Articles Posted in the Destinations Category
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Halifax – More Couch Surfing, More Fun Nights!
Thu 11 – Mon 15 November 2010 Picture this situation for me and tell me it isn’t perfect; inside the Propeller micro brewery in Halifax I found myself sitting on a crate of freshly bottled beer while enjoying the latest from their range, a wheat beer, a strong IPA then a dark while chatting with [...]
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Halifax – New Friends & the Best Open Mic Night Ever!
Mon 08 – Mon 17 November 2010 When I’d asked people in Montreal what I could do in Halifax the universal answer had been to drink beer; not because Halifax is a ‘hole’ but because it has something like 5 – 7 universities located in the city – a big student population so naturally a [...]
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Montreal, the Cultural Melting Pot of Canada
03 – 07 November 2010 I was off to Montreal; from what I’d heard it was the cultural melting pot of Canada with great music, a great art scene plus fantastic food and drink. Everyone I’d talked to had spoken highly of the place; I had compiled a list of things to do, things to [...]
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Waterloo & Niagara Falls Experience
01 -03 November 2010 I’d arranged to go and visit Wil’s cousin Peter in Waterloo, Peter had visited us briefly in New Zealand and I recalled really enjoying Peter’s company in the brief time we’d met. He had a nice persona about him along with an interesting background working with RIM, the makers of Blackberry. [...]
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Toronto Pt. 2 – Halloween, Friends & Food
28 October – 01 November 2010 Having had a really fun few days with Laura it was time to move on and Dan and Calina had kindly responded to my couch request. I spent the 28th in Starbucks sipping coffee and meandering the internet before heading over to Dan’s in the evening. I had a [...]
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Arrival in Canada (Toronto Pt. 1) – Sightseeing & Couch Surfing
25 – 28 October 2010 On the coach to Canada I pondered what this large country was about; land of the Canadian Mounted Police, birthplace of Pamela Anderson, Keanu Reeves and Celine Dion; I wondered if there was going to be much more to Canada. I was about to find out… First I needed to [...]
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Philadelphia – Cheese Steaks and The Rocky Horror Picture Show
22 – 24 October 2010 I was off to explore Philadelphia for a couple of days, I was going to taste cheese steaks! I’d had a reply from couch surfer Megan who said she had tickets to The Rocky Horror Picture Show; it all sounded pretty cool! I would have liked longer in New York, [...]
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New York (New York)
18th to 22nd October 2010 New York, the most populous city in North America, famous worldwide; would I enjoy it? I was about to find out. The Big Apple, the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street, business, food, languages, lots of people. Michael kindly responded to my couch surfing request and I met him after his [...]
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Washington DC – Food, Culture, People and Apple Picking
14 – 18 October 2010 For my last three nights in Washington DC I stayed with another couch surfer. I had an amazing time with Monica, it really sealed the couch surfing deal for me – no better way to travel! Beer Garden The night that I arrived another couch surfer was also staying the [...]
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Washington DC – Museums and Sights
13 – 14 October 2010 I stayed with a fellow couch surfer for my first couple of nights in Washington, Jake had a pretty busy schedule between university and protesting (his true passion – being an activist) but we did find time to chat about life, politics and religion and we went out and ate [...]
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