Don’t get me wrong, I love that there are community events that draw people together. But some community events force us to leave town. Our town of Orangeville successfully holds a Jazz and Blues Festival each year. This is a great way to attract those…
Life has a way of changing plans. I had to cancel our original summer vacation and discovered we could do it again. Because so many of the places we would visit in the first itinerary would be fully booked, I had to come up with a…
Life has a way of changing things. One thing that changed was our summer vacation. I created a plan and discovered we could not make this journey. But fear not! We will not venture to the West this year but will be able to do…
After an unusual hiatus from travelling, we will be venturing out to see a bunch of waterfalls. These natural wonders where one can watch water falling over some rocks were the first destinations we sought when we first discovered an entire world outside of our…
I had one of two options for this upcoming Easter weekend. OPTION 1: Nothing. OPTION 2: Something. I didn’t like option one, but it was the best option, and I held this position for over a month. There are several reasons for this belief—first, my…
What motivated me to start travelling was my death. I started to notice my health going downhill. There had been a slow decline over the years, which began to accelerate rapidly. I spoke to the doctor, who convinced me I should see a cardiologist. I…
I had never heard so much screaming in my life. My mother was pleading to leave this place. My wife was frantic with the events that were going on. My first and only thought was, “Let’s bring the grandkids here!” We visited Parc Omega in…
Last year, while on our summer vacation, I was plagued with the question: “Where are we going to go next year?” After a year of fretting and fussing, I finally settled on Vancouver Island. There is so much out there to explore, and it is…
We discovered camping a few years ago, and since then, it has become our preferred means of sleeping. Hotels are fine and all, but pitching a tent, making our own meals, dealing with bugs, dirt, and the possibility of a bear attack all add to…
One of the main reasons why I wanted to become a bus driver was for the time off. Guaranteed weekends, holidays, summers and this thing called March Break. I will be taking advantage of March Break by taking my wife all the way down to…
