Montreal is a pretty cool city, I even came up with five things I love about Montreal here. However there are also some pretty cool places around Montreal worth visiting – you can even see them in a day trip. View Montreal Day Trips in a larger map Burlington, Vermont 155km – about two hours […]
Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in Montreal
March 23, 2012 by
Last weekend was Saint Patrick’s Day, we celebrated on the 17th with a box of Guinness and then on the Sunday we went and photographed the Montreal Saint Patrick’s Day parade. Saint Patrick is the best known patron saint of Ireland and the celebrations on 17 March celebrate Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity […]
5 Aspects of Montreal I Love
March 20, 2012 by
Eventually our Great North American Road Trip had to end; it had been one hell of a ride with so many highlights that picking ‘the’ best would be impossible. Renee had work to start in Montreal so for a little while we would call this city home. I’ve now been living in Montreal for a […]
Fresh Lobster in Connecticut
March 16, 2012 by
After an amazing Belgian beer drinking experience at the Belgium Comes to Cooperstown beer festival in New York state we visit Wil and his family in Connecticut where we enjoy another gastronomic treat – fresh lobster. After a meal of fresh lobster and fresh corn, melted butter and sides I’d have to say this was […]
Shoes for Backpacking
March 14, 2012 by
When I was trying to decide what to pack for my first overseas trip I had a lot of difficulty deciding what footwear to take. Footwear is important for backpacking; it makes sense since your feet are your most regular means of transport. But there are so many different types of footwear for so many […]
Cooperstown Belgium Beer Festival
March 11, 2012 by
Last year we attended the Belgium Comes to Cooperstown beer festival at Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, NY. I’m a huge fan of Belgium beer – it started with big glasses of Hoegaarden and a bucket of mussels on Monday nights at what was my ‘local’ belgium beer cafe in Auckland, New Zealand. It was here […]
Team Demolition Derby at Route 66 Raceway
March 8, 2012 by
I first remember hearing about demolition derby ages ago while watching a Louis Theroux documentary. Louis took a look at this bizarre sport of smashing cars together until they die and even competed in a low tier demolition derby event. It’s safe to say that Louis was not a natural at smashing cars. He seemed […]
Minocqua Lake – To See My Sister
March 5, 2012 by
We drove to the North of Wisconsin where my sister was working in a summer camp in what I consider the ‘lake district’ of Wisconsin. I can really see why this area is popular with so many summer camps for kids; there are so many lakes and the weather was beautiful for swimming and outdoor […]
Sioux Falls
March 2, 2012 by
Very Short Post – A Few Photos We went to Sioux Falls hoping to take some nice waterfall shots. We really didn’t have any luck but I did enjoy photographing the texture of the tiny floating leaves which congregate in the small rock pools around the river area. A few waterfall shots We visited Sioux […]
Midwest Rodeo Event
February 28, 2012 by
On our road trip we wanted to experience all that small town America has to offer. ‘Small town’ or ‘country’ America as distinguished from ‘city America’ being corporate Wall Street, Hollywood and so many other things which are more commonly experienced by the foreign tourist visiting America. So far we’d seen a lot of beautiful landscapes – […]
