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By atm2005
October 18th 2005

The greatest hostel in town.

North America » Canada » Ontario » Toronto

I guess that wherever you go in the world staying in hostels is a bit of a lottery, you'll have good and bad and standards will vary greatly. Well i have found that, the New York one was diabolical in every way. The one at Niagara was great, more like a B&B than a hostel and something we really needed after the nightmare joint in New York. However the best hostel we've stayed in, and maybe the best in the world, i don't know, was the Canadiana Backpackers Lodge in Toronto. It was easy to meet people there and form friendships [View Full Entry]

By Sisters
October 18th 2005

Getting Closer

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver

Well, with only 2 days left in Canada, Leslie and I are getting together with some of our coastal friends and family tonight for a nice send-off. Thanks to all of you who could make it and for all of you who are checking up on our stories!! All for now....Next stop, Singapore!!!! Melissa xo [View Full Entry]

By Bon Bon on the Go Go
October 17th 2005

All aboard!

North America » Canada » Nova Scotia » Halifax

All aboard!
The first leg of the Cross Canada train journey.

All aboard L'Ocean! Cross CAnada train trip starts Quebec City first. I stayed at the hostel right up until check out since I didn't have any last minute errands to run. Well except to buy some snacks for the train but that could wait since the grocery store is right beside the train station. So I checked out. Got my $5 key deposit back and was on my way to the train station to check in one of my bags. Then I headed over to the Atlantic Superstore for some snax...fruit, crackers, buns, a bit of chocolate, a magazine and $20 [View Full Entry]

By atm2005
October 17th 2005

People

North America » Canada » Ontario » Toronto

Whats been really good about this experience thus far has been the people i have met. At Niagara we met a Malaysian born australian couple who we shared breakfast with. They told us that if we called them when we reached Sydney it would be a delight for them to show us around the city. They gave us their contact phone numbers for when we get there and told us to remind them that we met at Niagara falls because they will have probably forgot by then but will always be willing to show us around their beautiful city. I can't [View Full Entry]

By Guvincanada
October 17th 2005

The Subtle Differences.

North America » Canada » Ontario » Algonquin Provincial Park

Chad
Well Chad you were certainly teling the truth when you said that "your place needed a coat of paint but has lots of charecteur in spite of this".

The Canadian summer was a lovely affair what with the late dusks, high 20's, bbq's on chad's/"our" 12th floor balcony overlooking Lake Ontario and the city lights with a bottle of Alaxander Keiths (no v.b. or Carlton over here boys and girls) assuming the position. Chad's unit is in a leafy suburb called Mississauga pronounced "miss-iss-sar-gwar",which is situated at least 15 mins away from where all of the gang related turf war shootings happen, which is nice ! Mississauga is located in between Toronto and Brampton, 25 mins by freeway to either. Brampton has a population of 400,000 and [View Full Entry]

By atm2005
October 16th 2005

Niagara Falls

North America » Canada » Ontario » Niagara Falls

The first morning that we woke up in Niagara we discovered that our hostel was only five minutes walk from the falls, we had to walk through the (tacky) town to get there, but we were there quickly . The town (at least on the Canadian side) is very Blackpool-like, with some really silly attractions that re just there to make money. However the falls are great and on the first day we went on the Maid of the Mist boat ride. We both really enjoyed this. Afterward we went for a drink and Elaine got really upset, she said she [View Full Entry]

By Sisters
October 16th 2005

Baby Steps

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Kamloops

Hi everyone! Just wanted to test out this handy website. Hopefully, it will work for everyone and you'll be able to stay updated on our travels! Love you lots, Melissa and Leslie [View Full Entry]

By Gldngirl
October 16th 2005

One more sleep

North America » Canada » Ontario » London

as Johanne so eloquently puts it. It's wierd, I'm not excited yet. I mean I am but I've been running around trying to make sure I have everything (including 2 Sars/Chicken Flu masks). I'm dead tired, I have big bags under my eyes. I want this trip to finally begin so I can leave behind trying to teach my Dad how to use the internet, which is quite commical in itself to those of you who know my Dad. You plan for this trip for some time, and when it comes down to the wire, you're running around like a chicken [View Full Entry]

By Bon Bon on the Go Go
October 16th 2005

Soaked to the bone

North America » Canada » Nova Scotia » Halifax

Can you see the water just dripping...

Gusty winds and rain My clothes become a wet sponge Time to leave St. John's! I heard the rain starting to pound against my window as I was falling asleep last night. I awoke to hear it pelting against the window. I had a look outside and boy did it look gross out there. You could see the rains being blown every which way. There were huge rivers and lakes and pools of water forming everywhere. There weren't too many people out there braving the elements that's for sure and the few I did see were all decked out in full [View Full Entry]

By Brittany Spiers
October 15th 2005

Day 48 and 48 - The weekend of Oct 15 and 16

North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver

Basketball

I have been studying my ass off!! I have a midterm exem next week for accounting... it will be very hard so I have been studying heaps!!! So I dint do anything particularly exciting this weekend.. I went to a UBC basketball game.. The cheerleaders were terrible!! [View Full Entry]

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