Tag: travel
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Niagara Falls – trip ideas and more
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Less is more. We know that saying in relation to art. Specifically modern art. What if that saying applied outside of the world of art? I think we could all learn something, especially when it comes to travel, from this saying. How many times you visited Niagara Falls? Its not uncommon for us to get…
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Enjoy Your trip to the fullest: do you really need your phone?
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Ding! A notification goes off. As you check what it was, you get sucked into your phone. All of a sudden you remembered! You wanted to send a picture of the beach to your friends! One thing leads to another and next thing you know, you are completely immersed in your phone. Completely oblivious to…
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Kayak on the bay, Praslin, St. Lucia
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St. Lucia is one of the islands where you can find all kinds of activities to satisfy even very demanding souls… Here is one relatively new idea – kayaking to the Praslin Island offered by local kayaking pro organised under the name “Kayaking on the Bay”. As part of the trip you learn some of…
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Unleash your inner adventurer in Norway’s wilderness on the new Western Fjords Hiking Tour
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Vancouver, Febrauary 4th, 2019– Nordic Travel Specialist, 50 Degrees North, has introduced a new, exclusive 9-day tour, ‘Western Fjords Hike’. Aimed at all active adventurers with a reasonable fitness level and a love for hiking, this tour takes them into the heart of the unique, secluded and exceptionally beautiful Western fjords in Norway, away from…
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Woodside National Historic Site
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Woodside National Historic Site The house and the park located on 11.5 acre property covered with mature trees. The park offers perfect place for walks and picnincs, beautiful shaded lawns and paths during the summer. The house opens for visitors from October till Chrismas. Mackenzie King House The house dates back to Victorian period, was…
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Noreen Young’s “Under the Umbrella Tree” now on YouTube!
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Noreen Young’s “Under the Umbrella Tree” now on YouTube Gloria the Gopher, from CBC’s vintage “Under the Umbrella Tree” children’s series, is very happy to tell everybody that she and her friends Holly, Iggy the Iguana and Jacob Blue Jay, are now streaming on Canada Media Fund’s new channel, Encore+ on YouTube. This is a…
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Dancing Bass Lodge, Lanark County, ON
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“Dancing Bass” Lodge – the the name says it all… the place should be rich for fish and all day water fun! It was so desired escape from the bustling life of the large city… The house is located in beautiful Lanark County, quite easy to access from major roads and only about 30 minutes…
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Group of Seven, stone Cellar, Perth, Ontario
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Every summer we try to make a few local trips to explore our province and one of the regions we love to visit is Lanark County, which offers perfect combination of small towns, cottages on the beach and wild life. And after spending couple days in the cottage (“The Dancing Bass” Lodge cottage) we went…
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Puppets with Noreen Young
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Puppets with Noreen Young Last summer we planned to visit the International Puppet Festival, which is held annually in Almonte, Ontario. Unfortunately this year’s Festival was cancelled due to shortage of funds – however we found out that it is possible to have a puppet making workshop, which was a very attractive idea. We stayed in…
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BLUE HEN FARM – TRUE experience
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After the four and a half hour drive from downtown Toronto we arrived at the Blue Hen Farm. Right at the turn we saw an old cupboard filled with jars of homemade preserves and a sign “Honk for Service”… And we saw the farmhouse in the opening between trees. Farmers Jeff and Leslie greeted us…