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St. Catharines Slideshow
Travel Blogs from St. Catharines, Canada
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The beginning and VIA Rail
This is a top pick! ... cars, sleeping cars and an observatory on the top of one of the cars. Man, I can't wait to get this trip started! Now an hour till I take the train from St. Catharines where my parents live, to Toronto where I will catch the 10 o'clock train ...
5200 km of cross country driving later...
... Lake Superior is very scenic. After diving nearly 5200km of highway, through 3 time zones and 5 provinces, I finally arrived in St. Catharines. I'll be spending the next couple weeks here, waiting for some travel visas and relaxing with family. ...
Best Thing I've Done!
Who would have guessed that the best thing I'd ever do in my life of travelling would happen in my own livingroom in my hometown? Going soley on my dislike for my hometown, I definately wouldn't have. After being away for about a year and a half, I ...
Camping the smart way how to save money in Niagara
After departing from Hamilton I headed for Niagara Falls, although from the camp books and research done earlier the campgrounds close to Niagara Falls were quite expensive (some upwards of $80 - for full hookup I'd imagine). This factor combined with ...
Oh Canada!!
... nbsp; I interupted him and told her that he did have a job and really was on vacation (and wasn't planning on relocating to Canada!). Not too much to report about that. Except that calling on our cell phones in Canada is very expensive! So we ...
Pre Aussie Trip Prep
Because I'd been looking forward to a long haul trip across the world since I was 16, I had pretty much done all the prep I'd need to do about two years prior! I'd already bought the backpack to go to the UK in 1998, and I had plenty of travel gadgets ...
The Great Escape!
I have to confess... I'm writing this entry 3.5 years after the fact. I've just discovered the world of online travelogues and think it'd be a great way to keep track of what I've been getting up to the past few years. So then, just a quick ...
Leaving on a jet plane
After several weeks of planning, stressing and worrying about what was going to happen next, we have finally found ourselves ready to take off on our brand new adventure. We feel excited, nervous, anxious and scared all at the same time. There are so ...
Feel the Spray
... a suitable campground near the highway that runs from Toronto to Niagara Falls so we had to go a little bit further to St Catharines. We took a little detour through downtown Hamilton which was pretty big and the traffic was bad along Main Street. There ...
Waiting on the Weather
Patrick and I had planned on renting a kayak today. We were going to paddle around the Jordan Harbour and I was hoping to get some unique photographs of some of the wildlife. Earlier this morining it had rained quite a bit. I looked at the ...
Party Arty
... ; Went to the beach to put my feet into Lake Ontario but....a bit slimy for me. The area is $$ so headed towards St. Catharines in search of a campground. Came across Big Valley Campground and set up for the night. It's true to ...
I heart Port!
a lovely day to go strolling at port --- nickel carousel rides, frozen yogurt, strongbow at the kilt and clover... we lazed at the sands of lake ontario, and we savoured the cool breeze of the whole port area. this was one great night. ...
leaving
Carol, Karin and Liz begin their adventure. Three countries, eight cities in eight days in a Toyota FJ. Carol arrived before the break of day to pick up Karin and I and we set off into the fog and cold. We breezed through customs and were amazed by the ...
Milk comes in a bag????
... -to-be, Stephanie, the matron of honour and Kerry, my old Disney room mate and English Princess. We drove the hour to St. Catharines and I kept them up till 3am Canadian talking away because of course, I was wide awake. It was 8oC. Its ...
Beginning!
11:15 - Off we go! 11:17 - We turned a corner - the freezer door flew open and food went flying and two microwave dinners split open and there was chicken, brocolli, noodles and carrots all over the floor. Quick call to Scott at the shop to ...
Planning time
... and it worked out the fairest :) So then after the 8 hours of discomfort, we made it to Canada. We crossed the border and headed to St. Catharine's where we were planning on staying for up to 90 days! That soon changed, the next morning Jason ...
The Journey to Canada
So Richand, the Hosiassohn brothers (Daniel & Jason), and myself. Planned on driving straight to Canada after camp. We had all been there since May and we were so ready to leave. On the last day we said our goodbyes to the friends heading to New ...
Snow day at Brock!
... . We hope to be building igloos and snow sculptures today!! ------------------- UPDATE: So, what have i learnt today? That snow in Canada is useless! The weather is so dry here that its not packing snow but rather powder snow that falls here. So ...
I guess we can stop for food.
Another day in canada, another opportunity to shop! The weather was sunny and clear but dont let that fool you, it was a cold as the artic if you asked me so my choice of black dress and tights was oh so approrpiate. Not. After we walked to pick up ...
The Past Week and the Days to Come...
... which have, so far, gotten us all the way from the frozen desolate wasteland of Fort McMurray, Alberta, all the way to St. Catharines, Ontario, where the leaves are still green and the weather is still warm. Tomorrow we leave for Smiths Falls to ...
Canada Day - Africa bound
... to take the big Nikon SLR. Time will tell whether that's a good decision. Last night dinner - Noodle House on St. Paul street with Anah, Amu, Kayla and Liz . This town needs a good Pakistani resturant. Coffee at Anah's favorite coffee shop ...
Packing, Planning, Counting Down...
... January, and I feel like I've been researching and anticipating it for years. This month has been pretty good so far, hanging out in St. Kitts and such, but I'm sure it simply won't compare to the month we have ahead of us. We're flying out of Toronto ...
Our journey begins in 1 week
Hello! Jamez, Halyna and Rox are on our way in only 1 week! We finished packing all of our art supplies today. Thank you everyone for your kind donations, we could not have done it without you!! We head to Bhopal in one week! Can't wait to meet you Abeer ...
Doors of Stone Town
The doors had intricate Arabic design and were made with indigenous wood. Even the hardware was masterfully crafted ...
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