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Travel Blogs from Victoria, Canada
The Castle That's Not A Castle
... after the hour-long trip up there. Deciding it wasn't worth the effort for just one hour we instead walked up Victoria's castle, Craigdarroch Castle. The map simply said it was 'six blocks' up Fort Street, but after walking for what felt like ...
Travels With Lobo - RETROSPECTIVES Edition
... much as I do. As with the blogs, she is my final and only editor/proof reader. By the way winters in Victoria are by far the best available in Canada. The grass is green in the winter, the daytime temperatures hover in the range of 6 – 10 deg. C ...
Victoria, BC
... 08/07 This morning we packed up, jumped in the tree shower and boarded the ferry to Victoria, which is located on Vancouver Island. A few hours later we hit shore and headed to a campground just outside the ...
From There to Here
... in 8 months since our last entry? A journey that has taken us through Thailand, Myanmar, and across the Pacific back to Victoria, where we arrived 6 months ago... In so many ways we continue to arrive even today. We remember Thailand as a refuge of ...
Ab Pier 69 von Seattle nach Victoria
... fettes Fruehstueck eingeschlossen! Habe bei dieser Gelegenheit uebrigens gelernt, dass "taub" (i.S.v. tauber Zunge) auf englisch in Victoria "hairy" heisst. Ansonsten waere die Aussage zu meiner Zunge auch irgendwie seltsam gewesen... Weiter gings zu ...
Victoria
... west of Vancouver, then a hour and a half ferry trip across to Vancouver Island. Then another half hour bus ride into Victoria, the capital of the British Columbia province. Victoria sells itself on its "Englishness" and is a real touristy place. It has ...
Canada - Day 2
... auks; pigeon guillemots, marbled murrelets and rhinocerous auklets plus a few [as yet] unidentified dolphins. And then on to Victoria for yet more mountain views; fantastic sights of snow covered mountains of Washington state, usa. Great hotel on the ...
Why Panama?
... 4. Pedasi 5. Bouquete 6. Volcan/Cerro Punta 7. Boca del Torro 8. David Since my spouse Barbara is still has a job back in Victoria, British Columbia, we are not ready to become expats but in the meantime I can certainly spend part of my time doing what ...
Headache Rules the Day
... in case, and had a Belgian waffle with the glorious Maple syrup, my first this trip. We wandered around the shops of Victoria, hugged a Mountie black bear, and stopped off at Murchie's for so-called afternoon tea. It would have cost $60 at The ...
Wedding Bells Ringing
... with us and such an awsome party. Amazing food, fabulous dancing, and lots of laughs. In a few days we are off to Turkey to start our middle east adventure and the beginning of our extended honeymoon. All our best from Canada, Dan and ...
Cruise Day 7 - At Sea and Victoria B.C.
... , I treat myself to a Little Dipper. It's vanilla ice cream with bananas, chocolate and caramel sauce - it was delicious! In Victoria I took a horse drawn trolley ride. It's a town of about 300,000 to 350,000 residents with the lowest price ...
Little Britain
... some fish. Feeling somewhat hungry ourselves, we headed back to the inner harbour area and went to a cafe which promised Victoria's most awesome fish and chips (another gesture towards Britishness). Well, that sounded like a gauntlet. We had a starter ...
Canada Day
Ah yes, Canada Day! I looked forward to spending this in Victoria! We headed down quite early to tour about the harbour a bit. Just amazing.... We sat and watched the shows outside the parliament buildings...then settled ourselves down near the ...
Victoria is great place to be!
What a great place to spend time. Nice people, vibrant city, hip, trendy, music, young people. This backpackers inn is right in the middle of the action. Very creative scene. Fun. Did get a parking ticket today, even while I had paid the fare in ...
Getting Ready for South America
We are just over a week away from our long-anticipated trip to South America. "Why South America?" is a common question asked when we informed friends of our upcoming trip. And here is our response. When saying goodbye to our Australian friends, Carolyn ...
Roll Up the Rim To Win and Other Musings
... then via Detroit to Chicago, along Interstate 90 to Seattle via the Badlands of South Dakota, Yellowstone National Park, Seattle to Victoria, British Columbia where I will be living, with Barbara, for the next three months. I arrived back in Ottawa ...
Beacon Hill Park
So the first thing we do, is head off for a walk. Rob took me to Beacon Hill Park. Sitting downtown is this beautiful, wonderful park. To walk into it, is to suddenly feel at peace. The trees and lush plants make you feel as if you ...
Adopting Betsy the Wonderwagon.
... (yes in BC on February - potentially on teh cold side but it was a necessary bonding experience). After a short walk around Victoria (very pretty harbour area and oldy worldy buildings and lots of water and green areas) and a stop for ...
How The Victorians Did It
... right time. It's a sad day. A shower and non-insult-laden breakfast later I was ready and packed for our trip to Victoria on Vancouver Island. Apparently you can see bears, whales, eagles, and all sorts of wildlife, just not in February. ...
A short holiday (yes another one)
... (yeah I don't know how to say it either!) and went over to Swartz Bay to get to British Columbia's provincial capital...Victoria. Despite horror stories (eg "it's...nice" or "very British") it's a pleasant city and very small! The only British thing ...
Tofino to Victoria
... Vancouver, but it is the capital of the province of British Columbia. There are lots of old buildings and interesting architecture in Victoria and it's very easy to walk around so I plan to do some exploring over the next couple of days. The ...
Victoria - first time on a float plane!!
... stunning sea and inland walks and teaming with wildlife (although still no Beavers spotted at Beaver Lake). On arriving into Victoria we took a bus out to the renowned Butchart Gardens which have been round for 104 years. The Butchart's built ...
A week of diversity
... und schnell von statten ging, und ein paar Stunden später war ich bereits auf der Fähre nach Vancouver Island und erreichte Victoria, wo ich Rob, Sandy und Cathy traf, bei denen ich im Moment wohnen darf. Victoria ist ein sehr schöner Ort und es cool, ...
The Returning Vacationist
... to add some photos as well. So to recap quickly... Since I last wrote which was sometime on Friday morning, we landed in Victoria on Vancouver Island, BC around 5pm or so. I was supposed to have a shore excursion to the gardens, but my day had ...
Home, Sweet Home
... way to pick up our car and our dog, Shae. All that's left is to get something for dinner and drive to our home in Victoria Beach. It is great to be home. Seven weeks is a long time to be away from familiar surroundings and our family, friends and ...
Tide Pools!
After a walk through the park, we headed down to the coastline. The ocean is something that I haven't experienced much in my life. It certainly shows its force and beauty. We walked along the coast and climbed some rocks to look in the ...
12 Mann in einem Boot
An diesem Morgen erstmal lecker Kaffee und Scone bei Starbucks, dann gemuetlich zum Hafen runter von wo aus das Whale Watching gestartet ist. Der Himmel war erst noch ziemlich bedeckt, aber zum Glueck ist es aufgeklart und wir hatten strahlend blauen ...
Victoria, assorted meals- activities to March 27
... at least 3 things to do each day so the time does not simply disappear. Among other things, during my days in Victoria I: - Continued researching my various family tree lines with my cousin and her almost 90 year old mother who makes the most amazing ...
Daydreaming
Daydreaming of the day I get to escape to the land down under where beauty and treasures awaits. Anticipation and feelings of excitement are bubbling in my stomach as December 6th, 2009 is approaching and my flight to Sydney, Australia is slowly becoming ...