Kitchener, Canada Travel Blogs

Why didn't we book ONE WAY tickets???
Feb 15, 2005

The last 24 hours in any destination are nothing short of depressing. The list of "our last..." was steadily growing. Our last breakfest in Africa. Last shop visited/ last 100% fruit juice drank/ last walk/ drink/ pee/ book read/ minibus ride/ (re) ...

The lingering question
Jan 5, 2005

We have a few days to go and only a small list of things to get done: change money into foreign currency, photocopy documents, find all the documents, last-minute laundry, last-minute phone calls, last-minute thoughts of wondering what the hell we're ...

Lessons learned - and we haven't even left yet!
Jan 9, 2005

I woke up this morning to the sharp realization that within a matter of hours my feet will be stepping onto the plane that will fly me to the start of my five week escape. This is not to say that I'm an any way prepared for this trip, although one could ...

An unexpected visit to New York City
Feb 8, 2007 (11 photos)

The adventure is never really over until the plane lands at your destination, or rather, until your bags land at your destination.  Following our days in Mendoza we spent a short 6 hour van ride through the Andes, watching The ...

An eventful final 48 hours
Feb 25, 2008

A parrot-nosed German, my own valentine resurfacing in San Jose and a missed plane due to ice.... Our final 48 hrs signaled once again that my adventures are never over until I'm home, and then I guess truly complete once the luggage has safely been ...

Central America Escape!
Jan 29, 2008

There are no travel warnings, nor sub zero temperatures to the next destination!  Monday at the highly anticipated hour of 0630 our plane will be leaving for Costa Rica! I'll be making this trip with my roommate, as Kevan is stuck at home ...

Oktoberfest
Oct 11, 2009 (9 photos)

... .  We went to bruch and ate cheesecake, the healthy option of course!  We drove to what I think was Kitchener, and went over to her friend Gurleen's house.  We all went to Oktoberfest.  We bought the best hats.  ...

Waiting for a year to get on a plane...
Jan 8, 2007

It snowed this morning which signals it's time to once again pack my bag.  We're off to Chile and Argentina on a 3 1/2 week trip.  I'll be scouting out the country before Kevan arrives as I take one week of Spanish lessons in Santiago.  And ...

Well i just booked my flight to ottawa i ...
Dec 10, 2001 (1 photos)

... . So we will all be bringing some up. This is my itinerary: 21 DEC 2001 - Friday Trillium Air FLT PD3004 LV Kitchener, ON 16:30 AR Ottawa, ON 17:40 22 DEC 2001 - Saturday First Air FLT 872 LV Ottawa, ON 08:35 AR ...

Oktoberfest Thanks-giving drinking session
Oct 8, 2007

... as a possible replacement, and the whole matter was put up to a referendum and the rest is history. Secondly, Kitchener still likes to remember its German heritage and is home to the Bavarian festival of Oktoberfest, the largest of its kind  ...

Eagerly awaiting
Aug 31, 2007

Talked to Kiki last night, before she went to the QOTSA concert in Calgary- ONE WEEK!!! I cant believe we are actually going, i am addicted to searching the net for new and exciting things to do while we are there. To me, this trip is a long time coming ...

The road is icy and it's -1C outside
Mar 14, 2006 (12 photos)

It has been five days since we landed at Pearson Airport. Five days of re-learning how to drive, five wonderfully hot showers and five bowls of cereal - with milk! With the plane ticket home the traveller is also issued the standard 'reluctance' ticket: ...

The week before
Jan 26, 2006 (1 photos)

Bug spray, sandals, passport and malaria pills. It's one week before we leave, at least I've thought about packing. Last years' trip I entered Africa with fears of snakes and spiders. This time, it's any of the tropical diseases we will encounter...and ...

Well i am finally back in kitchenersitting ...
Jan 3, 2002

Well, I am finally back in Kitchener...sitting at home and wishing I were back in Iqaluit. Here is what I have been up to since my last post. December 31 I woke up and read for a while and when I got up, both my brothers were gone to work! Chris ...

Well it is just after 1:00 am and i am ...
Dec 21, 2001

... minute things, which I always forget something. Oh well, I can but it in the arctic for 3X the price.... Good night Kitchener....my next sleep will be in Ottawa at my aunt and uncle's. One more thing...I bought my first carton of smokes today! ...

Aggie '97
Apr 26, 1997

Today I drove to Hamilton with some Brunetta lady and a girl I swear is gay. It was ... uncomfortable. Then I went on the bus and me and this girl Tracy talked about Goatboy from SNL for three hours and I laughed constantly for three hours. Then we had ...

Closing and guest speaker
Apr 27, 1997

Today I was awoken again but at 8 a.m. this time. Then we had to rush and get to breakfast on time. After that, we had closing ceremony and I got to say something. Then, we had to sit through a gurest speaker of a lady that was in a plane crash in ...

The Welbeck Sawmill and a dance
Apr 26, 1997

Today I was awoken by about 20 Rangers that decided to wake up at 6 a.m. and get dressed and make a racket. This was after my wonderful sleep on a gym floor when the leaders couldn't find the switch to the lights. Later, I went to the Welbeck Sawmill ...

kitchener
Jun 27, 2008

lived here for 10 yrs, quiet quite germanic a little insular

Canada and stuff
Jun 10, 2009 (9 photos)

Hi all, we have been in Canada for four days, the weather has been warm but a liitle grey which hasn't been unpleasent at all. i am amazed at the size of the place the roads are much wider than at home in NZ and you seem to be able to drive endlessly. The ...

Kitchener/Waterloo
Jun 11, 2007

Went for Oktoberfest in 2004.

Still in Canada
Jan 19, 2007

Jeff - My time off from work has been approved so Jess and I have to book the flight and rent the motorhome and we will be ready to go......oh yeah.......and we have to learn German, Italian, French (hopefully something sticks from school) and maybe Dutch ...

BREAK UP
Jun 8, 2006

... , then Jenn stepped up to the plate and said she would be brave and drive on the actual expressway all the way to Kitchener. We took the Frederick Street exit and headed to the movies. The prices of movies in Kitchener are so cheap....$6 for a movie, who ...

So the flight begins!
Jan 25, 2008 (1 photos)

Depart:  Fri. Jan. 25 1340 Toronto Arrive: Sun. Jan. 27 0500 Nadi Fiji My thoughts right now: Trying not to think of how long this flight process will be!  I lose almost a day with the time difference. To be honest, can't pin pint ...

Jim & June's Odyssey 091016
Oct 16, 2009

... steins) and the famous Stone Crock Bakery.  There’s even a special train system that transports tourists from the Kitchener/Waterloo area. ·        Stratford – Best known as an Arts & Festival town ...

cheched out the area a bit
Jan 28, 2009

by driving around

Winston Park
Jul 27, 2005

Ron Schlegel owns a company that is a major care home provider throughout Ontario. They have tried to take on board ideas of communities and continious care under one roof. Several such developemnts have been completed, the first one is the Village of ...

One more sleep
Mar 9, 2009

One more sleep before we go....very excited - can't wait till tomorrow.

Four Day Countdown
Jul 23, 2008

As I'm writing this I realize I should definitely be packing, running errands or making phone calls to BC but I've found yet another distraction! It's four days until our BIG move...that day I've been alluding to for years in travelpod blogs and ...

Visiting relatives
Sep 27, 2007

Lovely!