Howard Johnson Airport Hotel - Winnipeg

... about £1.50!!!! But the cinema we went to was a Mecca for the freaks of Manitoba. We bought our tickets for Pandorum a Sci-fi flick staring Dennis Quaid, and the main character is called Bower (which may be why Kristina was so keen to see it). As the trailers ended we were the only souls in the auditorium, but as the film started in came a procession of oddities. There was a guy sat behind us who sat with his i-pod in cranked up to the max for ...

... Plaza de la Republica. The plaza is surrounded by amazing buildings--the old cathderal (which is unsafe to enter), the Casa Presidencial, and the Museo Nacional. We got detailed tour of the museum and again learned tons about Nicaraguan history.<br><br>Our next stop was Loma de Tiscapa. This is a newer sight for the public and there are many plans for museums and landmarks. Even now though it is quite the place. It's located on a hill above the Crowne Plaza and it used to be the home of ...

... Checking in at the Air Canada desk was no problem and very efficient, as was getting through security. Now that we were shed of most of our luggage, we did our 'Duty Free' shopping, and picked up some Sake and a few other items. With only about an hour until boarding we stopped at an eating area, by our gate, and had a beer and a Lemon Vodka, some pizza, and shrimp dumplings. We boarded our Air Canada Airbus 340, flight 4 to Vancouver ...

... store that sold me the trailer had attached my (lost) plate that way. The reason I lost that plate was because of the rear of the bike that had fallen off the trailer had it's kickstand rubbing against the plate. Then the high winds on the drive through Saskatchewan and Manitoba must have finished the job of breaking the ties. Time to head to the West Coast. Lessons learned. Have faith in the Universe to provide the signs required before anything major occurs. I live a Charmed Life!

... in the benches in the waiting area. The seven hours went by very quickly, and it seemed that in no time we were getting on our flight to Winnipeg. It was quick, at this point I was just ready to get home, and I was releived that we went through customs in Vancouver, it was nice to be able to just walk off the plane and get our bags in Winnipeg. My mom and sister were waiting for me in the waiting area, my bags came quickly and then we were on our way back to Brandon.

... and is now in South America and he has now thoroughly convinced me South America is next!!! So this is for everyone starting out travelling DO YOUR HOMEWORK! And don't be afraid to contact these people they have been very nice and helped me with a lot of future decisions I needed to start making now! Thanks to all you fellow travelors, would have gone mad had it not been for your help!

... zombies so they can walk past the real zombies unnoticed? Another thing I noticed was that in every mall or shopping centre we went in, the busiest place out of them all were the lottery and scratch card kiosks. Couldn't help and wonder that this was because everyone was trying to get the funds to escape! The highlight of the day was stumbling upon a street festival. We were given a real treat in the form of some live pro wrestling. So ...

... home as we had walked most of the day so we ate and then went straight to bed. Today we actually got to go to the museum! We made it early enough to have a good wander around and see as much as possible. It is a really good museum and we enjoyed it a lot. We got to go on a really old ship and see what life would have been like living on it. We also got to see lots of really old shops and were able to have a look inside and see how they would have been laid out. There was so much ...

... we hopped the border into the US to see Tim's grandparents in North Collins.  (Near Buffalo)  There was a family gathering where Rea finally got to meet Tim's Dad's side of the family--we've been married 5 1/2 years and it was the first time we'd been to visit!  Just as Rea was beginning to figure out the family tree, names and who belonged to whom, it was time to go... Of course a trip to another country is never ...

... stop stretch and relax for a bit, so looking at the Canadian tour book I mentioned Fortwhyte Alive, an environmental education centre featuring bison, prairie dogs, deer and other unique animals (at $6 I thought it wasn't bad value either). It was also on the outskirts of the city making it easy to get to and back onto the highway, fearing it would nearly be peak hour traffic too. The tour book said allow at least 1hr minimum so I thought ...