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Hollow Notes Some shows are better left unseen… In early June, we had bought VIP tickets with front row seats for the Darryl hall and John Oates concert in Montreal, and the fact that we were able to purchase them so close to the Concert day should have been a red flag. On June 18th, I received and email from Ticketmaster saying the ...

Ottawa May 2018 OTTAWA in May is famous for its tulips. Although we missed the Tulip Festival, there were still plenty to admire with a tad less tourists. It was our first visit to Ottawa together, Mama D and I. I took the train to Montreal and we took 2 days to visit with family while staying at The Bonaventure Hotel, one of our favorite ...

Once Upon A Time in Vancouver : The 2018 Creation Entertainment OUAT Conference You probably all know the show that started in 2011 but we hadn’t heard of the ABC TV show “Once Upon A Time” until 2017 when we started watching it on Netflix. We were hooked from the beginning and started binge-watching 3 or 4 episodes every day once we started. It was in February 2018 when we were at season ...

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 ...

Nova Scotia – Upper Clements Wildlife Park – Pond Nova Scotia – Upper Clements Wildlife Park – Pond : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

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 ...

Okeeheelee Nature Center If not for Google map we would never have heard of this place. We stumbled upon it while looking for hikes to stretch our legs while driving south to the Keys from Orlando. Being not too far from the Turnpike, with hiking trails in the forest, it seemed like a perfect place to stop. We arrived just in time before the information ...

Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando Extravaganza (2016 Holiday Season) I am not sure how many times Mama D and I have been to Walt Disney World together; my guess would be at least 5 times because I remember having been to Port Orleans Riverside twice (Magnolia Bend Mansion and Acadian House), once in a Boardwalk Studio, once staying at an Airbnb Condo for a month in Kissimmee, and staying ...

Walt Disney World With Annual Passes “For the first time in forever”, Mama D and I went to Walt Disney World with a year pass! With the Canadian Dollar down the toilet we were happy we didn’t have to pay park admission since we already had our pass we bought last year. We got some souvenirs, including Sven that you can see in our pictures of ...

Nova Scotia – Annapolis Historic Gardens – Dami at the marsh Nova Scotia – Annapolis Historic Gardens – Dami at the marsh : It was raining and the gardens was a perfect place for us. We had all our rain gear. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo 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 ...

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 ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Dami Stern Paddler Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Dami Stern Paddler : Dami, looking as though he's saying to himself he's already missing this place. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Outdoor Breakfast Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Outdoor Breakfast : It is on that morning that we saw some nice British tourist. One woman told us they had seen a woodpecker. We were so happy for her! We have a resident woodpecker at home. He or she grabs a sunflower seed from the feeder and brings it to a near ...

A Visit To The Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa Ever since we’ve been planning our Tampa trip we’ve been excited to be visiting the Lowry Park Zoo because we’ve read some good reviews of the zoo and the variety of creatures they housed. The Zoo is a five-time winner of the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence (as of 2015) and is one of the most popular zoos in the southeastern USA. It ...

Uisge Ban Falls Baddeck Nova Scotia We welcomed the New Year in Nova Scotia, staying at the Big Hill Retreat near Baddeck Nova Scotia. The weather was un-believably warm, we had days close to 8 degrees Celsius and on New Year’s Day we decided to go for a hike to see the Uishge Ban Falls Trail. We had wanted to visit the park when we were ...

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 ...

Via Rail Ocean Line Sleeper Trip Moncton To Montreal How lucky am I! I am going to Montreal again and taking the train, my new favorite way to travel. The Ocean Line is the Via Rail line that runs from Halifax to Montreal. I get on in Moncton and prefer the train to flying. I get a cabin for one or a cabin for two and have my own ...

Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside – Caution Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside – Caution : There are several of these all along the trail to remind us about the dangers of the strong currents. And the dots at the end of the waves are the rocks you see. We even saw huge rocks thrown into the trees and stuck between branches. It looks like it can get ...

Sackville Wildlife Park What an awesome day to spend in Sackville, New Brunswick strolling along the boardwalk that circles the waterfowl park. The sun was shining, a gentle June breeze was blowing through the leaves and we enjoyed some great sightings on our walk! It was so nice to see everything so green and the sunny day was perfect for DD to enjoy an ...

Scratching the Surface of the Fundy Shore in Nova Scotia The Fundy shore of Nova Scotia has so much to discover and explore. Stretching from Amherst to Digby, it is one of the biggest regions of the province. Our visit consists of two days in early June and our starting point is The Coastal Inn Hotel in Sackville, New Brunswick. We had a planned itinerary but as usual we made ...

SpongeBob & Disco at Downtown Disney Today is a big day as we’re off to go see the premiere of the new #D SpongeBob Movie at Downtown Disney! We got dressed up in our finest white slacks and colored shirts to be real Florida tourists and headed down for our early showing of the movie. It was nice to visit Downtown Disney, it’s more like a ...