In My World

You know how much I love lists.  Let's Travel Canada is a list of must see places in Canada.  I haven't traveled much but I'm hoping to rectify that before old age and dry rot ends my traveling days. The Bay of Fundy is also on another list I love . . . 50 Places in Eastern Canada to See Before You Die . Did you know that the reddish cliffs at Hopewell Rocks were first formed millions of years ago as a massive mountain range – older than the Appalachians and larger than the Canadian Rockies – began to erode. This was definitely one of the highlights of our recent east coast trip.  I could have stood at the bottom of the ocean forever . . . well, until the alarm sounded that the tide was coming back in . . . LOL.  There aren't enough adjectives for the awesomeness of this place. For more information on Hopewell Rocks and the best times to visit check out  https://www.thehopewellrocks.ca/index.php/en/home ...

Every night that we had decent internet service we posted a video about our next day schedule.   On Day 2 we were leaving Cornwall ON and making the almost 800 km drive to Digdeguash NB.  It was a long day of mountainous roads and monotonous scenery.  By the end of Day 2 and we were starting to not like rocks and trees . . . and that is so not like us. We were driving somewhere between Sherbrooke QC and Coburn Gore ME when we found this little gazebo in Notre-Dame-des-Bois QC.  With an altitude of 555 meters , Notre-Dame-des-Bois is one of the highest perched villages in Quebec. Built in 1877, it is named Notre-Dame-des-Bois in honor of the Virgin Mary. Lying against the foot of Mount Megantic and Mount St. Joseph, this village core is surrounded by a sea of ​​mountains ; from Marble Mountain to Saddle Mountain and Urban through the White Mountains, which form the borders of New Hampshire and Maine.  If you stand facing the direction of each ...

What a terrifying statistic!  I attended an event recently to hear Karly Church speak about domestic sex trafficking in Ontario.  She was a very eloquent speaker who conveyed a lot of shocking (at least to me . . . or am I just that naive?) information in a fairly short period of time. Church discussed several misconceptions of domestic sex trafficking: * Not all sex workers are trafficked.  They may have entered the trade by choice or by personal circumstances such as homelessness or addiction.  Only persons who have been forced or coerced into sex work by a third person or group are considered to trafficked. * Movement is not necessary.  Trafficked persons may work in a specific area or may be moved from town to town.  In fact, a trafficked person may still live at home and go to school but be forced out to work by her pimp/"boyfriend" every weekend. * A sex trafficker/pimp is rarely a complete stranger.   * Most traffickers are usu...

I have always wanted to visit Upper Canada Village and when I saw this promotion: ONTARIO'S BEST VACATION DEAL! Stretch your vacation dollars further when you visit Upper Canada Village (Morrisburg, Ontario) and Fort Henry National Historic Site of Canada (Kingston, Ontario). With each paid admission, you will receive a free gate admission to visit the other heritage site or to use to visit one of the day-use parks or beach areas, absolutely free. Our beach areas include Glengarry Beach , Mille Roches Beach, Woodlands Beach , Farran Beach , Crysler Beach and Brown’s Bay Beach. The reciprocal program is valid for the regular day program during the regular operating season and cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts or specials. . . . I knew the time was now. I'm so glad we did. It is very similar to Fanshawe Pioneer Village in London ON but much bigger. Everyone we spoke to was very friendly, informative and gave great advice. We arrived late in the afternoon ...

3.0 Ok The staff were friendly and helpful. My grandmother always used to say "if you take care of the corners, the rest will take care of itself." The corners were dirty. Motel had a general uncared for look and feel. I know this rating makes it sound like I wasn't happy with the motel. It was a nice hotel but you could tell there was not enough staff or perhaps enough interest in keeping things to a high standard. There was a nice breakfast. It is situated near lots of restaurants. But . . .  The staff appear to be a family with young children living in the hotel and they looked exhausted when we checked in. Our breakfast was served in one corner of a beautifully furnished lounge/restaurant which was shut down. I think if that restaurant were to reopen and there was enough staff to take care of the property properly it would have made a huge difference. The price was right. We paid $71.10 + taxes & fees = $83.55. Not our best deal on this tri...