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Montreal Museums November 15-25, 2017 My mother never misses her Translator’s Convention in Montreal every November; it’s always the perfect excuse to get together and book a hotel room! We liked the Bonaventure Hotel so much on our previous trip that we booked a room for 10 nights. I love their beds and their feather pillows by Plume Canada. I loved them so much I ...

Toronto In September September, 2017 – Mama D had always wanted to go back to Toronto. We had been when I was 9, coming back from a visit with my uncle friends in Rochester NY but didn’t spend much time. This time we had 7 full days of visit. We met in Montreal where we stayed at our now favorite hotel; Hotel Bonaventure. While ...

Our Walt Disney World Trips Throughout the Years With fall just a few weeks away and the days getting shorter, I can feel the Walt Disney World nostalgia creeping in. Mama D and I are already talking about planning our next Orlando vacation but we have to pace ourselves and try to focus on our upcoming trip in a couple of weeks. 2018 WDW Resort deals won’t be ...

6 Nights in Quebec City with Mama D Mama D had been wanting to visit Quebec City for a long time and we had a great 6 nights staying in a private apartment in Old Quebec. I flew there with a transfer in Montreal and took a short cab ride to our apartment. After dropping my bags I walked to the train station to welcome Mama D and ...

Playa Dorada All Inclusive Bubble in a 3rd World Country Dami offered me a trip to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic for my birthday. He just couldn’t resist the Sunwing offer so we flew Mama D over and went for an all inclusive week to the adult only Viva Wyndham V Heavens Resort in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. We spent my birthday with dolphins and sea lions at Ocean ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – West Branch Foam Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – West Branch Foam : Because of a lot of rain, the current was very strong. The amount of foam was unbelievable. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Kingsbrae Garden in St. Andrews, New Brunswick Kingsbrae Garden is approximately 2.5 hours from Moncton and one hour from Saint-John. The entry fee is valid for 2 consecutive days. We spent 3 hours while we visited in late June. We had wanted to go for many years and we were finally there. We enjoyed everything but didn’t have enough time to visit the Café, the art gallery ...

The Princess went to the Castle! The clock started to tick and I realized it was time to visit the caves so I went to the closest ones to Prague: Koneprusy. I ordered the chauffeur fot 11:00 am I told him we might go to Karlstejn after the caves which he seemed to agree but wasn’t too pleased. The ride to the caves was very nice and ...

Big Cat Rescue On our Tampa visit I was excited to visit Big Cat Rescue as part of our vacation. Big Cat Rescue is the largest accredited sanctuary in the USA dedicated entirely to abused and abandoned big cats. They do education, outreach, and rescue for big cats around the world and support the efforts to end the exploitation of big cats. I follow ...

Tidnish Dock Provincial Park – Wood Burl on Tree Root Tidnish Dock Provincial Park – Wood Burl on Tree Root : We were surprised to see so many big balls on the trees. These are called wood burls and are caused by stress. This one caught our attention and interestingly most of the burls grow on roots underground. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Mersey River Chalet 2 – Dami and his snowshoes Mersey River Chalet 2 – Dami and his snowshoes : It was nice to have a trail right at our doorstep. On our first morning we went for a hike around the west branch of the river. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Parc National du Mont-Orford While on my trip to Quebec I Went back to Mount Orford for a some hiking. DD and I had been to the park about five years ago and since I was visiting the Eastern Townships and Brome Lake I decided to take a drive to Orford and re-explore the trails we had done. The park is close to Knowlton, Quebec ...

When You Wish Upon A Star What are the odds of me hearing a Walt Disney song while having my breakfast in the hotel? Yes! This morning I heard the Pinocchio’s song “When You Wish Upon a Star” and it brought tears to my eyes: I felt so special: That and being treated like a famous movie star! I have good news: I don’t have to ...

Christmas on Cape Breton Island These days it seems the stores start playing Christmas music right after Halloween and in Canada as the days get longer in November and December we all start to feel the cabin fever that results from being buried under snow and ice with wind chills that constantly remind us that the only place worth on Earth would be on the ...

Busch Gardens Tampa We are so excited to be going to Busch Gardens in Tampa today! Now that we are all settled in to our amazing accommodations we are ready to finally start our Tampa vacation with a day trip to Busch Gardens. It’s a bit chilly this morning, enough that even us Canadians need to wear a hat and mittens in the ...

Nova Scotia – Annapolis – Cozy Internet Cafe – Lounge Nova Scotia – Annapolis – Cozy Internet Cafe – Lounge : The lounge facing Fort Anne More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik National Park – Snake Lake Trail Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik National Park – Snake Lake Trail : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

La Maisons de Batisseurs La Maisons de Batisseurs : This awesome tower at the dam site had a 3D spectacle inside the tower. A great view from the tower. Amazing More pictures across Canada in our Canadian Places Photo Gallery

Kayak and Snorkel at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park John Pennekamp is a wonderful state park located in Key Largo, Florida. This year’s visit to the park was our second. We had been in 2007, and had enjoyed one night of camping, hiked the two small trails and did a short snorkeling trip. It was an awesome experience and we had wanted to return ever since. This time, we visited ...

Nova Scotia Fishing Boats Nova Scotia Fishing Boats : Exploring the coast of Nova Scotia, we came across an idyllic scene of boats, lobster traps, and deep blue waters. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Delaps Cove Wet Trail Nova Scotia – Delaps Cove Wet Trail : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

New Animals at the Magnetic Hill Zoo One of the great things about having an annual pass to the Magnetic Hill Zoo in Moncton is that now we can go anytime the weather is nice and we have the time. It’s a perfect spot for a picnic and a walk and it usually takes us 2 hours to do a nice tour to see the creatures and ...