Category: Canada
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St. John’s Newfoundland
Our last Canadian port of call before departing Canada for several months was St. John’s, Newfoundland. Though I feel quite strongly that a one day stop over on a cruise ship does not constitute actually having visited a place, I was glad to at least get a glimpse of this iconic city. As neither Karen…
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Halifax
Karen and I have been so incredibly fortunate over the last several months exploring areas of Canada we have never been before and we have been able to wrap this chapter of our travels up in fantastic form here in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After Montreal I thought we had hit the historical jackpot, however Halifax…
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Ottawa
As luck would have it we had four free days between our Montréal and Halifax house sits. A reasonable amount of time to play tourist in Ottawa. We have managed to visit the capital cities of 18 other countries and it was always a bit embarrassing to admit that we had never been to our…
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Montréal Sights
We have had a fantastic month in Montréal and I thought I would take a break from packing to share some of the sights we have been treated to. The history and architecture here is amazing. It is a pleasure to see a city embrace its past and preserve its history as opposed to demolishing…
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Montréal’s Food Classics
I can say with confidence that there is a lot to see and do in Montréal. One of the things the locals are quite proud of, understandably, is the incredible food that can be found here. We did some reading and set out to experience four items which should be a must on anyone’s list…
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Montréal, Canada
So here we are, wrapping up our first of four weeks in Montréal. Honestly we were not quite sure what to expect once we got here. All I am going to say is we are having a wonderful time. The people have been incredibly friendly and helpful. As well, the architecture and history are fantastic.…
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It’s Been Fun, P.E.I.
Well, here we are wrapping up our seven month stay on Prince Edward Island that included six months of house sitting just outside of the small city of Summerside. The goal when coming here was two fold; to explore an area of Canada we had never been before and to experience an East Coast winter.…
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Introduction to East Coast Winters
We have enjoyed an exceptional fall and an easy pace into winter here on Prince Edward Island. However winter arrived in force over the last week. We thought the first snow storm of the year last weekend was impressive, however this weekend another storm demonstrated that Mother Nature was just getting going. We were warned…
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Revisiting Charlottetown
As I have mentioned previously, one of the things we are loving about this house sitting opportunity in Prince Edward Island is we get to thoroughly explore the island before the actual house sit starts. We embarked on a three night road trip to explore the last corner of the island that we had not…
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Side Roads
Fortunately we have the use of a truck while we are on PEI. This opens up the opportunity to turn down the side dirt roads to explore. We could still do that with a car, but as the promise of moisture increases, having a truck with 4×4 is infinitely more comforting. Part of the interesting…