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21 maj 2022, Kanada ⋅ ⛅ 20 °CShort distance travelling (microdriving?) throws up some unexpected pleasures and still opting for only an hour or two's driving per day, we land at Port Colborne on the edge of Lake Erie. Staying atLäs mer
Short distance travelling (microdriving?) throws up some unexpected pleasures and still opting for only an hour or two's driving per day, we land at Port Colborne on the edge of Lake Erie. Staying atLäs mer
And then there were three---with Russell having had to go home, the three of us have decided to do short journeys of not more than a hundred miles a day. But the first stop after Toronto is the finestLäs mer
With Russell at the wheel, we proceed north-east into the province of Quebec. While the highways system of Canada, like that of the USA, is supposed to enhance safety, it's surprisingly complex as weLäs mer
Back in Toronto, we admire Union Station, a Beaux Arts masterpiece reminiscent of Grand Central in New York City, with the contemporary Royal York Hotel opposite (York once being the name of TorontoLäs mer
A long time ago when travelling to places where I was visibly not indigenous but wanted not to seem North American, I would wear a T-shirt saying "London" and displaying the City of London crest. ButLäs mer
The passenger rail service in Canada is limited but the trains that do run are comfortable and efficient. We take a 4-hour ride to the city of Windsor, which has been an overspill from the carLäs mer
Over these two years, there have been times when I wondered if this would ever be possible again. This trip was planned for April 2020 and it's wonderful to get on the other side of the Atlantic atLäs mer
Speak, World Canada Geese looks so cute in Canada. However, in Virginia and Maryland and most likely all over the eastern part of the US, they were quite a plague, chasing out the native species and all that…