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 ...

3 nights and 2 days in the New Brunswick’s Acadian Peninsula

Ever since moving to New Brunswick, we consider ourselves full time tourists. We are so fortunate to see the tidal bore along the Riverfront Park many times a week in Riverview, Moncton and Dieppe. This is such a beautiful province in which we still have so much to see and do. This time we peeked into the Acadian Peninsula which ...

Camping at Parc national de la Pointe-Taillon

Lac St. Jean is an amazing lake, so big and round on the map! We were going camping at the Parc National de la Pointe-Taillon which is on the shores of St. Jean Lake. There campsites are only accessible by bicycle or canoe/kayak which is great because it means that our fellow campers will likely not be making as much ...

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 ...

New Brunswick Photo Gallery

Three Nights in St. John’s, Newfoundland

Before taking this trip I didn’t know much about Newfoundland. As a kid I laughed at the famous Newfie jokes and I thought they were some kind of imaginary little people. It turns out Newfoundlanders need a pretty good sense of humor with all the crappy weather they get. The weather on our trip was really bad but could have ...

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Harry Lake East Branch – Return from Mini Dam

Nova Scotia – Mersey River Chalet – Harry Lake East Branch – Return from Mini Dam : The we could see the moon in the clear blue sky.At night we were able to see the milky way and so many shooting stars! More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Anne Murray Center

No visit to Springhill, Nova Scotia is complete without going to the Anne Murray Center. You don’t necessarily have to be a diehard fan to appreciate and might be surprised. Beautiful inside out, and so well presented with letters from famous people, pictures with famous people, trophies and hit records. When we visited the Anne Murray Center we had the chance ...

Verdmont House on Collector’s Hill in Bermuda

Atop of Collector’s Hill, named after a collector who used to reside at Verdmont House, is erected a pink house in Georgian Style. We were charmed as soon as we arrived and started with lunch, sitting on the bench at the back of the house which is in fact the front, facing the ocean on the south shore. The house has ...

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 ...

Marriott's Residence Inn Portland, Maine – Candies

Marriott's Residence Inn Portland, Maine – Candies : It smeeled really nice in the room, they left all the drawers open to let the smell of the cedar out. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

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 ...

A great day at Hollywood Studios

We got to Hollywood Studio in Walt Disney World around 8:45 and as soon as the gates opened we scanned our Magic Bands and we raced for Toy Story which had been having long lineups so we wanted to get there early because there was no Fast Passes available today. It’s great to have a personal guide! Since DD has ...

Mersey River Chalet 2 – Dami and his snowshoes

Mersey River Chalet 2 – Dami and his snowshoes : It was nice to have a trail right at our doorstep. On our first morning we went for a hike around the west branch of the river. More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Nova Scotia – Doucetteville!!

Nova Scotia – Doucetteville!! : More pictures from Nova Scotia in our Nova Scotia Photo Gallery

Of Dahlias, Gardens & Goats

On a recent trip to MacArthur’s Nursery in Moncton we spotted a pamphlet on the wall adverting a day-trip bus tour to PEI with the Dahlia Club of Moncton. The only reason I spotted the poster was because of the Dahlia and it was similar to our first Dahlia that was blooming at home so it grabbed my attention. We ...

Maccan Tidal Wetland Park

Maccan Tidal Wetland Park is located between the towns of River Hebert and Nappan on the Fundy shore in the province of Nova Scotia in Canada. It is a beautiful place to watch the tidal bore with a posted list of the tide times. It is also a nice place for a stroll around the pond to watch birds, ducks, ...

Bota Spa

Bota Spa : Walking in Old Montreal in the coldest snowiest winter I saw an odd black boat with steam rising from the decks. I stopped and saw this odd scene…what looked like a hot tub on the back of a huge ship! As I watched I saw people in skimpy shorts and towels walking from what looked like a ...

Kejimkujik National Park – Winter Bike Trail in Snowshoes – Footprints in the snow

Kejimkujik National Park – Winter Bike Trail in Snowshoes – Footprints in the snow : The Mersey River Bike Trail is a beautiful place and in the winter. There are lots of creatures around. We saw a deer crossing the trail and many different animal footprints on the trail and on the snow covered river. More pictures from Nova Scotia in ...