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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 ...

A weekend in Prince-Edward-Island on the Central Coast One of the greatest things about living in the Moncton, New Brunswick area is that we can go for a weekend trip in PEI, Nova Scotia or New Brunswick. With family on vacation in PEI we decided that it was time to return to the island we barely visited and meet up with G and C who were camping at ...

Victoria Parliament Buildings Victoria Parliament Buildings : The view of the Victoria Parliament from our hotel was awesome! More pictures across Canada in our Canadian Places Photo Gallery

Saguenay: Whales to Wildflowers I can barley sleep! Not only because it is hot and humid but it is so exciting to be waking up in a new place with so much to see and do and so many places to explore! I start the day with a bike ride, the bike path runs along the Saguenay River and the view across the river is ...

Moncton Highland Games Went to the Highland Games in Moncton to start the Summer with something different and despite the rain and a muddy field we had a good time. If you like bagpipes and bagpipe and drum bands this was the place for you…luckily we had earplugs and they came in pretty handy! We watched the 16 pound hammer throw and some ...

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 ...

Kauai Adventures & Beyond The Napali Coast Waking up in the soft beds of the Resort Quest Islander on The Beach was like slipping out of the warm Pacific ocean waves of a starfish dream. I looked over at the Hula-Dancer lamp on the bedside table. After the whirlwind in our heads from our Lanai evening of my extra-ounces of my Kauai Kaboom coconut and rum drinks ...

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

Joggins Fossil Cliffs The Joggins Fossil Cliffs is a museum type modern exhibit with a guided 30 minute beach walk included in the admission price. It took 12 years to build the Unesco site which opened its doors to the public in 2008, but to nature, millions of years to prepare it. Here, erosion from the twice daily high tides is a fortunate ...

Kejimkujik National Park – Winter Bike Trail in Snowshoes – Dami Kejimkujik National Park – Winter Bike Trail in Snowshoes – Dami : We love the bike trail in the summer so we figured we would love in in the winter with our snowshoes as well and we did! We parked our Vibe on the road, and headed to Meadow Beach. The trail would have been hard to figure out but ...

Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary – Dami and The Trees Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary – Dami and The Trees : The forest at Amherst Point Migratory Bird Sanctuary is very old and the trees are so high only moss can grow underneath. All the birds were happy and singing because it was the warmest day of the year so far! More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia ...

Nova Scotia – Annapolis Historic Garden – Root Art Nova Scotia – Annapolis Historic Garden – Root Art : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Canoe Camping at Kouchibouguac We’ve been to Kouchibouguac National Park many times to hike the trails, bike the trails and swim at the beach but we finally had a chance to go for some back-country canoe camping this year! We were so excited to pack up the gear and get ready for our canoe camping trip into one of the most amazing parks in ...

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

Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside Trail – Arrow Nova Scotia – Kejimkujik Seaside Trail – Arrow : I think this is the hardest part of the trail. Some people might find it difficult to walk on the rocks that are like big pebbles. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Dobson Trail Winter Walk Canadian winters are lovely, harsh, tormenting, delightful and always unpredictable and exciting! Every year there is something new to experience and every part of the country gets to experience different winter sensations. I’ve been lucky to have lived all over Canada and have passed winters in The Northwest Territories, Alberta, British-Columbia, Manitoba and Quebec. Every province has a different winter…sure almost ...

Banff Gonfola to Sulphur Mountain We arranged to arrive early at the Gondola, taking the transit bus from the hotel. For $5 each we both bought a day pass right on the bus. The gondola trip to the mountain is short but the views are breathtaking. We didn’t quite know what to expect and we were pleasantly surprised with the long boardwalk up the observatory ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – West Branch – Dami Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalets – West Branch – Dami : We couldn't paddle very far because of the level of the water and because of the strong current. It was beautiful and we saw a beaver flap his tail as we approached. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery