Nanaimo, Canada Travel Blogs

Reflections of the last 15 months
May 25, 2007

Wow, what an amazing adventure. What can we say about it, can you really sum it all up in a few words. It was beyond anything we imagined. We can honestly say we have been changed forever from this trip. Even months later we notice we look at things ...

Getting ready to leave
Nov 12, 2005

For those of you who don't know what we are up to, here it is: We have sold our house, had 2 large garage sales to get rid of a lot of our stuff. We have compacted all our belongs into a 5X10 storage locker. Audrey has taken an extended leave of ...

Quirky info about our travels
Nov 24, 2005

... at the check in counter at Luang Prabang from Duncan as well, what's up with Duncan? -couple from Vancouver that knew people in Nanaimo we had heard of -family from Victoria, we stayed at the elephant nature park in Thailand at the same time Cape Town ...

Wednesday 20 August
Oct 12, 2008 (5 photos)

... We had decided not to take the RV over as we were only going over night to visit my Aunt Jo-Anna and Uncle John who live in Nanaimo, and as we were intending to stay at their house we had no need to go to the hassle of driving the RV across.   We ...

Travelling Tales
Jun 25, 2009 (3 photos)

... parents, and then back to Jersey and Devon. Upon touchdown in Toronto in late August, we plan to take our motorbikes back to Nanaimo through the States, just in time for work/school to start. So during this summer holiday, I've decided to continue to blog ...

Beautiful Nanaimo
Oct 15, 2007 (10 photos)

... roof!) Then we took the kids to a big playground by the ocean, in Parksville, which they really enjoyed, before driving back to Nanaimo and watching some baby deer happily grazing on someone's front lawn. We had KFC with Auntie Sue & Uncle Kurt (or PCF ...

Vancouver Island
Oct 27, 2005 (26 photos)

19th -27th Oct We took the Harbour Lynx Ferry across to Nanaimo (the second biggest city on Vancouver Island). We stayed at the Painted Turtle Guest House - which was a very clean and welcoming place to stay (but beware the pubs/clubs empty at 2am and ...

Preparations
Feb 20, 2006

In preparing for my travels to Turkey, I have put together an online travel blog that will be my online travel diary. I want people to be able to keep in touch with me and find out how my trip is going. This is the best way for me to keep everyone up to ...

the countdown
Oct 5, 2009

I'll be leaving in 2 days. I would like to say that its been a bit frantic getting ready and all. But it hasn't; when you live out of a backpack for 300+ days a year, packing for a trip just feels like part of the routine. As mentioned in the intro, the ...

Thanksgiving Canadian Style
Oct 15, 2007 (2 photos)

This afternoon we all had a wonderful catch up with Fred's Auntie Sue & Uncle Kurt, and also his cousin Kurt Junior. We arrived at their place at about 1pm, and stayed on for a Thanksgiving dinner - attended by 22 people! We met lots of first cousins, ...

on the road again soon!
Jun 16, 2009

testing... we will be revving our engines in a couple of weeks, eastward bound.. on whatever piece of ashphalt that will get us to Ottawa.

Vancouver Island
Oct 25, 2006 (5 photos)

En overnatning paa Vancouver med mine foraeldre

home at last
Sep 20, 2008

We have arrived in Nanaimo, British Columbia, CANADA, and are settling in nicely. It's our 3rd weekend here already and we're loving island-life so far. After a couple months of non-blogging action, I thought I would continue on my previous site, ...

Exploring Nanaimo and Area
Aug 15, 2009 (3 photos)

... It was warm and sunny when we arrived, about mid 20s and no humidity.  We stayed at the Painted Turtle Guesthouse in downtown Nanaimo, very close to the harbour.   George Wassef was first to arrive and then Tinker and I checked in around 2:30 pm. ...

Von Nanaimo bis Victoria
Aug 14, 2006 (53 photos)

... den Seegang von der Strait of Georgia zu spueren und waren froh, dass wir die Ueberfahrt nicht vorgenommen haben. In Nanaimo angekommen hiess es mal wiedre putzen, aufraeumen, einkaufen, Internet besuchen, duschen und waschen. \ Als Gerwin dann gegegen ...

Nanaimo
Apr 28, 2006

See Where I am entry

Defying Death
Mar 10, 2008 (1 photos)

... town on the highway that would take us ninety miles along the coast of Vancouver Island and on to Victoria. Fifteen minutes outside of Nanaimo we arrived at WildPlay Park. We arrived forty-five minutes early and we were okay with that. I was not in a ...

Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, 3rd to 5th August 2007
Aug 3, 2007

Blog to follow.....

Mount Finlayson Hike
Aug 26, 2009 (10 photos)

... who asked "what took you guys?"  He had thought we was closer to the top earlier in the climb. After taking in the scenery from 414m we descended and headed to Nanaimo....for yes a Nanaimo bar..!!!!  Then back to Sydney for the evening....

Nanaimo, Tsawwassen, Seattle
Sep 11, 2005 (15 photos)

... isn't a ferry from Campbell River. That would have been devine and saved us a lot of drive time. Our departure time form Nanaimo is 10:15. No stops along the way, so we pull in with 25 minutes to spare. Nice little harbor and terminal. The ...

Going to Canada, ay...
Oct 13, 2007 (9 photos)

... We felt like right wallies when following our streets & maps guide, we couldn't understand how the road signs were saying '95' to Nanaimo, and the streets & maps was saying '50'...then we realised that streets & maps was in miles, and all the speed limit ...

In Nanaimo
Aug 20, 2007

Vicky Swan is picking me up from the Painted Turtle Guesthouse on the corner of Bastion and Commercial, overlooking the water, at 4 or 5 p.. today after she finishes work.  We are then going to her place in Nanoose Bay. 

If it's Wednesday, it must be Vancouver Island. .
Jul 15, 2009 (9 photos)

The absence of rocks outside our balcony tells us the tide is in and it's time to move on . . . well, tomorrow morning anyway. We took a drive down to Victoria today, the capital of BC - a very busy place. We've decided we prefer nature to cities - at ...

Island hopping
Apr 1, 2008

... in storage and then packed a handy easy to carry bag for a cheeky sidetrip. We jumped on a bus and then a ferry across to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. It's maybe not the best time for a visit, but I'm here so I've got to see these places anyway. That ...

petit recul
Sep 3, 2007

Petite mise à jour rapide . Après avoir visité Victoria, nous sommes retournés à Nanaimo pour prendre le traversier vers Vancouver. C'était une autre journée magnifique. Après avoir visité Esquimalt et Royal Road, 2 anciennes possessions militaires ce qui m'a ...

Seeing Kim from Saigon in Nanaimo
Aug 19, 2007 (1 photos)

... / night.  Anyway, used their free internet a nd got a message from Kim who I met in Saigon, and she was travelling to Nanaimo at 2 p.m. on the mini bus from  near Comox and was I in Nanaimo and could I meet her that day at the Departure Bay ...

Farewell Nanaimo, Hello Calgary
Jul 24, 2007 (10 photos)

Hi All. =) We are about to leave this little town for a Big-er city and thought that we would post some more photo's while we can!! Hope you enjoy them as much as we did taking them!!! =) xoxo

Nanaimo and the Crowbar
Oct 29, 2005 (3 photos)

... FIGHT!" and "YOU'RE MOTHER'S A BIG DIRTY WHORE", each yelled in a some kind of evil, devil voice. Quite amusing... Nanaimo was a great experience... a bit scary, but a great adventure. I got up the next morning, enjoyed a great breaky in the hostel's ...

Whale Tales
Jul 21, 2007 (5 photos)

hey  guys and girls :) Today we went WHALE watching and guess what ? It was wicked !!! We saw a whole pod of Killer whales feedin on sockeye Salmon , there were about 2 males a female and a baby girl :) the tour was around 3 hrs long however it ...

Stained Glass, Quilts and good eats
Mar 18, 2006 (7 photos)

... seen. Service, sermon and tea following were also very welcoming and, to my way of thinking, "right on". Took a drive around Nanaimo, where I used to live and work between 1976 and 1981. Not a lot has changed in the downtown core though the malls ...