Days Inn Downtown Ottawa

Travel Blogs from Ottawa

What do ya mean "the elevator doesn't work"???

A travel blog entry by dougyb

Our exit from Barrie was uneventful. After the requisite photos were take (some have been uploaded), we were off on our big adventure. We made our way over to Highway 11 and had a leisurely drive to Orillia, where we stopped at Timmies to make sure everything was still properly secured to the bike. After a short pit stop, dad and I hopped on our …

The not so interesting first post

A travel blog entry by jess1833

... when we got below cloud level I couldn't get over the idea that I was actually looking down onto Canadian terrain. It looked really different to England mostly due to the neighborhood arrangement of houses, more trees than countryside, and long wide roads breaking up large areas of wilderness.

I could only really figure out the journey in stages, first the flight, getting work permit, finding the host outside for ...

Day 35, Aug 16 - Home

A travel blog entry by duanet

... bikes and shuttle bus. I was the biker guy - had my bike in pieces all over the hostel and asked several times for help finding things to pack my bike. The guy orders me a cab. Now there are larger square cabs similar to minivans, but is that what I get no. I get the standard Fiat small cab. after trying to get it in the bake seat it goes in the trunk and he secures it with a bungee cord after several minutes of fiddling around. At least he got me there fast and secure. He received a ...

Sightseeing Ottawa

A travel blog entry by damodif

... recover before we were going to watch Mel play her match about 20 minutes away.

So we arrive at the playing fields and the game had just started. Mel is on the bench as there was a mix up in the playing sheet...but that is soon sorted and after about 35 mins Mel is introduced into the game. Mario is very proud of his kids and what they have achieved thus far. He was talking up Mel in the car as to how good she was etc etc...and now we were going to see her in action.

I ...

Canada's Capital

A travel blog entry by scoonpooh

... upload pictures for the trip. I had gotten so far behind on my travel blog and this place did not help me catch-up.

After a few hours we went out and explored a bit. I found a nice place for dinner just 5 min. down the road – a Lebanese fast food place. There was not AC inside (to save on costs) and we ate on plastic plates and forks and drank tap water out of a small cup. But the food more than made up for it. I had this massive Shwarma plate that filled me ...