Travels, Trips & Tails

My First trip to Cuba at The Pullman Resort in Cayo Coco

I visited Cuba for the first time last month by myself; Let me tell you all about it! When we booked the trip in mid November, it wasn’t a discounted fare but December was a lot cheaper than January or February for an all-inclusive trip. Dami booked the trip for me with Sunwing as he had been to Cuba before with ...

Backyard Haskap Pie

We finally finished the haskap harvest from the 4 haskap plants we planted in the backyard and ended up with about 4 cups of the berries! It’s been about 4 years since we planted them in the backyard beside the compost bin and they have been doing better and better, giving more fruit every year, and this was one of ...

Finding My Biological Father: Money, Science and Determination with a Bit of Luck

On my birth certificate my father’s name is “Unknown”. When I was a child I felt so different from all the other children. I was the only one I knew in school who didn’t know her father and who was raised by a single mother. As I grew up I met more people who were raised by single moms but ...

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 ...

Waiting for the Erosion

Waiting for the Erosion : Mama D took a seat in the big red chair on the Cabot Trail to enjoy the view and wait for the erosion. Tick tock tick tock….no erosion yet…tick tock tick tock…still nothing! Not sure about this whole erosion business!! More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Cascades

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Cascades : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Dami at the Cascades

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Dami at the Cascades : On an early cool September morning, Dami is enjoying his coffee at the cascades More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Hawaii Photo Gallery

Island Bay Resort in Tavernier: Idyllic, Beautiful, and Royal

We were so glad we had booked this place in the Florida Keys more than six months in advance while it was still beach weather in New Brunswick. We got there after a long drive from Orlando in rush hour traffic on Friday of the President long weekend. Traffic was worse in the Miami area and it took at least ...

Dvorak Museum

After a morning visit from my Czech friend, I went to the Dvorak museum on Ke Karlovu. I spent a lot of time there, even though it’s a small museum. I took advantage of the 30 minutes I had to wait outside to photograph the statues and the buildings. It was a very beautiful day and no one seemed to ...

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 ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – Orange Canoe in Fall

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – Orange Canoe in Fall : Great! When we got to the resort at 4, it was still warm (11celcius) and was the only nice sunny day of our stay. Cindy asked for a canoe to be brought at the west branch dock. We really appreciated. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova ...

A Beautiful Day to Fly to Victoria, British Columbia

They were calling for thunderstorms but fortunately the risks had disappeared by the morning and we were able able to fly! No delays, no glitches, it was a perfect trip. I (DD) met Mama D in Montreal and we flew to Victoria, British Columbia where the weather was warm and not too humid. The isolated picnic bag was great to ...

Big Hill Retreat Such A Treat!

While we visited Cape-Breton Island, Nova Scotia for the first time, we stayed at Big Hill Retreat and had such a lovely time. Here is the review we posted on Trip Advisor. We stayed 4 nights at Big Hill Retreat in the “Log Cabin” from September 11 to September 15 2011. Big Hill Retreat is a pet friendly accommodation. We had ...

My Last Day in Prague

My last day in Prague was a strange day. It was cold, grey and raining. I walked mostly along the Vltava but got lost for about an hour in the narrow streets of the old town where I bought a souvenir in a little charming gallery called Art Master Gallery, at 6 Liliova Street. The lady working there was so ...

Honolulo Airport – Bound For Kauai

Here is a picture of DD singing with pleasure at the taste of a hot apple sticky bun because In Hawaii everything tastes so much better! We opened the sliding door of the Lanai and stood out breathing in the warm moist air watching the palm trees across from the canal. There were birds singing in the air and it ...

Florida Photo Gallery

Montreal Film Festival Bike Adventure

Montreal has always been known as being like a small town style of city. Everything is easy to get to and if you are biking in Montreal you can fly all over the city so fast it’s great! They have introduced this new BIXI bike service which allows visitors and residents to rent a bike for a few hours or ...

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 ...

A Few of My Favorite Travel Things by DD

These are a few of my favorite things I bring whenever and wherever I travel. I bought this Silk pillow case last year after Auntie J told me the wonders of sleeping on a silk pillow case. I was a little disappointed at first for paying 50$ because the description didn’t say it was 50% cotton but it is on the ...

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 ...

Kejimkujik Park Boardwalk

Kejimkujik Park Boardwalk : The South Annex has an amazing boardwalk from the trail head towards the seaside…we walked above the delicate reddish flowers and bushes towards the sea. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery