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Canada, Chelsea, Gatineau, Ontario, Ottawa, Québec

Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 4

August 27, 2018June 25, 2019 Lauren

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

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Canada, Chelsea, Gatineau, Ontario, Ottawa, Québec

Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 3

August 26, 2018June 25, 2019 Lauren

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

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Canada, Chelsea, Gatineau, Ontario, Ottawa, Québec

Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 2

August 25, 2018June 25, 2019 Lauren

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

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Canada, Chelsea, Gatineau, Ontario, Ottawa, Québec

Road Trip to the Homeland: Day 1

August 24, 2018June 25, 2019 Lauren

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

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Canada, Ontario, Ottawa

Sample Itinerary for One Week in Ottawa

June 6, 2018June 25, 2019 Lauren

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

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Canada, Ontario, Ottawa

The Trek Home: Ottawa to Boston

June 6, 2018January 20, 2019 Lauren

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

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Canada, Ontario, Ottawa

Nails & Dinner

June 6, 2018January 20, 2019 Lauren

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

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Canada, Ontario, Ottawa

Canadian Aviation & Space Museum

June 4, 2018January 20, 2019 Lauren

On my last full day in Ottawa (Saturday, May 26), I decided to go to start the day with the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum. This is another highlight of Ottawa, but one that I only had a passive interest in and wasn't sure I was going to go. But, when Saturday hit, I wanted to… Continue reading Canadian Aviation & Space Museum

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Canada, Ontario, Ottawa

Nature Nocturne & Canadian Museum of Nature

June 4, 2018January 20, 2019 Lauren

The Canadian Museum of Nature is Canada's national natural history and natural sciences museum located in Ottawa, Ontario. This is another top site in Ottawa and one that I had passive interest in. I was looking for something fun to do on a Friday night, and I decided I didn't want to go clubbing and spend… Continue reading Nature Nocturne & Canadian Museum of Nature

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Canada, Chelsea, Ontario, Ottawa, Québec

Le Nordik Spa-Nature

June 3, 2018June 9, 2019 Lauren

On Friday, I took a trip from Ottawa, Ontario, over the provincial border to Québec to go to Le Nordik Spa-Nature because it was recommended to me by several people, and I felt like a day of relaxation and mindfulness was in order! I first tried to go to Gatineau Park but due to rain,… Continue reading Le Nordik Spa-Nature

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Quotes About Travel

“Travel makes you realize that no matter how much you know, there’s always more to learn.”

“This heart of mine was made to travel the world.”

“Traveling alone will be the scariest, most liberating, life-changing experience of your life.”

“The best education you will ever get is traveling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world and acquiring experiences.

“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”

“I was not made for one corner. The whole world is my native land.”

“Wanderlust consumed her; foreign hearts and exotic minds compelled her. She had a gypsy soul and a vibrant hope for the unknown.”

“Sometimes all we need is a new perspective.”

“Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.”

“You will never be completely at home because part of your heart will always be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of knowing and loving people in more than one place.”

“I don’t know where I’m going, but I’m going. Are you coming with me?”

“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.”

“I urge you; go find buildings and mountains and oceans to swallow you whole. They will save you, in a way nothing else can.”

“Travel. As much as you can. As far as you can. As long as you can. Life’s not meant to be lived in one place.”

“Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.”

“We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone.”

“Travel far enough. You meet yourself.”

 

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