As we get closer to departure day, I get asked often where the trip begins and what’s our route. With a huge smile on my face, I immediately answer Iceland! Then I go into a long monologue about the next few destinations and how most of trip is staying open! In case you are interested here’s the “plan” so far. It all begins in … Read More
We took advantage of the sun and Kasm’s “pedogogical” day and decided to get a nice long walk in the city today. So as promised here’s an “off-the-beaten-path” route in one of the neighbourhoods we love. We started the walk at the Mont-Royal Metro station (Orange line) . The Metro system in Montreal is pretty simple to navigate. When you exit the … Read More
Looks like Spring finally decided to make an appearance in Montreal so Bruce and I decided to get some rays and enjoy the city. We love to walk. We can walk for hours exploring this glorious town! One of the things I’d like to do is to get a couple of posts up about off-the-beaten-path walks in Montreal. I find there … Read More
Hi friends, been a while since we’ve updated you on our plans. Everything is a strong GO. We had the last of our vaccinations on Monday – I had no idea just how expensive that was going to be, north of two thousand dineros. Weird thing is, you’ll never really know if they worked. Hard to tell exactly what infections … Read More
A while back I said that we would be tourists in our own backyard and write about it here. Well.. I forgot about this thing called winter! Bruce and I would much rather hibernate than go outside! He’s been wanting to bring me out to “lunch” for a while now and finally decided to do it today! And of course … Read More
When you plan a trip for almost three years you can begin to wonder whether or not it will really happen. We’re now getting to the point where we can finally say that we’re leaving ‘later this year’ or ‘in a few months’. Those little phrases feel so nice.. fyi – we leave on June 15th. Almost all of our … Read More
Only an hour and a bit outside of Montreal lies the tranquil little town of Magog, Quebec. We spent the week enjoying the countryside fresh air, hiking, biking, canoeing and let’s not forget relaxing by the lake and the good food! Then there were the ravaging deer flies which we could have lived without (this was just on a particular hike but seriously … Read More