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Jul 19
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Guest Post: The Echoes of Ottawa's Streetcars

This post was written by a friend of mine, Emma Kent. Emma is an artist and historian, with particular interests in local Otawa history,...

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Julie

Jul 9, 2019
6 min

The Story of my Canoe Trips

I went on my eleventh canoe trip in Algonquin Park this weekend. It was a short trip with the kids from the leadership program at Camp...

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Aug 26, 2018
1 min

Home Again!

We made it home late on Friday, after the longest day ever! The first thing we did was eat a bunch of caesar salad! (We were warned not...

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Aug 23, 2018
1 min

The Last Day in India

Ok, it was actually two days, but to us it has felt like one. Yesterday we woke up in Trivandrum and drove to visit a pretty cool palace...

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Aug 21, 2018
1 min

Umadevi the Elephant

We started off the day by going to a beach, unfortunately the water was too rough to swim, but we waded and got to splash around a bit....

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Aug 20, 2018
1 min

Driving to Trivandrum

We spent most of the day travelling to Trivandrum, which is where we are staying for the next few days until we fly back to Delhi. This...

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Aug 19, 2018
1 min

Relaxing in Vazhoor

Today was a rest day. We mostly stayed in the house we're staying at, but we did go for a walk once the sun came out! We figured out what...

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Aug 18, 2018
1 min

Wedding Day!

Today was the wedding! The bridesmaids had to get up super early, at 4am. We needed help putting on our sarees (they are complicated!) as...

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Aug 17, 2018
1 min

Onam Festival

Today we had a special meal at Priya's grandmother's house for a festival called Onam. The festival started off as a Hindu celebration...

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Aug 16, 2018
2 min

Rain and the Houseboat

It's been two days since we last had internet. So, as promised, I took some pictures of the resort yesterday morning. It was raining, but...

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Aug 15, 2018
1 min

Shopping for the Wedding

Today we spent a lot of time shopping for the wedding, getting clothing, jewellery and shoes. Pretty much our whole day was shopping!...

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Aug 14, 2018
1 min

Alleppey, Amma, and the Engagement

We drove back to Alleppey today for the engagement party. We stopped along the way to visit a temple that was built up around the house...

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Julie

Aug 13, 2018
1 min

Varkala and the Indian Ocean

Well, we found the rain and the jungle! We spent the day driving to Varkala. We made a stop along the way at the Padmanabhaswamy Temple,...

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Aug 12, 2018
1 min

Travelling to Kerala

Just a quick update today. Yesterday we were very sad to say goodbye to our driver Harpreet. He drove us to Delhi and we got on a plane...

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Aug 10, 2018
2 min

Jaipur

Today was a long day! We started off by making a quick stop at the Wind Palace (Hawa Mahal), which was just a facade set up so that the...

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Julie

Aug 9, 2018
2 min

Taj Mahal and Agra

We started bright and early today and went to visit the Taj Mahal! It was built by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1630 as a tomb for his...

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Julie

Aug 8, 2018
3 min

Flights and New Delhi

Flying to India was very different compared to my previous trips to Europe. We left Ottawa on Sunday, and three flights later arrived in...

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Jun 5, 2015
1 min

Home, Canada

I forgot to write my usual conclusion post about being safe and sound at home,so here it is! After Paris, we made our way back to London...

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May 31, 2015
1 min

Paris, France

Technically we're back in London, but I'm going to do a quick post about our two nights in Paris. So on the first night, we went to the...

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May 28, 2015
1 min

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

I'm getting my post done a little early today. We spent the day in Switzerland (this is the first time we've slept in the same place two...

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May 27, 2015
1 min

Lucerne, Switzerland

We spent so much of today on the bus! There was a ton of traffic. At the very least, there were some spectacular views along the way, and...

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May 26, 2015
1 min

Venice, Italy

We left Austria really early so we could have the afternoon/evening in Venice. We ended up arriving at our campsite at around three, and...

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May 24, 2015
1 min

Hopfgarten, Austria

Our afternoon in Austria was pretty awesome, because we went paragliding! But first, we drove through Austria admiring the mountains....

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May 24, 2015
1 min

Munich, Germany

I don't know what the internet will be like tonight, so I'm doing a quick update with my phone. Yesterday afternoon we arrived in Munich....

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Passport and Compass

Latest Adventures

Guest Post: The Echoes of Ottawa's Streetcars

The Story of my Canoe Trips

Home Again!

The Last Day in India

Umadevi the Elephant

Driving to Trivandrum

Relaxing in Vazhoor

Wedding Day!

Onam Festival

Rain and the Houseboat

Shopping for the Wedding

Alleppey, Amma, and the Engagement

Varkala and the Indian Ocean

Travelling to Kerala

Jaipur

Taj Mahal and Agra

Flights and New Delhi

Home, Canada

Paris, France

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Lucerne, Switzerland

Venice, Italy

Hopfgarten, Austria

Munich, Germany

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