Brass Bell Floating Bed and Breakfast Victoria
475 Hidden Harbour Marine Center Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, V8Z5N3, Canada
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Staying with the McStravicks
... Victoria, the foreshore and China town. Thursday night we went to the class and the McStravicks organized a special supper for us which was really nice - we had a great time meeting the young people there - hymn singing and also catching up with U. Geoff Higgs.
On Friday Sandra dropped us off at Butchart Gardens where we had a wander around some stunning scenery, flowers, creeks, trees and generally the fauna (Ill ...
Home for a Rest
... as to put done an accurate total on the customs declaration form. I took five seconds and made a quick mental calculation, writing down something that was somewhat approximate to what I had spent. I couldn't understand these Canadians, so law-abiding and obedient. All I could think of was the Russian who had said, "There is the law, and then there is me." I think I've taken on more Russian-ness than I could ever have imagined.
That said, I suppose I'm settling in. I go ...
Victoria
... in North America. Expecting something special it came as a dissapointed to be able to walk through it all in 30 seconds. Not much to see or do at all. We visited a old style candy shop where we stocked up on salt water taffy, i also had a cheesecake on a stick covered in milk chocolate and nuts, it was very rich in taste, but well worth it as im a big cheesecake fan.
That night there was a ...
"HELLO,Victoria's Secret!"
... where people offer their couches and/or accomodations for travelers to stay with them for free."
What makes couchsurfing so different from staying in a hotel or in a hostel is if you spend some time with your hosts, you get the personal experience of meeting and getting to know the locals and what it's like to live in the city you are visiting, from a personal perspective. Something the lonely planet cannot offer, a ...

