I’m sure that 90% of people reading this are the same as me and that somewhere hidden safely away (so as not to be a constant reminder, but equally a…
An Ottawa-n Adventure
It was an embarrassingly long time into my life (and scarily close to my decision to move to Canada) that I found out the Toronto was not the capital of…
A Few Favourites
Photographs are an excellent way to save memories of people, places, friends, events, sunsets, scenery etc. While at times it is important to put the camera down and just look…
Canadian Cuisine
One of the first conversations that I had with a friend back home after I had first moved to Canada included the sentence, “Do they just drink maple syrup straight…
It’s just a lifestyle.
Hockey. In Canada, hockey is played on ice. Almost every Canadian child will be brought up with the game in what seems to be a lifestyle as opposed to a…
Deja-Vu
I’ve now been living in Canada for 16 months and yet still get asked at least once a day, ‘Is that an Aussie accent?’ NO, no its not. Nor is…
Canada from a Greyhound’s perspective.
Every journey I have taken in the 9 months I’ve been in Canada has blown my mind. Even if it’s the 50th time I’ve made that journey or the one…
A Plane, Six Trains…and an Upgrade.
In what was beginning to sound and feel like the 12 days of Christmas, I recently embarked on an epic marathon journey home. It’s funny the extent people go to…
Canadian Cottage Culture
I ended my last post halfway though the summer. This will be a continuation of summer, but mainly focusing on the fantastic ‘Canadian Cottage Culture’ that I was lucky enough…
A Quick Escape
A mid-term exam in economics, two term papers, a research paper, and tons of rehearsals for the upcoming spring musical. Three words: stressed, exhausted, and frazzled. Mid-semester break could not…
OH CANADA!
Oh Canada indeed! Every year the 1st July is just one more day in the Canadian calendar where everyone can deck themselves out (again!) head to foot in red and…
A Holiday From a Holiday…
So often when you are speaking with friends who are away travelling or when you yourself are in faraway lands you are more than likely to at once hear/think personally,…
The first few months….
It would seem that around February I seem to get itchy feet and feel the need to get out of England! Every spurt of travelling I have done seems to…
Border Crossing
It was a weekday morning last beautiful June when we entered into Canada via a rural Alberta check point. All three of us had showered the night before, an unfortunate…