Tag: Canada
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Our BC Winter
Currently, Karen and I are looking after a lovely pup in Kelowna, British Columbia. It may not be the most adventurous destination, but it holds some definite advantages. The biggest one for me is reminding me that a winter in BC can be quite nice. We spent the month of February on Vancouver Island and…
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Winter Sacrifices
As we were out walking the dogs this morning Karen commented that by the time we head to Mexico at the end of November we will have been on a 7 month solid run of house sitting. This has consisted of 7 sits in 3 countries, with 3 of the sits being repeats with home…
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New Brunswick
As we approach the end of our time here in New Brunswick I continue to be amazed at the opportunities house sitting has provided us. We have met some great people and had a chance to explore this small corner of another beautiful Canadian province. While enjoying the entertainment we shared a table with some…
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Ministers Island
With our six week house sit in rural New Brunswick we were looking forward to peace and quiet, and it has delivered. What a beautiful corner of Canada. However, it was about time to do a serious bit of sight seeing and check out Ministers Island which is located on the outskirts of St. Andrews.…
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British Columbia Road Trip
We have had an absolutely fantastic time during our 10 week swing through beautiful British Columbia. Through Karen’s organizational skills we ended up doing five house sits in five different locations around southern BC. We ran the gambit of animal personalities from dogs that were deaf, to obsessed with squirrels, to chickens that were just…
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Vernon Street Art
We had the opportunity to spend a quiet Saturday wandering around the downtown centre of Vernon, British Columbia. No better way of maximizing the enjoyment than to check out the cities vibrant street art scene. It appears that about 20 years ago the city adopted a program of showcasing its heritage and encouraging pedestrian traffic…
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Road Trip, BC Style
We have been incredibly fortunate with the house sits we have lined up in British Columbia, and by that I mean, Karen has done an amazing job of finding some wonderful sits. Once we were travel ready, we set off to our first BC sit north of New Denver in the Kootenays. Such a beautiful…
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Rocky Mountain Beauty
Being back in our ‘home’ city has been great, in that seeing family and friends is wonderful and important. However, the city itself has been a bit depressing for me as the growth and change it has experienced has not been all positive in my eyes. So, our short pre-anniversary trip to Canmore was a…
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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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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…