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Passport and Compass
Adventures Travelling and Camping
Adventure comes in many forms! Whether I need a passport and plane tickets,
or a compass and paddle, I love getting to explore the world!
Latest Adventures
Julie
Aug 112 min read
A Short Trip to Murphys Point
This past week, my friends are I were planning on spending three nights in Murphys Point Provincial Park. Unfortunately, we only managed...
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Julie
Aug 6, 20232 min read
Back to Canoeing
This past week I went on my twelfth Algonquin canoe trip! But even though it was my twelfth, it was the first in a few different ways —...
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Julie
Aug 26, 20223 min read
A Few Days in Algonquin Park
A few weeks ago, for the first time ever, I went camping with just some friends! I have been camping with all of these people before, of...
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Julie
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Horses and Mountains in British Columbia
Just about two weeks ago I went on a week-long trip to British Columbia to attend a horse archery clinic. Which I suppose warrants a bit...
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Julie
Jul 19, 20213 min read
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, 20196 min read
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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Julie
Aug 26, 20181 min read
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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Julie
Aug 23, 20181 min read
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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Julie
Aug 21, 20181 min read
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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Julie
Aug 20, 20181 min read
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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Julie
Aug 19, 20181 min read
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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Julie
Aug 18, 20181 min read
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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Julie
Aug 16, 20181 min read
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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Julie
Aug 15, 20182 min read
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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Julie
Aug 14, 20181 min read
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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Julie
Aug 13, 20181 min read
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 12, 20181 min read
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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Julie
Aug 11, 20181 min read
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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Julie
Aug 8, 20182 min read
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 7, 20183 min read
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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Julie
Jun 4, 20151 min read
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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Julie
May 30, 20151 min read
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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Julie
May 27, 20151 min read
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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Julie
May 26, 20151 min read
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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Julie
May 25, 20151 min read
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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Julie
May 24, 20151 min read
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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Julie
May 24, 20151 min read
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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Julie
May 24, 20151 min read
St. Goar, Germany
Tonight we're staying in a beautiful little town along the Rhine River in Germany. We're not here for long, just the night and leaving...
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Julie
May 22, 20151 min read
Amsterdam, Netherlands
So we woke up really early yesterday in order to get on the bus and drive to Amsterdam. We took the ferry across the channel and spent...
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