We started off 2023 with a bang - a trip to Egypt. We hadn't been since 1993 and we had the opportunity to go again, this time with our 2 boys, my brother in law , mother in law and my husband's uncle. Quite the mixed bag of travellers, I actually wasn't too sure how … Continue reading Our first trip of 2023 – Egypt :
In August, I boarded an AC plane bound for Yellowknife NWT. Back in 2019 I booked an Aurora Photo Workshop, which was postponed 2x due to covid. I was so excited to finally be on my way for this awesome experience. Since there is no direct flight from Toronto, I had a 40 min layover … Continue reading Yellowknife Adventures:
Last month we took a Roman holiday - we landed in Rome, where we spent 3 days taking in the sights of the city. We stayed at Hotel Barberini which is located between the Trevi Fountain , Via Venato and Piazza di Spagna. The hotel is in walking distance to everywhere you want to go … Continue reading Roman Holiday –
Our last stop on our SouthAsian trip was Tokyo, we had been in contact with our travel agent to make sure we were still ok to stop there, as Covid 19 was circulating widely in Italy and seemed to be spreading, it was early March. We had a few apprehensions but decided to to … Continue reading 24 hrs in Tokyo –
We boarded a flight for Singapore from Phuket, on February 29 ..which now seems a life time ago. So sunny and hot when we landed. I actually didn't realize how close we were to the equator obviously my geography was way off. Our tour guides were Ryan and Serena. We stayed at the … Continue reading Exploring Singapore in 3 days –
I have not written for a while now, a bit of writer's block and lack of time. Not sure where all the time has been going. I was lucky to go on a trip to Southeast Asia. Was I nervous because of the coronavirus - yes a bit but not enough to cancel the … Continue reading Travelling to Southeast Asia-
We planned a last minute trip to Strasbourg, France via Paris. It was so last minute that everything we booked was pretty well unrefundable. We looked at going thru either Frankfurt or Vienna but settled for Paris because we have talked about going to Paris for years but haven't quite gotten there . Perfect opportunity... … Continue reading Paris in December
I visited Burleigh's Falls - this is a 30 min drive from our cottage. Burleigh's Falls is in Buckhorn, ON, just past Lock 28, in Kawartha Lakes. The falls are more horizontal than vertical therefore calling it a chute. I had to get onto the rocks close to the river to find a good … Continue reading Cool and unusual places to visit –
Last week while we were at Cabot Links in Inverness NS, we decided to go on a hike to Egypt Falls. Since I'm not a golfer I decided to google hiking trails around the area, I came across photos of Egypt Falls, since it was close to where we were staying we decided to go. … Continue reading Hiking Egypt Falls, NS –
We spent a great weekend in Niagra-On-the -Lake (NOTL), which is a quaint little town just outside of Niagra Falls , ON. We stayed at the vintage hotel - Queen"s Landing. Queen's Landing is a Georgian style mansion, with views of the Niagara River - and 140 newly renovated rooms. I dropped my hubby … Continue reading A Weekend at Niagara-On-the-Lake
I last left you at the airport ready to fly to Beijing, when we got to Beijing we boarded our bus and headed to the hotel. We had some rest time and then made our way to dinner at Lost Heaven. Such a romantic restaurant, the food was so good, as was the decor but … Continue reading China – Part 4 – Beijing
My trip continues when the next morning we boarded a flight for X'ian, home of the Terracotta Warriors and is a World heritage site. Arriving in Xian, again we met up with our tour guide and made our way to see The Terracotta warriors. I was pretty excited, I have seen so many photos and … Continue reading China – Part 3 – X’ian
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