The Quebec Winter Carnival, or rather the Carnaval de Québec, is held annually in Québec City, Québec, Canada. At one time, it was the largest winter festival in the world. It's been held annually since 1955 and intermittently before that since its birth in 1894. It boasts of events like street parades, ice palaces, snow… Continue reading Quebec Winter Carnival 2020
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Introduction to Montréal Day 2
June 15 – 20, 2019 To start off our second day in Montréal, we had breakfast at Tim Horton's - obviously! This is a very popular chain, comparable to Dunkin' Donuts in the northeastern United States. They used to have some locations in mid and southern Maine but just about all of them have closed.… Continue reading Introduction to Montréal Day 2
Montréal: Day 1
June 15 - 20, 2019 While I've had many recent travels to Canada, I had yet to go to Montréal! This was an impromptu trip with no real plans ahead of time, and I was excited to go on this adventure with my partner, Brady! This was his first time in the great land of… Continue reading Montréal: Day 1
Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 4
August 24 – 27, 2018 On our last day (Monday), we decided to stop at one more site and then begin the trek back to Maine. When I was in Ottawa last, I had went to the Canadian War Museum and loved it (see blog post here). It covers war history from way back until modern… Continue reading Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 4
Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 3
August 24 – 27, 2018 We started our third day (Sunday) by going back to Le Nordik Spa-Nature for our massage. They were booked out our first day, but we decided to go back for that. We had originally thought we might spend two full days at the spa, but we decided to go for… Continue reading Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 3
Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 2
August 24 – 27, 2018 After settling in to our Air BNB the evening prior and having our trip to the lake, day two was for getting to the core of our trip: Le Nordik Spa Nature! This is a beautiful nature spa just over the Québec border in Chelsea about 30 minutes or so… Continue reading Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 2
Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 1
August 24 - 27, 2018 When I went to Ottawa in May 2018, I fell absolutely in love with the Le Nordik Spa-Nature (blog post here). I was interested in taking a trip back because I loved the area, and I wanted to do a short trip with others (I often travel alone, but I… Continue reading Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 1
Sample Itinerary for One Week in Ottawa
Day 1 Arrive in Ottawa, settle in, get rested from your travels. Explore the area around wherever you are staying. Find a nice restaurant or park. Take it easy. Day 2 Take a bus tour around the city of Ottawa to get a lay of the city and learn some interesting facts (and also have… Continue reading Sample Itinerary for One Week in Ottawa
The Trek Home: Ottawa to Boston
Sunday morning I was up around 8:00 AM and off to packing for the trip home. Then, it was goodbye to my Air BNB hosts, into a Lyft, and off to one of Ottawa's airports. After the fiasco of getting to Ottawa (shoutout to Porter Airlines, American Airlines, and Vayama for taking my sanity, a… Continue reading The Trek Home: Ottawa to Boston
Nails & Dinner
After the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum, I got lunch and then went to get my nails done! Walking to the nail salon, I walked through The Glebe, a historic neighborhood that is now buzzing with street life, stores, pop-up shops, and more. After, I went back to my Air BNB to rest before going… Continue reading Nails & Dinner
