip. So [View Full Entry]

By Utsoo RIta
September 27th 2009

Thompson, Manitoba North America » Canada » Manitoba » The Pas

Oh my! The trip from Winnipeg to Thompson, Manitoba seemed the longest. We left Winnipeg after 1 PM lol Nat had one visit left to do. The trip just seemed endless lol and as usual we got to Thompson late, around 10 PM. We ended having to go to The Mystery Lake Hotel. There were no rooms at the motel next to Nat's mom's and no disability units. There's stairs!! lol Nat had a great visit with her family. We went to a mall for brekky. Nat got two newspapers, one was the Thompson Citizen and she got me a First [View Full Entry]

By Utsoo RIta
September 27th 2009

Mc Bride, BC North America » Canada » British Columbia » Blue River

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My #1 guy!

The dang thing lol Mc Bride is not on the list so I had to use Blue River, it a couple of hrs away but if I don't use something it won't publish lol so..... We left Edmonton, and headed to BC. The drive was kinda boring, until we saw some mts in the distance lol we both sat up and got all excited lol we be home soon!!! I took a lot of pics lol On our way through Banff National Park. We saw a elk, lol there must have been four-five cars parked, everybody taking pics LOL He just [View Full Entry]

By Utsoo RIta
September 27th 2009

Ft. St. James, BC (Home) North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vanderhoof

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This trip from Mc Bride to Ft. St. James was short lol We left after we dropped my grandson off at school at 8:30 or so. We gassed up and left. lol The only services is in PG. The trip was uneventful and quick. We talked about how the trip has gone so fast lol we have traveled a long ways and saw some interesting things. I was excited to see my dad brothers, sons and old friends I went to school with. The last 2 yrs we have been in the Fort, we stayed at The New Caledonia. The experience [View Full Entry]

By Squidsickle
September 26th 2009

Katimavik has Taken Over North America » Canada » Newfoundland & Labrador » Goose Bay

LABRADOR!
We freakin' made it!

I can't believe over 3 weeks have passed since I arrived in Labrador. It went by quick, but yet.. feels like Ive been here longer. I have so many stories I wish I could have told, but Im so busy having fun here. I started this post 10 days ago!! And never finished it. Recent News: - MY MOM IS GOING TO COMPETE AS PART OF TEAM CANADA AT THE 2010 ITU TRIATHALON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, in Budapest, Hungary next year!! Holy sweet mother of Joseph, I've never felt as proud of my mom as I do right now. I can't believe [View Full Entry]

By herewego
September 26th 2009

thoughts on canadia North America » Canada » British Columbia » Burnaby

aaron and jian at pride parade

So, we've officially been a temporary resident of Canada for 2 months now, and I think this is an apt time to write about what we think of Vancouver. We've settled in quite well, both are working full time making a bit of money, and generally living each day as it comes. It's not a fancy life; we didn't land awesome jobs in architecture and film as we fantasized we would, but we're beyond that now and working towards our careers is something we've agreed can wait until we return home to Australia. There's no point doing that here - we're [View Full Entry]

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