Stay Inn Etobicoke

I would like to warn all Canadians and Americans staying at Protea Hotels in South Africa to not use their phone system.

This hotel group is in parternership with a company they call BBG.

However, it is actually the old '800-608-0575' scammers based in San Diego. If you have been hit by the Protea Hotel's BBG company immediately ...

Going Down Fighting…

Zipping along at 46 seemingly the world was mine to soak up and grab… But that was all about to change!!

It was one of those diagnoses that leaves you on the floor… Not one of those 6 months to live verdicts… Nothing that was going to snap me up that quick: nope just a prolonged agonized and yes painful wilt!!

I had never counted on what that would look like or feel like… How much ...

... many of those he dropped.

Now we put the finishing touches on our packing, which is code for...Connie (a.k.a. The Amelda Marcos of Birkenstocks) gets to decide which of the umpteen pairs of Birkies makes the trip and which get left behind.

This should be the last note before we hit the airport on Saturday. I should be putting some pictures and videos up then.

Ciao for now!

Casa Loma was the last place we visited. It is a grand house built outside of the city. The former owner made his fortune harnessing the power of the falls to sell electricity in the early part of the 1900's. Unfortunately, his lavish lifestyle and home ...

Jared: Bags packed.. ready to go.. heading to the Airport ready to take on the United Kingdom! Susan: Off to the airport for my 11:50 pm flight direct to Heathrow arriving at 12pm UK time. Slept for the whole flight so missed my Hindu meal ordered by my son Jared. What a shame. The kids suggested strongly that I use a bag pack so I have posted a pic of me and my new best friend for the next two weeks. Off to paddinton station to meet Jared and James here after called J&J.

... lake, we came upon Steam Whistle Brewing Co. where they were pulling people in for free samples of beer and water for the kids. It was rather warm, so we took them up on it. I have to say, it was a very tasty pilsner. We finally made it to the harbor. We got our Canadian flags and pins and went on a hunt for food. The best we could do amongst the throng of people and booths were free samples of milk and Fibre1 bars. Groan. We went to a couple of restaurants on the ...

I've been doing a lot of research online. Grandma: Qinzhou City --> possibly Dazhi Town(?) --> Mystery village. It's all part of this area they call a "prefecture-level city". That would be Qinzhou (or pronounced "haam jow" in Cantonese). I found these photos ...

... a concert. I'm getting that feeling with every number."

From the first note of the stirring Canadian national anthem, the audience gave enthusiastic applause to the Choir, and the Choir and Orchestra responded with wonderful performances. The audience was brought to their feet with “Come Thou Fount of Ev’ry Blessing.” And both Choir and audience were touched with the men’s performance of “Bring Him Home ...

... back). I decided the things I had to do was of course the CN tower, and at least a tour of the city (I also wanted to have a look at Air Canada stadium but wasn't a huge priority to me). I booked a Toronto hippo tour to get a view of the city from both land and water, while there were many different tour companies giving a similar tour and for about the same price, the hippo tours were the only company to go into Lake Ontario. The ...

... street is single storey lots of daylight with shopfronts and and external feel to it. Most popular room is the conservatory with lots of plants. The units themselves are similar to Winston Park in layout and finishes, suspended ceilings, carpet and wallpaper to corridors. Dementia does not have shower in en-suite, instead there is 1 shower and 1 bath shared between 32 residents and they have a scheduled bath or ...