After 7 years of my early life being abroad, my first experience of Canadian wilderness was at our family cottage. Having had no freedoms, having never seen a forest or a clean lake, we spent a hot ride in our Ford Ltd, packed to the brim with bedding, food, water and books. My Father would …
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Our nerdy selves finally made it to Hamilton Ontario to take a tour on the HMCS Haida. It was just about the coolest tour possible. It is a floating piece of history that everyone should board at some point. A National Historic Site, run by Parks Canada check out the website HMCS Haida If you …
It was a perfect day to pack a picnic and head out to a new town. We picked Port Colborne, a fantastic town just along lake Erie, and the historical Welland Canal. Port Colborne is North of St. Catharine’s, where St. Catharine’s in my opinion has very little charm, Port Colborne has charm and history coming …
My husband and I have been hiking, and exploring by foot, or by bike, since we met 15 years ago. Of course, I never really understood what hiking really was until I met my husband, me being from everywhere and nowhere, the great outdoors was not something I typically embraced like a good Canadian. I …
A tiny boarding school in the middle of Canadiana small town, was not my ideal or even natural habitat. I had no idea how to be Canadian, between the hockey, the winter, and the weird conversation about the weather. I was lost, and my only solace was how well I could put up a wall …
What can be more Canadian this time of year, than maple syrup?! Growing up abroad, I have to be honest, I never had any maple syrup, and having always had rice, I never had a pancake! Visiting and learning all about maple syrup didn’t come until my adulthood. Yeah, I know, but what can you …
No matter how many times it happens, the first snow fall brings back an intense memory of my very first snowfall in Canada. I was 7, we had just moved back to Canada. My Mother had bought me snow pants, jacket, hat, mitts, scarf and big winter boots. I was ecstatic and a little scared. I …
The end of summer is near, and I am reminded of times past. It used to be that as the summer drew to a close, I was always faced with a new country, new school and new language. The few summers I had not thinking about change, were spent visiting family. Visiting family in the …
Niagara Falls is probably one of the most stunning and alluring natural falls. The Canadian side is spectacular, the city however, is tacky, ugly, and can be skipped! We have been several times, but nothing amazed me more, than seeing it frozen! We saw it completely frozen over, visiting in the coldest of winters. It …
