http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada en-us Sun, 22 Nov 09 09:00:09 +0000 Sun, 22 Nov 09 09:00:09 +0000 Moin hier nun die letzte Woche von Sepps und meinem Besuch bei JajaTim hat uns morgens halb sieben oder so mit einem Kaffee von Horton's geweckt und die beiden haben sich von uns verabschiedet. Wir haben danach natrlich noch weiter gepennt. Dann waren wir ein bisschen in der Stadt in der Bibliothek. Sepp und ich haben uns wieder Putines gegnnt diesmal mit ordentlich Gewrzen vor allem Kn http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Barrie/blog-454776.html I can't believe its November 20th already. 10 days away from my departure date to England. For the past 3 months I have been working full time at Sportinglife a retail store by my house saving up for the next 6 months. I am now at home in Toronto packing a few.... very few things things to bring with me. All I have is a backpack. its a pretty big backpack but if you have ever seen me travel or g http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-454666.html So im making up for 6 weeks of no installments.................We settled into the hostel nicely our room mates Ben and Jarred were really sound guys good job really as we were about to spend 2 weeks in a dorm with them. When you arrive for a ski season in a place like banff you are in the same boat as 90 of everybody in town is in. The word you will hear a lot is JOB that is everybodys sole http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Banff/blog-454650.html Hierbij wil ik jullie verwelkomen op mijn eerste ooit geschreven blog en jullie hebben ook nog de eer om het te lezen. Bij deze ik vind het leuk dat jullie dat dan ook met een genoegen doen. Hoop ik dan.Ik ben vorige week donderdag 12 nov vertrokken vanuit Nederland naar Seattle. Mijn vlucht vanuit Amsterdam was een uur vertraagd vanwege mist in Frankfurt. Gelukkig haalde ik uiteindelijk toch http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/Victoria/blog-454513.html Jo seit einer Woche bin ich nun in Halifax arbeite ein bisschen...und hab schon das Gefuehl dass es mich wieder ins Abenteur zieht. Ich wohne grad bei Salvation Army werde kostenlos durchgefuettert und habe total nette Leute um mich herum. Ausserdem hab ich die Leute von der Farm in Cape Breton wiedergetroffen und hab auch da schon 2 Naechte gepennt. Echt nett. Heut Abend kommt das Olympische F http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Halifax/blog-454195.html Our Experience at PescatoresOn November 2nd 2009 at noon a group of us went for lunch at Pescatores Seafood and Grill in order to experience a real west coast gastronomic meal. Having read numerous mixed reviews online yet hearing good things from locals we were intrigued to find out the truth for ourselves.Upon calling and making the reservation we were automatically impressed by the professi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/Victoria/blog-453997.html Bon Rouge French Bistro is a magnificent restaurant within in the heart of Victoria B.C. Canada. It is located on 611 Courtney Street within walking distance of the Fairmont Empress Hotel the Parliament building and Chinatown. As a small group of friends we made a visit to Bon Rouge on Tuesday October 27 2009 at 530 p.m.As a local restaurant incorporating as many local ingredients as possi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/Victoria/blog-453787.html So I get the bus from Quebec and head for New Brunswick. The countryside seems to be a grim rural wasteland with snow and earth and industrial towns with names like St. Louis du Ha Ha presumably named to offset the drab and dreary landscape. Or it could just have been the weather and the time of year maybe it looks great in the summer I don't know. At least we left the snow behind when we http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/New-Brunswick/Fredericton/blog-453755.html 27 Oct 2009Went to Vancouver for a first time. Despite of the cold weather and rainy days it didnt stop me to explore a little bit of Vancouver city. I went to Stanley Park Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park and Gastown. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver/YVR/blog-453404.html Canoe Brewpub is located at 450 Swift Street on Victoriarsquos Inner Harbour in addition to a local brewery Canoe also includes a marina and restaurant. The five of us visited Canoe Brewpubrsquos upper restaurant at 600pm on Wednesday the 28th of Octoberrsquo09. After hearing locals descried the Canoe experience as a ldquomustrdquo we decided to enjoy a tasting of the neighbourhood b http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/Victoria/blog-453244.html Sea Cider Farm Ciderhouse is a ciderhouse located 20 minutes east of Victoria on Vancouver Island B.C. that produces organic cider using historic apples some of which are grown on their property. They have a stunning tasting room where they offer tastings of their ciders paired with local artisansrsquo breads meats spread cheeses and chocolates. The service and atmosphere add to the quali http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/Victoria/blog-453199.html What really happens when we open ourselves to our deepest guidance and surrender our doubt and rational analysis Do we abandon ourselves to the fickle winds of shifting temptations and random opportunities or is there a higher guidance we can choose to align to and followThe path of spirit is the center of my life and it is my intention to align to just that guidance simply the greatest hig http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/High-River/blog-453043.html Merridale Estate CideryOur team visited Merridale Estate Cidery on October 30 2009. Merridale cider is an awardwinning and authentic cider that is locally produced and handcrafted from homegrown apples. The cider made from 100 percent undiluted juice is not pasteurized and not made from concentrate. The cidery also produces a line of eau de vie and brandy that is produced under the same str http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/Victoria/blog-452967.html Bed and Breakfast in Duncan on Vancouver IslandMy friend Shannon runs a spectacular BB on Vancouver Island called Maple Grove Guest House. Set on the outskirts of Duncan BC on 21 acres the 2 bedroom 1 bath accommodation was built new in 2009. Set well apart from the host's home for privacy and tranquility. Bed and Breakfast Duncan Vancouver Island http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/British-Columbia/Vancouver-Island/blog-452886.html Nachdem der Schneesturm am Samstag vorueber war bin ich nach Port aux Basques is franzoesich weiss selber nich genau wie man das ausspricht getrampt. Um mir die 5 Std freie Zeit bis zum Ablegen der Faehre um Mitternacht zu vertreiben bin ich nen bisschen rumgelaufen bin mit nem Trucker ins Gespraech gekommen der mich dann erstmal aufn Bier eingeladen hat inner BAr hab ich dann von der Theke http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Nova-Scotia/Cape-Breton/blog-452142.html Aufm Rueckweg von St. John's richtung Festland hab ich nochmal bei Colin Halt gemacht der mir noch die in der Gegend befindlichen Hoehlen zeigen wollte. Sie waren doch etwas weniger touristisch als ich vorher angenommen hatte also versteckt im Wald mit 1000en von Verzweigungen meiste Zeit musste man aufm Bauch durch die engen Gaenge kriechen und ab und zu gab es Passagen mit denen ich grade so http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Newfoundland---Labrador/Corner-Brook/blog-452139.html Hier noch einige Eindrueck aus St. John's und Umgebung. Eingeschlossen ist der oestlichste Punkt Nordamerikas Cape Spear Naeher werd ich Deutschland bis April wohl nich mehr kommen Hab aber auf jeden Fall beschlossen dass ich unbedingt nochmal zurueck muss in diese wundervolle Provinz http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Newfoundland---Labrador/St--John--s/blog-452129.html In the first week of october my Natural Disasters class went on a feild trip to see the niagra falls. When we arrived we went and looked at the falls for about 30 minutes then headed closer to them to go on thebehind the falls adventure. unfortunatly the weather wasn't being fair to us and we could do that. so we eventually ended seeing a movie in 3D about the falls and how they were made over t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Niagara-Falls/blog-452042.html This trip was very exciting. At first I thought my family and my friends were just going to go Cherry picking but we pushed our trip a little farther. We were on our way driving to the cherry fields as we saw some interesting buildings such as the CN tower the hershy factory etc. We finally arrived there and there was alot of cherry trees. We all picked as much as we wanted some of us jumped http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Niagara-Falls/blog-452021.html HiWelcome to Nat Ve's Peruvian Adventure. Thanks for checking out our travel blog. We're in the final countdown for our trip with 2 days left to go. We leave this Wednesday from Toronto on a direct flight to Lima Peru. Thanks Air Canada Love the direct flight My plan is to post blog entries with photos every few days but you know how things go when travelling... We'll see... Instead of alwa http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Toronto/blog-452001.html