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Picture from story The Hike

The Hike
2008-05-03, Capilano River, Canada. By: SilverAsia

I wanted to have a chance to explore a bit more of my own area before taking off to Asia, and also have a chance to spend time with my friends before I vanish off into the great unknown. I had missed ...

 
Picture from story Hockey, looting and torched police cars

Hockey, looting and torched police cars
2008-04-21, Montreal, Canada. By: ronnieed

Strange how a day of nothing can be followed by a day of a lot. Things started off in a normal fashion which for us meant cooking pancakes with banana and maple syrup. Later in the day things would ch...

 
Traveler ronnieed

A lazy day, not very interesting
2008-04-20, Montreal, Canada. By: ronnieed

We definitely made use of the breakfast buffet this morning and it was good, very good. Due to the mammoth breakfast marathon we had to delay check out and didn’t actually end up leaving the hotel unt...

 
Picture from story More Quebec exploring and  the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac

More Quebec exploring and the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
2008-04-19, Quebec, Canada. By: ronnieed

After our complimentary hostel breakfast (an eat as much as you can deal), we ventured back out on to the streets for a bit more exploring. We stopped off at a small French café for café-au –lait (bow...

 
Picture from story Exploring in Quebec City

Exploring in Quebec City
2008-04-18, Quebec, Canada. By: ronnieed

We decided to take the slightly more scenic route from Woodstock to Quebec City as the boredom of the main highways really gets to you after a while. The other benefit of this route was that it meant ...

 
Picture from story Today we drove to Woodstock

Today we drove to Woodstock
2008-04-17, Woodstock, Canada. By: ronnieed

Today we drove to Woodstock and we’re not sure why. We figured that we would need to split the drive to Quebec City in two so that’s what we did. Not a great deal happened today. The drive was very bo...

 
Picture from story Anne of Green Gables and the Levis tour

Anne of Green Gables and the Levis tour
2008-04-16, Prince Edward Island National Park, Canada. By: ronnieed

Well what can we say about today? Lets start with the tale of breakfast. This morning we had pancakes, lots of them. To change things up a little we really went out on a limb and added chopped banana ...

 
Picture from story The Duck and Monkey show

The Duck and Monkey show
2008-04-15, Charlottetown, Canada. By: ronnieed

Little is it known but the formation of the nation of Canada was briefly interrupted by the Duck and Monkey show of a travelling circus. We learned of this during our insightful tour of the Province ...

 
Traveler ronnieed

We’re off to Prince Edward Island
2008-04-14, Charlottetown, Canada. By: ronnieed

Nothing much to read here. We drove for a long time, stopped for a Lobster based lunch then drove some more. The ferry over to PEI is not running yet, it doesn’t start until May. Something to do with ...

 
Picture from story Lobster Day!!!!!

Lobster Day!!!!!
2008-04-13, Halifax Harbour, Canada. By: ronnieed

Today was all about Lobster. We didn’t have a plan set in stone for the day but we knew that we going to have Lobster. Everyone had told us that the Halifax area had the best Lobster and we wee going ...

 
Picture from story Halifax – the place not the Norman endorsed high street bank.

Halifax – the place not the Norman endorsed high street bank.
2008-04-12, Halifax Harbour, Canada. By: ronnieed

Halifax – the place not the Norman endorsed high street bank. After a very early start and a minimum amount of sleep we settled in to a two hour flight to Halifax St John Airport. As you would expect...

 
Picture from story Still on the train, still on the train, still on the train, still on the train, still on the train

Still on the train, still on the train, still on the train, still on the train, still on the train
2008-04-11, Toronto, Canada. By: ronnieed

Canada is big, very big. Sometimes the scenery is amazing other times it is not. After the amazing scenery of the Rockies came the plains of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, mile after mile, hour after hour...

 
Picture from story All aboard poop poop! Here begins three days on a train.

All aboard poop poop! Here begins three days on a train.
2008-04-09, Jasper, Canada. By: ronnieed

Today is train day but the first task on the list of things to do is to ditch the hire car. During the period of time between booking our car and collecting it, Thrifty had closed their jasper office ...

 
Picture from story The day that we went on the snowmobiles in the snow along the trail up the mountain.

The day that we went on the snowmobiles in the snow along the trail up the mountain.
2008-04-08, Jasper, Canada. By: ronnieed

We had to be up early again. Ready, fed and waiting for the 8am pickup in a pickup. They came a little early and we were still drinking tea. We had booked a half day snowmobiling what we got was a lot...

 
Picture from story The ghost resort of Marmot Basin - Jasper

The ghost resort of Marmot Basin - Jasper
2008-04-07, Jasper, Canada. By: ronnieed

After a trip to the Bear Paw bakery for morning pastries we headed down the road to the Marmot Basin ski area. Having had a bit of confusion about ski hire and passes the night before we opted to sort...

 
Picture from story No skiing but lots of snow. The drive to Jasper.

No skiing but lots of snow. The drive to Jasper.
2008-04-06, Jasper, Canada. By: ronnieed

Today we drove to Jasper. This involved retracing our previous days drive by heading to Lake Louise but instead of driving the same old highway we took the more scenic back roads. We just hoped that t...

 
Picture from story Lake Louise

Lake Louise
2008-04-05, Banff, Canada. By: ronnieed

Lake Louise is a bit further away from Banff than Sunshine and is supposed to be the most picturesque of the nearby resorts. It took us approximately an hour to get there and we parked at the bottom o...

 
Picture from story The day after the dogs. Sunshine skiing

The day after the dogs. Sunshine skiing
2008-04-04, Banff, Canada. By: ronnieed

The day after the dogs. Sunshine skiing Having opted for the hostel breakfast we got up early, ate and headed out to the slopes. The Sunshine area is approximately 20km from Banff itself and is set q...

 
Traveler Marcus

Last Day
2008-04-05, Vancouver, Canada. By: Marcus

well, this is the last full day i'll be spending in Canada, dear reader(s). tomorrow i'll be taking flight to Tokyo and thence to Melbourne (in a plane, i hasten to point out. i haven't spontaniously ...

 
Picture from story Howling dogs and Banff.

Howling dogs and Banff.
2008-04-03, Banff, Canada. By: ronnieed

This morning we were on the road by 8am (this is early for us at the moment). Ed drove, Ronnie repeatedly shouted “stay on the right”, a relationship based on team work. We headed out of Calgary towar...

 
Picture from story The Calgary 1988 winter games. We check it out.

The Calgary 1988 winter games. We check it out.
2008-04-02, Calgary, Canada. By: ronnieed

Sorry you'll have to wait a bit we're popping out for dinner! The long awaited tale of Calgary, don’t get too excited though. Last night we had nipped in to town for a bite to eat on the cheap. Thi...

 
Traveler ronnieed

Bye bye Whistler and BC, Hello Cal-gary
2008-04-01, Calgary, Canada. By: ronnieed

Early start and a long wait at the airport. Not the best day so far but at least we made it to Calgary, the host city of the 1988 winter Olympics. The place where Eddie the Eagle Edwards did his stuff...

 
Picture from story Burns burns burns the ring of fire.

Burns burns burns the ring of fire.
2008-03-30, Whistler Creek, Canada. By: ronnieed

Today. Breakfast, Skied (a lot), hot tub, sat, fire and ice show, steak, bed. Just wanted to post the pictures.

 
Picture from story When the pass says 9 days of 10, they mean it. What else to do in Whistler

When the pass says 9 days of 10, they mean it. What else to do in Whistler
2008-03-31, Whistler Creek, Canada. By: ronnieed

Today is our final full day in Whistler. We had a long day of skiing yesterday but today was the last day. We started a little late but did have to say goodbye to Kynan and Sophie as they jetted off t...

 
Picture from story Skiing, snow and more skiing, on snow.

Skiing, snow and more skiing, on snow.
2008-03-23, Whistler Village, Canada. By: ronnieed

This is where all of the days kind of blend in to one. We spent the next several days getting up, going skiing, coming back, hot tub, dinner, stuff then bed. Some days we made it on to the slopes earl...

 
Picture from story Off to Whistler, bring on the snow.

Off to Whistler, bring on the snow.
2008-03-22, Whistler Village, Canada. By: ronnieed

We had an early rise this morning and a cab ride through a rather deserted looking city. We arrived at central terminal at 6am for a 6:30 departure on the Greyhound bus. A little two hours later we ar...

 
Traveler Marcus

War Museums can be interesting!
2008-03-29, Kelowna, Canada. By: Marcus

the last few days in Kelowna have been a little less productive than my time in Calgary or Nelson. not through any real lazyness on my part (he told himself firmly), but simply through my having compl...

 
Picture from story Museums, some are good but others are not.

Museums, some are good but others are not.
2008-03-21, Vancouver, Canada. By: ronnieed

Morning number two also started with the free breakfast on offer in the hostel (muffins, toast, juice and coffee). We also had a repeat of the odd noise during the night. This time Mr Allnutt was more...

 
Picture from story Vancouver Vancouver, this is it.

Vancouver Vancouver, this is it.
2008-03-20, Vancouver, Canada. By: ronnieed

Day 1 in Canada. After a relatively good night’s sleep we cashed in on the free breakfast and headed off in to the city. For those of you interested in our sleeping patterns, we were briefly interrupt...

 

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