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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 ...

Touring the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia This was Dami and DD’s 3rd tour of the Cabot Trail. We took the Englishtown Ferry to cut down some driving time and we stopped at most interesting lookouts. At the first lookout, DD aka mama bear got to pick a handful of wild blueberries! In Cape North we visited the North Highlands Museum where we bought lots of souvenirs including an ...

5 Days to Walt Disney World! Only one hand left of fingers to count until we leave for Orlando, Florida to Walt Disney World. I just came back from Sobey’s with bags of snack packs and nuts and dried bananas: I’m nuts and bananas for dried bananas! It’s true! I just love them! And I also bought a bagful of Jello for airmiles! Crazy I know ...

Lick a Chick Lick a Chick : Driving to Cape Breton Island we saw a sign for the Lick-A-Chick restaurant! More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

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

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

From Alice to Dorothy Saying goodbye to my hosts at Savojska Penzion was so hard. They are truly friendly and good honest people with big hearts. The daughter of the owners was so sweet. I will miss them and their cute dog Natalka. They were pleased to know I had put a picture of her on Tripsister. My visit to this small town will ...

Ottawa House By-The-Sea Museum There are so many reasons to visit the Ottawa House. Tucked away in Parrsboro, near Partridge Island, the house was built in 1765, 10 years after the Acadian deportation. It was the hub of life in the area and many prominent families and politicians have called it home. It was one of the finest Inns in Canada and we can ...

Canadian Places Photo Gallery More Photos from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia

On my way to Saguenay It’s awesome to be able to discover a new place and see new things and when my friend told me he had rented an apartment for the summer in Chicoutimi, Quebec to spend his summer vacation I was happy to suggest I come for a visit. I have heard about the Saguenay region of Quebec many times; recently because our ...

Waikiki – A Day on Oahu The birds gathered in the incredible canopy trees below our 8th story Lanai are chirping and singing for us! A nice change from the symphony of garbage trucks taking out the trash but I guess it is what to expect with the hotels plunked down here between the trees with only a slight view of the hills and maybe if ...

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 – Fort Anne Historic Site Museum Nova Scotia – Annapolis – Fort Anne Historic Site Museum : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Harry Lake – Break at End of the East Branch Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Harry Lake – Break at End of the East Branch : There is a perfect spot to tie your canoe and go for a walk. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Marriott's Residence Inn Portland, Maine – Sofa Marriott's Residence Inn Portland, Maine – Sofa : The same furniture as the Residence Inn I stayed at in Florida although no weird smells in this room. It was perfect. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

A day in PEI with The Greater Moncton Dahlia Club Yesterday, Dami and I had our first organized bus tour although Jasper and Alaska, our Burmese cats, didn’t approve of us leaving at 7 in the morning and returning at 9:30 in the evening! It was a long day indeed but it was nice for Dami not having to concentrate on the road and being able to enjoy the scenery ...

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 ...

Nova Scotia – Upper Clements Wildlife Park – Skunks Nova Scotia – Upper Clements Wildlife Park – Skunks : It was the first time I saw a white skunk. Reminds me of a ferret. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

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 ...