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Travel Blogs from St john, Canada
Time to Git Stupid Drunk Bys Newfie Weddin'
This is a top pick! We flew 36 hours from Sydney to St. John's, Newfoundland via Vancouver and Toronto. It was straaaaaaaaange to be back in Canada and on our way home. We were now adjusting back to our own culture and our own ways of life and that was surprisingly a ...
Friends and Icebergs
... 've had in a LONG time (and I think Larry helped!) After seeing Larry off for work, Dennis took the motorhome into St. John's for an oil change, while the kids continued playing their games and getting to know one another. Anna and Simone were ...
Oy Ref
... not only around me but also about myself as well, this might sound like a crummy hippie sort of junk but since I came up to Canada by myself I have learnt lots of new things, hell I have even tried speaking Newfie, I have learnt to shovell snow like a ...
Hurricane #2
... ;After spending about 20 minutes on flooded roads, we decided to turn around. Lucky we did, as Hwy 1 was closed East of St. John's. Our B&B still had an open room (hooray), so we headed back there. Most of the afternoon was spent in ...
The Crows Nest and Newfoundland Railway Museum
... of "Cal's BIG ADVENTURE". This week, we will go and visit the world famous "Crows Nest - Officers pub", pay a visit to the St John's Railway Museum, and walk out to the Queens Battery and stand on top of Cabot Tower. First things first, with this ...
Screech IN
Well folks, I have finally got digital copies of the photos that were taken at my Screech In by my Girlfriend Clarice. Thanks to her, you get to see how great my back looks. So please enjoy the antics, from kissing a Cod, to being paddled, and ...
St. John's again
... off to sleep I heard the folks come in. They have some kind of Slavic accents and seem to holler a lot. F - June 23 - - St John's, Mine host and hostess are a very dour young couple and their kids are about the same (pre-teenagers). Definitely not ...
End of the road
Today we officially finished our journey East. We went to Cape Spear, the easternmost point in Canada. The winds were brisk and the waves were big. We toured the old lighthouse on the site. In the afternoon we went to the Rooms - the ...
St John's, hold down your hats, the KIWI is Here
... of my life drink the night before a long haul flight I have finally reached my final destination so far, St John's, Newfoundland. And it is just a magical arrival with the first dumping of snow for Winter happening when I step off ...
St John's at her Finest
Welcome all to an exciting episode of "Cal's World". Now wee bit of news recently, I have applied for work in Tasmania and am waiting to hear back from them, so hopefully something will come out of this application. Now the weather has started ...
West of St. John's
... little bays and villages. Looking a bit more substantial than in other places but possibly this is due to being closer to St. John's. Still a lot of little houses clinging to a lot of little rocks. Passed through such places as: Manuels (fossils there ...
North of St. John's Nfld
... little village called Bauline. Was a whaling village and apparently the rocks and bay are supposed to look like the mouth and baleen (straining thing) of a huge whale. No one could see this including the tour guides. Then we headed back to St. ...
Where the devil lost his poncho
Just a few miles north of Fort St. John we arrived at Charlie Lake, where we finally met Victor's second cousin Rick and his lovely family - Linda, warm and intelligent, and their beautiful daughters Gillian and Meagan. This, then, is the purpose of our ...
An night on George Street
Finished up our drive to St John's. Enjoyed a late lunch of Fish n' Chips at the Duke of Duckworth, a pub right by our B&B. Then wandered around the old town. After an amazing dinner at Bianca's, we headed to Georgetown where we ...
Ft St John, Whitecourt, Springbank, Calgary, Banff
... and set our sights on Springbank, a busy GA airport 20 miles west of Calgary International. We refueled at the oldest flying club in Canada. We had planned to rent a car at the FBO but they were out of cars and not interested in helping at closing time ...
St. John's, Nfld
... Tours. We did a drive around town for about a couple of hours and I sort of got my bearings. Very interesting place is St. John's. Raleigh planted the flag for England in about 1558 and then hustled off south. Then the Brits had to build forts ...
Mothers Day
... really appreciate all that my mum has done for me, from competitions to school lunches. On a completely different note, my stay in St John's is still going, for how long I am unsure, I would like to be here for my girlfriends capping at university, ...
Walking tour of St John's
We covered a lot of ground today. From our B&B, up to Signal Hill, then around to Quidi Vidi, and back dowtown to find some eats. Signal hill was great. We learned some Canadian History and had fantastic views of the city and ...
Stuck in St. John's
... place. We are realizing just how lucky we were to have power all night. Today it was actually quite nice in St. John's, albeit quite windy. We are still following the news closely to see if/when the highway will re-open. Until it ...
Last week of work for Cory
... Quebec before we depart. Over the past couple of years, I have summered in Prince George and wintered slightly further north in Fort St. John, working to save up money for this trip. And to gain some work experience in the biology field, of ...
PRESSING TO FT SAINT JOHN
... the night. Instead we ate supper in Ft Nelson and continued rolling through the night (literally) and landed in Ft St. John around midnight Wednesday night. Frankly, riding at night on these roads boarders of stupidity. The construction ...
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Well Clarice and myself went to a friends party last night, and out to dinner to a place called Montana's. Now I don't know how well you know birthday celebrations at restaurants, but the staff really pulled out the stops on this one with Jenny having ...
Oh Canada!
July 14 Today we are spending an unseasonably hot Canadian afternoon in the visitor center in Fort St. John, British Columbia. It seems we have been dragging record-breaking 100 degree weather with us everywhere we go. The normal high up here is in the ...
last Wal-Mart before Whitehorse
here is a handy map for Canada walmart locations quick and dirty. http://www.allstays.com/c/walmart-canada-locations-map.htm ...
Newfoundland, a small island with big views
... it probably is in reality. The fact that it rained throughout the whole day, combined with pothole dodging made the 440kms to St. John a lot tougher than usually driving the same distance elsewhere. I also had another little problem to worry about too, ...
PHONE CALLS
... in Newfoundland, the number has to change when you change provinces and the reception is really well, crap. That is my tip of the day, DON'T JOIN ROGERS WHILE IN CANADA. Signing out from another cliffhanger episode "Cal's World Adventure" ...