27/7/2009
01. Feel the rhythm and watch medieval sword fights at the Tam Tams every Sunday afternoon at Mont-Royal
02. Have a picnic and give free hugs with electronic beats and funky DJ`s at Piknik Electronic, Sundays at Jean-Drapeau
03. Bike along the 14.5Km of Lachine Canal and catch the wonder of the old Port
04. Grab yourself a Beaver Tail, 127 de la Commune E
05. Join Cat’s Corner’s LARGEST PUBLIC SHIM SHAM for a free swing dance and free Charleston classes. Look for the big crowd of Lindy hoppers dancing in the streets of Blvd St Laurent!
06. Salsa it up with Salsafolie at the Old Port on Saturday afternoons
07. Have fun being green by renting a bike free in the summer at Mont-Royal metro (Desjardins info booth right outside the exit) or Bixi-ing around town
08. Jazz it up at JazzFest in the summer!
09. Walk Plateau-Mont-Royal and Village and discover shops, cafes, culture.
10. Head over to Schwartz`s on St-Catherine for a deli and smoked beef sandwich experience like no other (the cherry cola goes down real well too!)
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12/7/2009
After many hours hunting the best bargains on the web I’ve got the following itinerary:
all costs are in $CAD
14/9: San Francisco – via Atlanta – Dublin $271
21/9: Dublin – London $31
6/10: London – Kuala Lumpur $334
20/10: Kuala Lumpur – Melbourne $148
27/10 Melbourne – Newcastle $62
Total Cost: $843CAD / $752USD / $933 AUD / 514 Euros / 448 GBP
Want to find some super deals like this? Hire your own Travel Gopher.
8/7/2009
Canadian Moose were introduced to NZ in 1910. Thave haven’t been seen in more than 50 years, assumed to be extinct.
Now theres scientific proof they are still alive. Check out the article below.
Note: click the fullscreen link, then at the bottom you can zoom in…
5/7/2009
Killing Ants – The African Definition: A seemingly crazy exercise where white people go to new places to see whats there.
After eight months in Vancouver. The itch, has become a scratch,and its time to start killing ants.
This week: Calgary Stampede & hitch hiking around in BC
Next week: Back to Vancouver for the Folk Festival
21st July: Fly to Montreal. Explore and then find some way to get back to the West Coast. (hitch hiking 5000km in 2 weeks?)
31 August – 7th September : Burning Man.
September: Flights to Anywhere:
Dublin: $375, then Europe -> Asia $130GBP
Aussie $750
Loving the return of travel option-itis.
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