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Niagara Falls to Turn into a Winter World Wonderland
After only eight days in Canada, I am obsessed with the country, boring anyone who will listen with tales of my trip, pity I can't get my creative juices flowing to write about it. I have lost count of the number of people who have endured, I mean enjoyed,...
Check out the October edition of DiverseTraveller.com
From Diverse Traveller October 2009 newsletter. ... Via Diverse Traveller I have read a lot about Canada, and have wanted to go and check it out for myself. Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City and Toronto (click this link to se the photos on Flicker.com). Canada...
Train operators - as greedy as bankers!
My blood is boiling. Why? Train operator, First Great Western. It's bad enough that I can rarely find any of the cheap advance tickets despite booking up to 14 days in advance, but today I have been a victim of another of their scams - the administrative...
Review of Best Western Robert Treat Hotel, New Jersey, USA ...
After eight days in Canada, Ronke and I headed to New York. New York hotels are hideously expensive, so after a quick search on TripAdvisor, I found the Best Western hotel in nearby New Jersey. Here's my review: “OK hotel with indifferent staff ” Sept...
Review of Arise N Shine B&B Toronto Canada
Accommodation: AriseNShine B&B Toronto Period of stay: September 5th to 8th, 2009 Source: TripAdvisor Visit was for: Leisure Cost: CAD$99 (approx. £60) Would you recommend this hotel? Yes Overall ratings for this accommodation: 4/5 Review: AriseNShine...
Clean bill of health
Following my mysterious fainting at Baltimore airport, I thought I'd give you an up date. Travel Insurance Before seeing the doctor I called the Global assistance medical help-line, as stated in my insurance policy from Columbus Travel. They are a 24...
Out cold in Baltimore
For the first time, I can remember at least, I fainted. Mine was not a Jane Austen swoon, rather an ungainly plummet to the floor. But lets rewind. I've been in the USA since last Sunday, staying with a friend in Annapolis. however, since leaving the...
A day of football and memories with Auntie Ola
Had a great day at Chelsea football club yesterday with my three nephews, Kenneth (12), Zach (10) and Oliver (8). The tour was mainly for recent birthday boys, Kenneth and Oliver. C helsea fans? Kenneth is the real Chelsea fan, often going to games with...
Doh! How could I have missed this ...
I can't believe it. You wouldn't think, as someone who travels as much as I do, would forget that my passport only has six months and one week before it expires. This is a major problem because I wanted to travel to the USA today. Sure, I can still travel,...
Beaten by the weather - again!
Meteorologists have apologised and revised their earlier forecast of a bar-be-que summer, as they claim 'its difficult to project so far ahead'. OK! I'll give them that, but why do they get still get daily forecasts wrong ? On waking yesterday, the radio...
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