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 ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – Boardwalk in Fall Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – Boardwalk in Fall : The colors were beautiful this fall at the Mersey River Chalets nature resort. The water level was higher than normal. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Caves of Bell Island Caves of Bell Island : The crystal blue waters off of Bell Island Newfoundland were amazing. As we stood on the cliff edge above we could see a tunnel in the mammth stone face to the other side More pictures across Canada in our Canadian Places Photo Gallery

Charles University’s Botanical Garden in Prague I am now in hotel 16, and I am so glad I decided to come here instead of staying at the other place. I might have to move this weekend but nothing I am sure can compare. I am well taken care of here and it is better suited for my needs. There is construction next door but the noise ...

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 ...

Bell Island Newfoundland Bell Island Newfoundland : Looking over the cliffs at Bell Island revealed an amazing pillar of rock that rose a couple hundred feet and was topped with trees and gulls were nesting in the craggy spaces of the cliffs. More pictures across Canada in our Canadian Places Photo Gallery

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 ...

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

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 ...

Riverfront Park Trail Riverview We like to go down to Riverfront Park in Riverview and watch the tidal bore as it crawls up and down the Peticodiac River. From the boardwalk in the park we can see Moncton across the river and the chocolately brown rriver ebbing and flowing…it’s fun to watch the ducks surfing on the big push! We’re lucky to have so many ...

Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside Trail Map Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside Trail Map : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Homewood Suites at Orlando Airport: Sweet Home Away from Home Day 1 We got to Homewood Suites in the evening after our flight. We couldn’t have chosen a better hotel. It was like coming home after a long day and it was so comfortable. The bed was clean and the shower was hot. We were too late for a trip to Publix and had no choice but to go to Wawa ...

July 2016 Nova Scotia Tour (11 nights) Part 2 After postponing writing this second part many times it’s about time we post it. We’re so thankful for taking notes! A pictures paints a thousand words but still, there are some details we wouldn’t have remembered without notes. This article is about the second part of an 11 night trip to Nova Scotia we made this past summer. We toured ...

A Beautiful Day at The Calgary Zoo Going to the Calgary Zoo is so easy and so much fun! The entrance is located right at the Calgary zoo train station. We had pre purchased tickets but we decided to go on a behind the scenes tour with the giraffes. This is a huge zoo and we planned a whole day there, from 9-5. We started with the penguin ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Chalet #4 Bikes and Vibe Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Chalet #4 Bikes and Vibe : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

OMG! WDW (again) with Mama D! Yes we did it again! 2 years was the maximum we could wait… (Dreamy harp music) (Dreamy harp music) Once upon a time (Wednesday January 9th, 2013) I had just got back from a job interview. Mama D said she missed me and was looking at train and plane fares. I told her there wouldn’t be much to do here in ...

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 ...

Swimming With Dolphins in Cayo Guillermo, Cuba One of the highlights of my trip to Cuba was the swim with the dolphins at the Delfinario Cayo Guillermo. A little train picked us up from the Resort in Cayo Guillermo and drove us the short drive to the dolphinarium which is located in a natural mangrove area and has a visitors area and café as well as a ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Harry Lake East Branch – Mini Dam Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Harry Lake East Branch – Mini Dam : We didn't encounter little people or fairies like Stephan said we might although this dam sure looked like it was built by some mini beavers! More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery