Thoughts and impressions from wandering the world
Daily SummaryLast stop from yesterday: Capreol, ONLast stop today: Winnipeg, MB DistancesCapreol, ON - Gogama, ON: 86 milesGogama, ON - Hornepayne, ON: 210 milesHornepayne, ON - Longlac, ON: 100 milesLonglac, ON - Armstrong, ON: 143 milesArmstrong, ON - Sioux Lookout, ON: 138 milesSioux Lookout, ON - ON/MB border: 21 milesON/MB border - Winnipeg, MB: 88... Continue Reading →
Daily SummaryStart: Toronto, ONLast Stop: Capreol, ON DistancesToronto - Washago: 98 milesWashago - Parry Sound: 86 milesParry Sound - Sudbury Jct: 112 milesSudbury Jct - Capreol: 14 milesTotal distance: 310 miles (499 km) Stops along the way This morning I went straight to Union Station after a light breakfast to check in for my train... Continue Reading →
I was served a surprisingly good hot meal on the train from Ottawa to Toronto, which took four and a half hours, stopping at a few points along the track. The CN Tower We arrived at Union Station after 8pm and my hotel was 3 km away, so I took a taxi. When we pulled... Continue Reading →
The train from Montreal to Ottawa was only two hours with Via Rail. It was busy but officially run by friendly staff. Auto I was very warm but also sunny and didn't feel quite as heavy as in Montreal. I had a fantastic hotel room in the city with a view of Parliament Hill at... Continue Reading →
Downtown is loud, busy, and every single road is under construction. The only exception is in Old Montreal, where every second road is being repaired. The weather is weird: muggy, mid-30s, and with no visible sun, only a great expense of grey sky overhead. The air is so heavy with humidity I feel like I... Continue Reading →
This week we returned from a little trip to Lake Constance which we made in an attempt to avoid the worst of the heat wave. We thought that we would at least have a lake for cooling off in, though it was actually too warm at around 27 C. However the air temperatures ranged from... Continue Reading →
Acre, Israel, also known as Akko, is one of the oldest cities in the world and has a long, fascinating history. It is a natural harbour on the Mediterranean and has been inhabited for at least 4,000 years. We spent several days in Akko last May at an amazing boutique hotel, Arabesque. There was really... Continue Reading →
The Wedding The reason we were in Tel Aviv - in fact, the reason we were in Israel - was to attend a wedding. And without a doubt, this wedding was the highlight of our week in Tel Aviv. We started with a drinks reception on the rooftop of a building at the top of... Continue Reading →
A walk through the old walled city of Fès.
