Guelph
Travel Blogs from Guelph, Canada
Tomorrow....
Hey kids, So I am using this travelpoding as a means to keep in touch with everyone as I head off for another set of travels. I promise to try to keep my updates concise and hopefully interesting. But I am not making any promises. Delete, scan or ...
Wedding Fun in Ontario
... true. Long distance bus trips can become an oddly meditative experience. Except when spanish karaoke is blasting through the speakers. Luckily Canada is much more civilized than that. I am not sure if I will ever get used to electronic tickets. The ...
Home
As I write this I am back home. Home means daily runs and walks on the nearby trails without fear of bear attack. (Though we do spot the occasional deer) Home means unlimited lattes at Cafe Pinksen. Home means a comfy bed in a room larger than a shoe ...
It doesn't take long for a new place to ...
... roast dinner - so nice to have a home cooked meal again - Yum, yum! I've been put in contact with a bird group here in Guelph and went out with them yesterday to a park in Hamilton and saw some more of the birds they have here. It's a lot better ...
Lectures have now started at the university ...
Lectures have now started at the University so it's starting to get back to the normal day to day stuff for a little while, well sort of. There's still a lot of other stuff to do outside of lectures and it's never totally quiet living in residence - ...
Things are quietening down a little around ...
... of the area is the lack of having my own transport so I can go where I want to. This is when I'm missing having my bike. Guelph itself is a nice quiet city with a lot of parks and common space, as well as some older historical buildings. Some of the ...
You wake up look out the window and see a ...
You wake up, look out the window and see a clear blue sky with the sun shining. You walk into the shared area of the suite and the sun is streaming through the windows lighting up the entire place, and since it's the start of December (which means ...
It's been snowing!!!! and i'm not excited ...
... the University headed out dressed up in their costumes into different parts of the town collecting nonperishable food for the food bank in Guelph. And we got quite a bit donated, and also managed to collect a bit of candy for ourselves. And it was ...
It had the makings of a bad joke there was ...
... ice around might have had something to do with it). Had to laugh when I went to the African Savanna overlook and only saw Canada Geese - I didn't know they made it to Africa. We also went walking in the Arboretum with the snow on the ground and the ...
Stone Rd Mall
... huge throne-like leather chairs which were ever-so-comfy. In the end, I didn't really end up seeing anything of Guelph! I didn't even really go downtown, except to the Greyhound station. There was even a sculpture garden near the university, which would ...
Guelph, ON
We travelled from Toronto to Guelph to visit Daniel and see the countryside around Canada's largest city. Guelph is actually quite large. 120,000 ...
Home sweet home
... not yet met since I was still in Korea at that time. It was a little like being in the twilight zone because before I left Canada there was obviously no baby, and now I was back and there was an adorable 9 month old little human making their family into ...
Trip's Eve
Hello everyone! Today is the day before we leave and we thought that we would send out our first travel entry while we are still at home and on a familiar computer. We do not anticipate having any problems finding internet cafés with speedy ...
Four months in a Bag - Her/His Packing List
NOTE - Make sure that you check our last blog in which we refined the packing list. Here is our list of everything that we packed. Note that 'packed' is in the past tense. We have already packed and cannot believe that our little ...
entry 10: Montreal/Toronto
... ;m so not in the mood. Planning to get up early tomorrow and plant some trees, just one of the many orientation activities. Anyway bed now... I will write lots more about Guelph soon! I’m just so busy right now with o-week and getting to know ...
One Week Later - Packing List Revised
Connie's Packing List L.L.Bean Celia Daypack L.L.Bean Stowaway Daypack Clothes 5 short-sleeved/sleeveless tops 1 pink long-sleeved pullover 1 black long sleeved gauzy top 1 Landsend dark fleece 1 knee-length nightshirt 2 pairs long pants - ...
To Blog or Not to Blog
... this site as we make our way through the Yucatan, Belize, Guatemala, and the Chiapas, before heading back to Canada from Guadalajara in Central Mexico. We are writing this blog to provide ourselves with a record of our travels ...
Back to the Future, Back to the East
... of November I was completely exhausted but had to stay connected to the internet to fulfill my work contract. I headed east to Guelph Ontario to visit my Dad and his wife and spent Christmas in their beautiful little City. My contract ended ...
entry 11: O-week at UoG
... we wanted, then one of the OVs got up and demonstrated and then he did it too, it was great. Tuesday I did a tour of Guelph (the town) with some other internationals then had a big night over at the suite next door with most of the others on our floor. ...
The Plan
Hello everyone, Here is our tentative plan. The first month is pretty well planned but whatever we do after that, will depend on where the winds take us. THE PLAN YUCATAN, MEXICO (3 weeks) December 11th - ...
New Friends
... of my Jonathan's Chocolate Malt Cake which Jonathan himself hasn't got to try yet! If I can get my laptop online you will see pics... and maybe baby pics too... cuz Guelph is babytown... You just go there and you may get pregnant drinking the ...
Recognizing Myself
There was a time in my life when there was nothing more important then travelling. Travelling somewhere. Going anywhere. Just going to a place where things were different then where I was. I needed inspiration. Inspiration and spontaneity, the ...
Tiny Love
Well, we had him!! We had him we had him we had him!! He is incredible!! SO beautiful and tiny and, I could go on and on.... I can't stop looking at him. No. Staring at him. The way he smells, the way he sleeps, his little, involuntary smiles, his ...
Dusting Off
Record highs yesterday and even if it does drop down again, the weather cannot take away the awards of the warm, sunny days we've been enjoying (loving). All the typical spring cliches apply. Spring in your step. Everything is anew. The flowers are ...
Tunes
There really isn't a day that goes by that I don't listen to music. Some of the most significant connections I've made have been through music. I associate it with friendships, travel, good days, bad days and, really, everything under the sun. Life ...
The Path to Dreams
... its down-sides, as does very job I guess. Since we moved into the house I have felt terrified of being stuck here in Guelph and becoming one of the 'Minivan Majority' which is so not me. Not a daily basis where I'm evidently freaking out all the ...
It's Been a While...
It's been years since my last photography show. I haven't had much time to work on anything for long time. I've got things lined up to work on, shows to put together, but I really haven't had the time. Some people would say 'make the time to do ...
A Hot Mess
As I sit here overheating I feel like a chocolate bar gone bad. A little dashboard, a little too much sun and voila! A big freakin' mess. It has been HOT HOT HOT during these August dog days and surprisingly, and thankfully, it's been really cool ...
Germy November
It never fails. Every, single November of my life, when the weather starts turning, I catch a nasty cold. This year I thought I would be saved by the miracle drug Cold FX. Ever tried it? It IS a miracle drug but you have to take it at the VERY first sign ...


